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...flopped so badly that production was suspended last year. Geriatric wonders like the Grand Marquis and Town Car still roll out of Mercury and Lincoln plants, headed mainly for corporate fleets. Only Mazda, which Ford controls, appears to be reliably cranking out critically lauded models, from the compact Mazda 3 to the MX-5 roadster. In view of the warm reception for the CX-7, a crossover vehicle unveiled at the Detroit auto show, Mazda has another...
...Houston, a band that had subsisted in part on pine-needle basket weaving was doling out stipends of $40,000 a year to every one of its 800-plus men, women and children. But the Coushattas were also $30 million in debt and worried that renewal of their gambling compact would be blocked by hostile local authorities?and that their casino business would be eaten away by others looking to get a piece of the action. So tribal leaders were eager to hear from the handsome, dandily dressed visitor who had flown in from Washington with his partner...
Slide over Hyundai?the next automotive upstart that takes the wheel in the U.S. will probably be Chinese. In Detroit this week, a small company called Geely (pronounced Jee-lee) will be the first Chinese automaker to display a car at the North American International Auto Show. Unveiling the compact sedan, whose name translates as Free Cruiser, is a bit of a stunt since Geely may be a couple of years away from shipping products to the U.S. Yet the company has big plans, aiming to export 1.3 million vehicles worldwide, including small sedans for less than...
...China may not be the cheapest place to build cars, it's growing more attractive. Tariffs on parts have declined lately, and logistics costs should decrease as China's transport infrastructure improves. Last year Honda became the first foreign automaker to set up a major export operation, shipping a compact to Europe from a plant in Guangdong's special, duty-free zone. Chrysler plans to build its 300-model sedan in Beijing for domestic sale and possible export (although not to North America, where autoworkers would probably object). GM and Volkswagen export small quantities too, such as Chevy Venture minivans...
NUDE IS THE NEW BLACK Designers have embraced a palette that's as fresh as a compact full of face powder. Makeup colors like ivory and blush dominate spring collections and have even infiltrated Burberry's shoes...