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...Franken Beer Ahead of E.U. rules requiring the labeling of GM foods from April, a Swedish brewer is testing consumers' stomachs for biotech produce with a lager brewed with GM corn from Germany...
...released a new car since 1999, when it launched the compact Focus. Because foreign-car brands have become so alluring, "the biggest challenge for domestic manufacturers is not so much keeping customers but getting them in the first place," says Joe Ivers of J.D. Power & Associates, who notes that GM's Chevrolet nameplate has the highest consumer-loyalty ranking of any brand. Nonetheless, Ivers says of its vehicles, "A lot of young folks just won't consider them...
...GM: Revving up Chevy...
Perhaps the most innovative of GM's new cars is the Malibu Maxx, a cross between a sedan and an SUV. It was designed in part by Saab, as are the Cobalt and the new Pontiac G6 sedan. The Maxx offers excellent ride and handling, rear seats that recline and slide back for added legroom, and a hatchback that opens to a generous-size trunk. Rear-seat passengers even get their own skylight, with adjustable sunshades for each passenger. "The old Malibu was a very average car," says Consumer Reports' David Champion. "We're very impressed with the new model...
...overhauls its product lineup, GM is also improving financially. Although the company has relied heavily on buyer incentives to hold on to its 28% market share, it is still turning a profit. In 2002 GM earned $1.7 billion on sales of $187 billion. By keeping production costs in check and reducing its pension liability with a more risk-averse portfolio, GM impressed investors enough to end 2003 with its stock price up 37%. GM also boasts the highest productivity of the Big Three, requiring 36.7 worker-hours to build a vehicle, compared with nearly 40 at Ford, according...