Watch List: Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Volkswagen (OTCMKTS:VLKAY), BAYERISCHE MOTERENWE (OTCMKTS:BAMXF)

Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) chief executive officer Elon Musk said that the need for lower-cost batteries for vehicles and power storage means that there will be a need for hundreds of Gigafactories like the one that Tesla is going to build. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) net profit margin is -6.50% and weekly performance is -5.33%. On last trading day company shares ended up $190.62. Analysts mean target price for the company is $224.83. Tesla Motors Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) distance from 50-day simple moving average (SMA50) is -11.74%.

General Motors Co, (NYSE:GM) already locked in a public relations crisis because of a deadly ignition defect that has triggered the recall of 2.6 million vehicles, has a new perception problem on its hands. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) shares fell -0.60% in last trading session and ended the day on $34.94. GM gross Margin is 10.60% and its return on assets is 4.00%.General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) quarterly performance is -0.88%.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) retail sales in April jumped nearly 35% year-over-year to 1,173 units driven by continuing demand for its Ranger, Fiesta, Focus and Kuga range. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) shares moved down -0.69% in last trading session and was closed at $15.75, while trading in range of $15.75 – $15.89. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) year to date (YTD) performance is 3.69%.

Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:VLKAY) plans to redouble efforts to boost flagging sales in the United States as well as grow in Brazil as Europe’s largest automaker chases Toyota Motor Corp. Volkswagen AG (ADR) (OTCMKTS:VLKAY) ended the last trading day at $50.80

BAYERISCHE MOTERENWE (OTCMKTS:BAMXF) more popularly known as BMW, reported a surprising finding in its first-quarter profits, the demand for its SUVs played a significant part in boosting its sales by up to 2.6 percent, according to chief financial officer Friedrich Eichiner. Demand jumped by 15 percent for the X1, 11 percent for the X3 and 14 percent for the X5. BAYERISCHE MOTERENWE (OTCMKTS:BAMXF) ended the last trading day at $122.25.