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...Dorothee Benz '87, a member of the student divestment group the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC), said, "I'm not surprised or particularly disappointed that the University took the rest of the shantytown down. It's fair to say we would have taken it down had we had the time and staff...
...like a sports car than the kind of Cadillac young, wealthy car buyers can remember their grandparents driving. But that is precisely what its creators at GM had hoped. Determined to shed the stodgy image that has caused the company to lose so many upscale U.S. buyers to Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and other imported brands, Cadillac decided it needed a pinch of European flair. So the carmaker teamed up with the Italian design firm Pininfarina to create an entirely new model and help revitalize Cadillac's fallen prestige. Result: a nimble, sexy vehicle that Don Johnson of Miami Vice might...
...some innovative approaches. In Boston, New York City and Miami, they have begun confiscating the cars of well-off suburbanites who drive into the cities and get arrested while buying crack. The haul in New York since late July: 107 cars, including several BMWs and at least one Mercedes-Benz. And everywhere arrest totals are rising. Police in Florida nabbed 4,573 suspected cocaine sellers last year, more than double the number...
...manufacturing virtues of durability, faithful service and moderate prices. This year a survey of more than 23,000 buyers of 1985 cars in the U.S. by J.D. Power & Associates, a California consulting firm, showed that Honda enjoyed the country's highest customer-satisfaction rating, edging out even luxurious Mercedes-Benz. The latest manifestation of Honda's vaulting ambitions is its bold entry into the U.S. luxury-car market. Well established in the so-called yuppie market with its comfortable Accord, the company takes aim with its latest entry, the Acura, at such upscale trademarks as BMW and Saab...
...line is one of Honda's boldest gambits. Honda has tried to give the car an upscale image by insisting that dealers for the new model keep their showrooms several miles away from regular Honda outlets. The Acura Legend, a sedan slightly bigger and more powerful than the Mercedes-Benz 190, sells in the U.S. for $19,000, around $10,000 less than the Mercedes, and has % been greeted with rave notices by U.S. auto reviewers. The Legend's smaller, sportier cousin, the Integra, is priced...