Word: bmws
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...fans trumpet it as a kind of national symbol, in much the same way that we associate purring BMWs with German efficiency, racy Ferraris with Italian passion, and big, loud SUVS with big, loud Americans. Like Thailand, the tuk tuk is noisy, smoky and sometimes dangerous. Like some of the kingdom's politicians, it's prone to sudden, inexplicable changes of direction. And like the Thai economy, it needs a lot of tinkering and sometimes its wheels fall off completely...
...long. These are people who are convinced that the West is evil and America is 'Darul Harb,'" the Place of War. The community leader, who requested anonymity, describes a growing radicalized cadre of mostly Middle Eastern men who aggressively recruit young Muslims. These men often drive BMWs and Mercedes and lure followers with money, he says...
...China fans afraid the band had gone the way of Falun Gong on the mainland. Officials say the band isn't banned, but the same doesn't go for their even more popular Taiwanese TV series Meteor Garden, in which the F4 boys play spoiled rich kids who drive BMWs, chase girls and engage in other non-socialist behavior. The Beijing Youth Daily complained that the series gave teen viewers "unrealistic ideas about relations between people and society"-which, one might think, is pretty much the point of television. Nevertheless, the government banned what parents were calling "electronic heroin" after...
...strategy focuses on advance sales and tax breaks. Customs duties make up 60% of the price of imported BMWs in Russia, but Kaliningrad, a free-trade zone, grants importers immunity from imposts. Atop that, BMW's Russian partner is assembling the cars cheaply--the top pay for its workers is only about $200 a month. The Kaliningrad BMWs, deluxe Series 5 models, will sell at upwards of $40,000, a price only Russia's richest can afford. The joint venture already has on its books a big order, however--from the Kremlin. The administration of new acting President Vladimir Putin...
Another official chided Reinert for not buying American, a rebuke that angered him. Reinert responded, "'Why don't you go out in your parking lot and count all the Mercedes and Porsches, BMWs, Lexuses and Toyotas?' I mean, these are just ridiculous arguments...