cadillac leading the way with a gain of 49.5% in large part due to the demand for the new entry level cadillac ats. and also take a look at electric vehicles. the tesla model s, which sells for well above what the chevy volt and nissan leaf sell for, it outsold the volt and the leaf in the first quarter. electric vehicles still a very small percentage of the overall market. but so far this year, tesla s model s has been outselling the leaf and the volt. and shares of tesla surging to a new all-time high today. bottom line, with march auto sales, the auto industry is posting its strongest sales since the beginning of 2007. in chicago, phil lebeau, nightly business report. here to tell us whether the flashy new cars will keep consumers coming back to the showrooms is rebecca lindlom. from where you sit, who is hot and who is not? well, as phil said, the results were pretty much in the single digits for just about everybody. but one thing that is fun to watch is the rivalry
cadillac leading the way with a gain of 49.5% in large part due to the demand for the new entry level cadillac ats. and also take a look at electric vehicles. the tesla model s, which sells for well above what the chevy volt and nissan leaf sell for, it outsold the volt and the leaf in the first quarter. electric vehicles still a very small percentage of the overall market. but so far this year, tesla s model s has been outselling the leaf and the volt. and shares of tesla surging to a new all-time high today. bottom line, with march auto sales, the auto industry is posting its strongest sales since the beginning of 2007. in chicago, phil lebeau, nightly business report. here to tell us whether the flashy new cars will keep consumers coming back to the showrooms is rebecca lindlom. from where you sit, who is hot and who is not? well, as phil said, the results were pretty much in the single digits for just about everybody. but one thing that is fun to watch is the rivalry
states. so we don t expect that to happen again, and in fact, in history when we ve seen big booms regionally in the united states they ve often not repeated for another half century. so i don t expect that, but it does seem possible that it would be substantial and it depends on a lot of things including political factors. youfa know, robert, we ve be hearing anecdotally stories that a lot of people investing in real estate is a good way to make some fast money buying properties and then flipping them. does that strategy make sense to you? for people who know what they re doing, i think it naturally does. one thing that s changing is i don t know about flipping. i think buying and holding it as a rental or someone who wants to be a renter, and that seems to be a shift for now, at least, in public demand. so i think it s a natural, economic thing to be doing right now. as you take apart the housing market or you analyze it, what s making prices go up so much? you know, us
states. so we don t expect that to happen again, and in fact, in history when we ve seen big booms regionally in the united states they ve often not repeated for another half century. so i don t expect that, but it does seem possible that it would be substantial and it depends on a lot of things including political factors. you know, robert, we ve been hearing anecdotally stories that a lot of people investing in real estate is a good way to make some fast money buying properties and then flipping them. does that strategy make sense to you? for people who know what they re doing, i think it naturally does. one thing that s changing is i don t know about flipping. i think buying and holding it as a rental or someone who wants to be a renter, and that seems to be a shift for now, at least, in public demand. so i think it s a natural, economic thing to be doing right now. as you take apart the housing market or you analyze it, what s making prices go up so much? you know, us
the new company. and that s just one of many unresolved issues for this historic partnership. suzanne pratt reports. reporter: it s billed as a merger of equals, but no matter how you look at it, the deutsche borse is buying the new york stock exchange. yes, today s news conference took place simultaneously in germany and in new york. still, deutsche borse chief executive reto francioni kicked it off. the combined group will lead the way in global capital markets and set the standard for growth, quality and market reach. reporter: francioni will be chairman of the new company while n.y.s.e. euronext c.e.o. duncan niederauer will keep his title. and it was up to niederauer to handle some of the more prickly questions from the media. how long before you get a name? somehow, i knew that would be the first question. we hope not to delay the decision too long, but i can assure you that no name has been chosen. but reto and i have committed to one other that in the next mon