Word: opel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that seemed to come from some private world too secret to be spoken of. Marisa went on to live a glace confection of a life spun out of Vogue covers, yacht cruises, love affairs with the likes of David de Rothschild and, at the moment, Auto Heir Ricky von Opel. Early in Marisa's career, Vogue Editor in Chief Diana Vreeland announced: "Many faces are alluring, but hers is chic. She can wear a hat like nobody else." She could also take it off: she posed nude for both Vogue and Playboy. "Some of the greatest works...
...community relations, to build a hospital in the area. Logically, then, if that company got its rubber from outside the country: "For the sake of argument, say they got the rubber from Liberia, well then why not put the money in African studies?" Most Ford executives sent to run Opel in Germany read "only two-three books on Germany" before going over, Goldman says, often causing strained relations between the corporation and the host country...
...m.p.h. impact. Insurance companies, some Congressmen and several public interest groups, which contend that the stronger bumpers will hold down damage costs, oppose such a move. But they also maintain that the weighty, expensive bumpers U.S. carmakers are using are unnecessary. The bumper on the West German Opel, for instance, is as strong as the steel one on the new Ford Pinto, yet it weighs only a third as much. The outcome of the bumper battle is still in doubt...
Even in Europe, Volkswagen is meeting increasingly stiff competition from small-car competitors like Simca and Opel, and this year's sales in West Germany have dropped 18%. Despite the high price of fuel, Volkswagen has even been losing a good share of its market to the much thirstier Mercedes-Benz, suggesting to some VW officials that the beloved Beetle configuration may have finally outlived its attractiveness. As a result, the company that once turned a one-model line into an advertising asset has been introducing a whole new array of cars...