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...survival between U.S. and overseas carmakers. The problem is simple: with 58 American and foreign-owned plants producing a bewildering array of some 350 models, the U.S. market has become saturated with automotive offerings. "The U.S. is not a very profitable place to try to sell cars anymore," says Maryann Keller, vice president of Furman Selz, a Manhattan-based brokerage. In this case, what's miserable for manufacturers is marvelous for consumers. "If you have any money, it's a great time to buy a car," says Thomas O'Grady, president of Integrated Automotive Resources, which tracks industry trends...
...Saturn's biggest challenges will be to turn a profit, even in the long run. "Nobody makes money on small cars," says Maryann Keller, an analyst for the investment firm Furman Selz Mager Dietz & Birney. "Saturn's no different from anybody else. The Japanese certainly don't make money on small cars." In most cases, those models serve as loss leaders for the larger, more option-loaded vehicles and to boost the average fuel-efficiency of an automaker's total fleet in order to meet U.S. government standards. But GM president Lloyd Reuss contends that Saturn will make a profit...
...Princeton had already started to tighten itspolicies," said Maryann B. Coffey, associateprovost at Princeton. "We were already moving inthe direction the law requires...
...design and engineering. For all practical purposes, Oldsmobile is only a marketing division whose purpose is to sell cars made by BOC. "The responsibility for manufacturing a car is about as far from the people who sell it as you can possibly get," says Manhattan auto analyst Maryann Keller. "One of the most poignant things lost in the reorganization was the loyalty of individuals to brands. People missed being part of Olds and Buick, and it shows...
...Mary Zborey, a heavily rouged tourist from Connecticut who resembles a slightly dissipated Loretta Lynn, turns giddy at the shimmering collision in the red, gold and black decor. "I can't believe it. I'm touching the walls," she squeals as she caresses a black marble railing. Her friend Maryann Scofield, caught up in the delirium, chimes in, "You've got to see it. Marble and mirrors and brass. We want to meet Trump." Zborey interrupts. "Gold," she says, reaching down to touch a decorative strip of brass. "I see gold. I don't know what...