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...only U.S. car manufacturer that didn't need a government bailout, Ford Motor was in better financial shape than its peers to ride out the recession. The question now is whether Ford is well positioned to prosper as the global economy begins to recover. The answer from Ford management appears to be: we're not quite where we want...
...Ford's problem is its low profile in what will likely be the key markets for auto sales growth over the next several years. In the first six months of 2009, the carmaker's U.S. sales fell 33% and European revenues shrank 39%. While Western economies look set to remain in the doldrums for the foreseeable future, most Asian countries are registering surprising growth and auto sales are bouncing back. India and China are particularly bright spots; the latter has surpassed the U.S. to become the world's largest car market. Sadly for Ford, Asia accounts for a mere...
...vocalizing marine mammals in times of poor visual clarity. But Rose says that animals are often silent, and some "have high frequency vocalizations, which can only be detected when a PAM system is quite close." In other words, it would be too late to avoid airgun harm. Lee-Ann Ford, president and founder of Hong Kong-based Linking Individuals for Nature Conservation (LINC), says the sound of airgun explosions is 265 decibels at the source, and 110 decibels almost five miles away. The approximate hearing threshold for humans and marine mammals is 180 decibels, so "at [five miles] they...
...local columnist likened the scene in the moments after the win at Ford Field to Lourdes. "Wounds were washed clean. Souls were healed. Fans and players, some near tears, thanked each other for enduring," wrote Mitch Albom on the Free Press's website. "It was as if some mystical prison doors had been sprung, and everyone was getting to go home." Ultimately, the Lions may prove to be something for this beleaguered region to believe...
...Over the past 21 months, the Lions' persistent losses caused many to hang their heads in shame at the mention of the team's name - or simply stop paying attention. Tickets to Lions' home games, at the 65,000-seat Ford Field in downtown Detroit, are practically given away. The roughly 40,800 people who showed up on Sept. 27 comprised one of the smallest crowds ever to watch a football game there - and reportedly one of the thinnest to attend a Lions home game in 20 years. The game wasn't even televised here: the NFL blocks local television...