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Now, from Bologna to Beverly Hills, the fashion faithful are once again flocking to buy Gucci -- but it is Gucci with a modern twist. In addition to the subdued browns and blacks that were once Gucci's trademark, the new line of leather goods boasts a rainbow palette of splashy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion: Gucci's Colorful Return to Style | 12/24/1990 | See Source »

Whenever the U.S. economy develops engine trouble, Detroit's automakers are among the first to pull over to the side of the road. True to that tradition, General Motors acknowledged last week that it was likely to report an operating loss for the fourth quarter, its first such deficit in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOMOBILES: GM Hits The Brakes | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

Can't decide whether that "previously owned" car in the dealer's lot is a lemon? Call Auto Critic and have it dispatch a mobile inspection unit to check out the used car, van or truck in question. For $54 to $69, a certified mechanic will spend about 45 min...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: Lemon Busters | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

Some of the most ingenious cost-cutting measures are those dreamed up by Continental's Fuel Conservation Task Force. Seventeen fuel-guzzling old Series 10 DC-9s and 727-100s have been grounded. Airplanes will taxi out to the runway on one engine instead of two. Airliners parked at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trouble On The Horizon | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

But people skills are not Saturn's only strong point. Since they were outfitting a plant from the ground up, Saturn's team members incorporated an array of new equipment and techniques. Their aim was to achieve what the M.I.T. study dubbed "lean production," the Japanese system that uses "half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right Stuff: Does U.S. Industry Have It? | 10/29/1990 | See Source »

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