The motor industry has yet to deal with massive manufacturing overcapacity, despite a year of business failures and closures.

Les Glassock of Les Glassock & Associates takes a detailed look at the Ford Financials and estimates what shares in the company may really be worth in a few years from now.

Before the US subprime mortgage crisis hit the world’s banking system and the credit crunch made life tougher for hedge funds (and everyone else), private equity seemed almost the only route to a consolidated, financially healthier automotive supply chain.

Realignment, Dethronement, or simply the onward march of progress: it is clear that the world’s premier car brands no longer see the United States or the ‘Big Five’ European markets as the key to their future success.