Ford’s management departures compound woes

Ford’s management departures compound woes
By Jeffrey McCracken And Joann S. Lublin
The Wall Street Journal Europe
28 Aug 2006

AS FORD MOTORCo. struggles to turn around its North American operations, recruiters say they are hearing from an increasing number of senior managers and executives who are looking to leave the company—if not the industry. The inquiries are coming not... read more...

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Batteries included

Batteries included

The Guardian
22 Aug 2006

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Porsche goes to war over the VW law

Porsche goes to war over the VW law
David Gow Brussels
The Guardian
22 Aug 2006

A new struggle for power has broken out between leading shareholders of Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest car producer, on the eve of make-or-break talks with unions to raise profits and productivity by cutting jobs and increasing the working... read more...

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ROAD TEST

ROAD TEST

Seven
13 Aug 2006

THE LAUNCH OFTHE NEW SUBARU B9 Tribeca seemed to have been systematically programmed to put us off the car. On the hottest day of the summer, we were flown toVenice, which is not only one of the handful of places in Europe where you cannot drive a car... read more...

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Lexus remains No. 1 in reliability survey

Lexus remains No. 1 in reliability survey
By Jennifer Saranow
The Wall Street Journal Europe
11 Aug 2006

AUTOMOBILES overall are becoming more durable, according to the latest J.D. Power & Associates survey of vehicle reliability, but some Detroit brands appear unable to keep pace. Longtime leader Lexus, and Asian models in general, continued to rank... read more...

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ROAD TEST

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Seven
06 Aug 2006

IMAGINE A ZIMMER FRAMETHAT transforms into a motorised pogo-stick or a stairlift that converts into a DJ’s turntable deck and you may get an impression of theVolkswagen Polo GTI. This is the car in which to burn rubber as you leave the knitting circle... read more...

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Reid in a rage as top judges go soft on terror suspects (Daily Mail, 02 Aug 2006, Page 2)

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Reid in a rage as top judges go soft on terror suspects
By James Slack Home Affairs Editor
Daily Mail
02 Aug 2006

THE six Iraqis at the centre of yesterday’s court defeat are alleged Al Qaeda supporters said to have been sent to Britain to carry out bombings. Security officers say the men, all asylum seekers, are followers of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraq’s terror... read more...

Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout (Jerusalem Post, 01 Aug 2006, Page 17)

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Options issue clouds M-Systems buyout
• By SHARON WROBEL
Jerusalem Post
01 Aug 2006

The $1.55 billion acquisition of Kfar Saba-based M-Systems Flash Disk Pioneers Ltd. by SanDisk Corp., the world’s largest maker of memory cards SanDisk Corp., marks the country’s second hi-tech mega-deal in a week but has left some professionals... read more...

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