Kash Pashootan
Daimler
DDAIF-OTC
COMMENT
Feb 27, 2015
Looking at any of the auto manufacturers, you have to look at how you want to make money in the market, and looking at these names on a price to earnings basis, they are attractive. With the economic recovery unfolding, there are opportunities to own them. You have to pick which name you want to be in. He prefers auto parts manufacturers as a better way to play the sector, rather than picking one car manufacturer over another.
After 20 years of producing sub par products Chrysler is trying to resuscitate a brand at a time when the industry has way too much capacity. As a taxpayer, he doesn't want to take money that was created with winning companies and give it to losers. Has no problem if they go bankrupt.
Bondholders are going to the Supreme Court and it is vital they win. What happened in General Motors (GM-N) and what the US government is trying to do is to snuff out the rights of bondholders. They are favouring unions and awarding them a disproportionate amount of ownership. Could happen to other companies and makes the US a less attractive place to invest for foreign investors.
All the autos look cheap on a price to earnings basis but it slows in a slowing economy people buy fewer cars. Buyer beware, we are moving to electric vehicles. It is too early in a down cycle to step into auto stocks right now.
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Looking at any of the auto manufacturers, you have to look at how you want to make money in the market, and looking at these names on a price to earnings basis, they are attractive. With the economic recovery unfolding, there are opportunities to own them. You have to pick which name you want to be in. He prefers auto parts manufacturers as a better way to play the sector, rather than picking one car manufacturer over another.