Word: forded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Crimson coach George Ford and others expect an even campaign partly because of the relative importance of the defense as the dominent unit on most ivy squads. This prompts speculation that an emerging offensive powerhouse--Princeton or any other team--may upset the balance in the league and run away with the title...
Some of the investments in Shenzhen turned out to be near disasters, and several Hong Kong investors left in frustration. The Ford and Mitsubishi distributor in Hong Kong and the Chinese set up a joint venture to assemble trucks and buses in Shenzhen. But the plant has become a heavy money loser, operating at only a fraction of potential output because of haphazard management and the lack of skilled workers...
...middle one, Jerry Ford, 68, was back at Rancho Mirage in California, excavating fairway divots and making final preparations for the Sept. 18 dedication of the Gerald R. Ford Museum in Grand Rapids. He too will then take a swing abroad, stopping off first in London for the Bob Hope British Classic golf tournament and then moving on to Sweden, Denmark and Finland. After that? Stay tuned...
...decade ago, 62% of car loans were made at banks, while the financial subsidiaries of the auto companies (General Motors Acceptance Corp., Chrysler Financial Corp. and Ford Motor Credit Co.) had only 24% of the business. By early this year, according to the National Automobile Dealers Association, the banks' share had fallen to just 35.9%, while the car companies had garnered 42% of the market. The GMAC loan volume has increased from $12.8 billion in 1978 to an annual rate of about $20 billion this year...
Chrysler was the first automaker to link interest rates to sales. Early last December Chairman Lee lacocca complained that the then 18.5% prime rate was "ridiculously high," and he cut car prices by 6%. This summer, however, both Chrysler and Ford have used the traditional sales stimulants of cash rebates and dealer incentives instead of interest-rate promotions like GMAC...