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...producing the cars in 2001 after the collapse of British manufacturer Rover Group, has reaped rich rewards by "playing up the Britishness and keeping a link to the heritage" of its spruced-up new models, says David Bailey, a professor of international business strategy and economics at Coventry University. Ford, on the other hand, fell afoul as the former owner of Jaguar by trying to take Britain's luxury sports-car brand into the mass market. Overseas buyers must "be aware of sensitivities of the brand and preserve it to sell the product successfully," Bailey says. "That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bittersweet Deal? Cadbury Accepts Kraft Takeover | 1/19/2010 | See Source »

...Crimson’s sophomore sprinters claimed a second 1-2-3 finish in the 200-yard butterfly. Nicholas Tan captured the race for Harvard, touching the wall in 1:51.65, while classmates Niall Janney and Ross Ford placed second and third in the event...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Capitalizes On Winter Break Races | 1/14/2010 | See Source »

...photographs from slaughterhouses. But the better of the 55 pieces are subtler. Hamra Abbas' Ride 2, a fiberglass sculpture of the legendary Buraq, the Prophet Muhammad's winged steed with a human head, is local in its imagery. But the glinting cherry-red form also recalls a highly waxed Ford Mustang. Like it, Pakistan and its revving art scene are poised to drive into the future with one foot in tradition, the other in modernity. May they cruise, not stall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond the Bullets | 1/11/2010 | See Source »

...economy hemorrhaged jobs, manufacturing continued to erode, and housing prices failed to recover from the previous year's crash. Unemployment rose to 10.2%--the highest rate in 26 years--despite the Obama Administration's stimulus efforts, which pumped billions into the economy. Detroit was hit especially hard: Ford saw a steep drop in sales, Chrysler was taken over by Italian firm Fiat, and GM briefly entered bankruptcy. One bright spot was Wall Street, where stocks reversed much of 2008's decline. The economy showed encouraging growth in the third quarter, but with jobs still scarce, the impact of the Great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

...legislation authorizing a six-month extension of the COBRA health care subsidy program that was part of the economic stimulus bill passed in February. "That makes me pretty happy," says Don Hall, 56, who lives outside Sandusky, Ohio. A supervisor with an MBA at an automotive parts supplier to Ford Motor Company, Hall was laid off in October 2008. He recently sent a letter of hardship to Wells Fargo to try to save his house from foreclosure. His subsidized COBRA payment has been $258 a month and he says not having to pay an additional $500 a month for health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Waiting for Reform: The Unemployed Get a Health Care Gift | 12/24/2009 | See Source »

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