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Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca has had such a long and distinguished career in the auto industry that even before the reporting on this week's cover story % began, TIME's Detroit bureau had amassed a bulging storehouse of information on him. The files date back to 1964, when the magazine produced the first of its four cover stories on Iacocca. Then a Ford executive, he had just launched what quickly became the hottest-selling new car in the U.S., the Mustang. While preparing for this week's cover story, Detroit Bureau Chief Paul Witteman found among the office records some...
...Iacocca: An Autobiography, Iacocca...
Though she has never held elective office, Kirkpatrick's following has grown to the point where she is increasingly viewed as national ticket material in 1988. Dolan can even imagine a presidential race between her and Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca, running as a Democrat. More restrained assessments put her in the front rank of possible G.O.P. vice-presidential candidates. As Republican Political Consultant Lyn Nofziger notes, in a wry reference to Democrat Geraldine Ferraro's groundbreaking 1984 bid for the job, "It wouldn't be the first time a woman had been nominated for Vice President." Along with her appeal...
Irritated by the hoopla surrounding Saturn, Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca decided last week to challenge GM to a race. At a dinner in Detroit attended by Wall Street investment analysts, he vowed that Chrysler will beat the Saturn to the showrooms with a similar small car called the Liberty. While Iacocca's statement created a stir in Detroit, it did not generate much excitement in state capitals. Reason: Chrysler may build the Liberty abroad, possibly in South Korea...
...carmakers' sales rebounded to 7.9 million cars, vs. a paltry 5.7 million in 1982. In his announcement, the President complimented Detroit's automakers on their "improved performance." Allowing the Japanese controls to come off seemed to make no sense to most Detroit auto executives. Said Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca: "This is a sad day for America--for American workers and American jobs...