General Motors Q4 Results: A Slowdown On The Horizon?

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MARKHAM, Ont. — Four Japanese automakers including Toyota Motor Corp, and Nissan Motor Co are recalling 3.4 million vehicles sold around the world because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers. Honda is recalling 1.1 million vehicles, including more than 107,000 in Canada, and Toyota is recalling 1.7 million vehicles, including some 580,000 in North America.

By Trefis: As Toyota (NYSE:TM) plans to release results Tuesday and analysts will pay special attention to the company’s costs as well as sales outlook in its two largest markets – the U.S. and China. Both of these markets are facing pressure from negative economic headwinds. While the U.S.

US and other auto manufacturers banking on increased car sales in China for 2012 have three reasons to be concerned. Blistering growth in Chinese auto sales is expected to plunge China is taking efforts to dampen foreign investment in autos Trade wars The Wall Street Journal reports

Trefis submits: Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) posted solid results as Q1 earnings of $2.6 billion on April 26th jumped 22% year over year.

Trefis submits: Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) is the world’s largest automaker by sales and is headquartered in Japan. We believe that the damage in Japan from the earthquake and tsunami will negatively impact Toyota’s lease and loans portfolio, which contributes 27% to Toyota’s stock value.

Money Morning submits: By David Zeiler Disruptions caused by Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami could further encourage Japanese auto parts makers to relocate factories to China - an eventuality already being driven by explosive growth in the Chinese auto market.

Gabriel Kaplan submits:North American auto-production output in June was 1.093m units (up 99% YoY). Re-stocking of inventories is still going on in the economy, but we are due for a slowdown unless we see an uptick in employment and consumer confidence. These macro-indicators will probably lead unit sales in the future.