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...much of the world, certainly including America, France has long been looked upon as a country that knows how to produce fine wines, elegant clothes and exotic perfumes but that remains a bit of a joke when it comes to technology: a builder of cars that look funny (Citroen), planes that few will buy (Concorde) and telephones that don't work. Look again. France is rushing into the 21st century with more ambition, imagination and commitment than any other nation in Europe, maybe in the world...
...wonder. A devout sun worshiper and the husband of an expert amateur cook, he stumbled on a patch of Provence and left his native England without delay or regret. He did the things a lot of dreamers do: he bought language tapes, a 200-year-old house, a Citroen deux chevaux, and resolved to write a novel. But the renovation of ancient stone and the crafting of new fiction do not mix; each day workmen banished Mayle to a succession of chalky corners. So what could he do with his time except make his fortune -- by chronicling the scene around...
...suddenly jumped on him and dragged him toward an orange Peugeot minivan. When Chauffeur Ab Doderer, 57, leaped out of his bulletproof Cadillac to save his boss, he too was beaten and abducted. Coolly following a well-rehearsed plan, the criminals whizzed through downtown Amsterdam, switched to a Citroen getaway car and vanished into the night. Police later discovered bloodstains on the deserted van and two Uzi submachine guns near...
...Chrysler chairman from 1967 to 1975. - Ranked by cars and trucks produced in 1981, the 15 largest vehicle manufacturers in the world are: GM, 6,240,380; Ford, 3,730,319; Toyota, 3,220,418; Nissan, 3,100,968; Volkswagen-Audi, 2,210,666; Renault, 1,810,365; Peugeot-Citroen-Talbot, 1,593,943; Fiat, 1,209,819; Toyo Kogyo (Mazda), 1,176,608; Mitsubishi, 1,094,793; Honda, 1,008,927; Chrysler, 1,002,464; Lada (U.S.S.R.), 830,000; Daimler-Benz, 712,315; Suzuki...
Where he once delighted in gunning his Citroen through Paris traffic to lose his police escort for the evening, Giscard is now nearly as distant and imperious as Louis XIV. He has, for instance, decreed that when he dines, no one except a head of state or Mme. Giscard may sit opposite him. The President, now openly referred to as "the Monarch," and his family are served before any of the guests...