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...1970s, Plymouth's domestic sales maxed out at 750,000 per annum, buoyed by its success in stock car racing. Then globalization - and fuel shortages - set in. In more recent times, the Detroit behemoths have begun to gobble up foreign automakers, notably Volvo and Saab, with younger demographics and better brand images, and some of America's most famous brand names, such as Plymouth and Oldsmobile, have begun to feel the pinch as the companies seek to cut marketing and advertising costs by focusing on brands with a more youthful image. Oldsmobile, with sagging sales throughout the decade despite many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plymouth Rocked; Chrysler Sinks a Brand | 11/3/1999 | See Source »

...Drugs provide the cash flow, and the armed factions benefit from this 'fuel' provided by the United States and Europe by consumption," Lawrence said...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Panel Discusses Reporting in Colombia | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...this is a hopeless trap. Bradley may be making promises he can't keep, but Gore suffers if he pulls on a green eyeshade and starts sounding bloodless as he challenges Bradley's numbers and details. After all, Bradley says, Kennedy didn't know what kind of rocket fuel it would take to get to the moon; he just had the nerve to vow that we would get there somehow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign 2000: What Kind Of Democrats Are They? | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...cars at recent trade shows. Honda's Fuya-jo, which means "all-night entertainment district," boasts a turntable-like steering wheel and mixer-like dashboard. Also shown: the Norwegian Think electric car; Nissan's Hypermini EV, which goes up to 100 miles on a single battery charge; Honda's fuel-cell prototype FCX. What would Herbie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Auto Graph | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...daredevil maneuver called The Superman. When students are filing out of class, you grab on to the hold-on bar in a compartment and do a mini chin up, lifting your legs to get airborne. Note: You need hordes of Chem 10 students spinning through the doors to fuel your flight. Without them, your free, dizzyingly enjoyable circular ride is going nowhere...

Author: By N.o. Yuen, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: You Want a Revolution? | 10/28/1999 | See Source »

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