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...Mayor Rudolph Giuliani now tops his most-wanted list with jaywalkers, squeegee men and a Norwegian guy who thinks he's a fly. Last week THOR ALEX KAPPFJELL, 32, raised the mayor's ire following a Big Apple airborne binge in which he parachuted from the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. After jumping from the latter, the dreadless Norseman hailed a cab and disappeared. (No word on whether he wore his seat belt.) Giuliani referred to the flights of fancy as "irresponsible" and "jerky" and ordered N.Y.P.D. officers to arrest Kappfjell when, and if, they find him, but reportedly...
...American Automobile Manufacturers Association, representing General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, refused to help pay for the latest anti-Kyoto TV ads produced by the Global Climate Information Project, an alliance of industry, labor and farm groups. And last week Washington's World Resources Institute brought together executives from GM, British Petroleum and Monsanto to pledge that their companies would contribute less to the greenhouse effect. "There is a rising tide of environmental awareness," says incoming Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr. "Smart companies will get ahead of the wave. Those that don't are headed for a wipeout...
...model year of this automotive century. What's more surprising, perhaps, is that many of them are cheaper as well. The new cars and trucks boast some of the most technically advanced features ever loaded on as standard equipment--items such as a computerized traction-control system for the Chrysler 300M, and a keyless entry system for the BMW models that also lets individual family members program their own sound, seating and climate-control preferences. (The claim in Detroit is that today's autos pack more computer power than moon rockets did in the 1960s...
...market remains more hotly contested than the one for sport-utility vehicles, which account for 18% of all U.S. car and truck sales. Chrysler has spent more than $2.65 billion to expand the interior and improve the ride of its new Jeep Grand Cherokee, which will cost about $250 less than the 1998 model because features like the CD player will no longer be extra. Chrysler hopes to overtake the Ford Explorer as the market leader. But moving up will be tough in the increasingly crowded SUV category. Newcomers include the Lexus RX300, which competes with the Cherokee on price...
When it comes to sedans, automakers are seeking to reclaim some neglected markets in 1999. Chrysler's 300M, its first true luxury car in a decade, is intended to buff up the company's image. Chrysler pulled out of the luxury field in the late 1980s to concentrate on Jeeps and minivans. But while that strategy proved profitable, it seemed to suggest that Chrysler could not compete when it came to high-quality cars. At the same time, Ford hopes to rev up sales of its once wildly popular Mustang with a retooled model that combines the silhouette...