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...Daimler coupled with Chrysler, Renault bought Nissan, Ford scooped up Volvo, and everybody mused that it was just a matter of time before the biggies gobbled up BMW and Honda, and maybe even Porsche. Yet here we are in 2001, and among the most successful players in the auto industry are...BMW, Honda and Porsche...
...seems that only hours ago, most auto execs and industry analysts agreed that global reach was essential to provide protection against foreign-exchange swings and local labor crises. They also agreed that a company had to produce about 2 million vehicles a year to achieve necessary economies of scale. Schrempp still insists that buying Chrysler gives Daimler the mass-market heft--and the profits--necessary to keep developing the cool features that make Mercedes buyers drool...
...Harvard hired a third party, Beal Properties, to purchase Allston land as it became available, acquiring 52 acres in 14 parcels scattered throughout the area around HBS for $88 million, and became the unknown landlord of a Star Market, a Honda Dealership, a Conrail warehouse, and row of auto repair shops on Windom Street...
...Reyes interested in school. Test prep is confined to half-hour "blitz" classes during the five weeks leading up to the state exams. Entering freshmen get to choose which of the four schools-within-a-school to enter: Internet Design (where students can earn coveted Adobe certifications), Career Studies (auto shop, construction, cosmetology, food services and welding), the Law and Research magnet program (courses include constitutional law) and Universal Global Studies...
...Though the industries that will implement the energy policy are never mentioned, the recommendations that are neither redundant nor fluff generally sound their factories' morning whistle (The only sector mentioned is the auto industry, which, the report states, should not be "negatively impacted" by any new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. A worthy sentiment, but "negatively impacted" itself looms as fuel for later debate...