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...Reading your stories, I was reminded of the problems Francis Ford Coppola faced with Apocalypse Now. You say at one point in the book that you were flat broke and that you traded two bottles of shampoo for four kilos of rice. Is that the low point...
...some carmakers, notably Packard, to shut their doors for good. Meanwhile, each of the Big Six (the three domestic carmakers plus Toyota, Honda and Nissan, which together account for 75% of all vehicle sales in the U.S.) reported double-digit declines in sales. The declines ranged from 11% at Ford to nearly 42% at Chrysler. German automakers such as Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz also reported double-digit declines. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...reason GM Mexico has remained profitable while mounting losses have pushed the parent company's U.S., Canadian and European operations to the brink of disaster boils down to the lower cost of doing business in Mexico. GM and other automakers, including Ford and Chrysler, have managed to keep the cost of production south of the California and Texas borders at Third World levels, owing largely to Mexico's weak unions...
...promised to keep 16% of combined U.S.-Canada output north of Detroit, but unless its new models can win market share from Ford and Toyota, it will continue its painful slide into oblivion. Also, as GM continues to shrink at home, it can trim a proportionate amount of production in Oshawa without breaking its promise to the Canadian government. Early on July 8, GM reported a 34% decline in June sales, to 176,571 cars and light trucks, in its domestic market. Year-to-date sales have collapsed 41%, to 954,356 vehicles...
...eyewear manufacturers are blind to these differences. Tom Davies is the founder of London-based firm TD Tom Davies, www.tdtomdavies.com, which specializes in custom-made, fashionable face furniture. He launched his business in 2001 after spending three years designing glasses for brands including Tom Ford, Gucci and Puma. "I was frustrated that my mass-produced frames didn't really fit anyone," he says. "I wanted to create the equivalent of a bespoke suit." That vision has earned Davies fans such as Richard Branson and Kevin Spacey. (See the best new travel products, gadgets and trends...