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...many unnecessary appointments she scheduled for me during post-op week. For the random doctor’s appointment on Day 2, I looked so pitiful that the secretaries stuck me in a private waiting room. On Day 7, she insisted on taking me—in the tiny Honda that truly is one with the road—to get my passport picture retaken. (“You look fine. Smile.”) Weeks later, a customs official needed to see another form of identification before letting me leave the country...
...third-place finish at U.S. Nationals continued a whirlwind month of landmark events for Taylor. Immediately after graduation, she went to Salt Lake City to claim her Honda Award for the nation’s most outstanding female athlete in track and field. The award made her eligible to win the Broderick Cup, given to the female athlete of the year. Jackie Stiles, the Southwest Missouri State basketball superstar, ultimately won the honor...
...That meant that if you were a small independent, you would have to merge--or face the Darwinian consequences. So Daimler coupled with Chrysler, Renault bought Nissan, Ford scooped up Volvo, and everybody mused that it was just a matter of time before the biggies gobbled up BMW and Honda, and maybe even Porsche. Yet here we are in 2001, and among the most successful players in the auto industry are...BMW, Honda and Porsche...
...market niches and still provide high-quality, sexy cars that people aspire to own? Mike Flynn, an auto expert at the University of Michigan, observes that new technology is only one of the elements--including styling and reliability--that make a car attractive. "Companies like BMW and Honda," he says, "offer products that keep them successful." So does Porsche, where sales are soaring 16% so far this year. It produces a mere 48,815 cars a year--but at an enviable 11.9% profit margin...
...Milberg, like top executives at Honda and Fiat, contends that the best way to stay ahead is to rely on partnerships rather than mergers. Schrempp disagrees, telling TIME editors that "consolidation in the industry is far from over." He may be right. But investors around the world are placing wagers on these two visions. And right now, most of the betting...