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...They could be waiting a long time. Initial Nano production is taking place at a retooled truck plant in Pantnagar in northern India. Tata does not expect to open its dedicated Nano factor - a facility that will be able to churn out 250,000 cars a year that is now under construction in Gujarat on India's west coast - until next year. "Tata Motors will take at least two to three years to get to full capacity," says Darius Lam, associate editor for AutoCar Professional. "Ramping up is a slow process...
...There are other practical problems that make a government-imposed Chapter 11 on GM much more troublesome than Chrysler's. The most financially pressing of these are the country's auto parts suppliers. They are facing extended plant closings at all three of the car companies and the bankruptcy filing of Chrysler. Pushing GM into court and risking an extended fight could cut the flow of orders to suppliers by enough that it would ruin a large number of the businesses. These businesses supply the assembly lines of foreign and domestic car manufacturing facilities around the country. The suspension...
Want tomatoes? The plants need sun, water, soil and air. And you have to get rid of the weeds - they want the sun, water, soil and air too. As this winter of our country's discontent melts into planting season, our government would do well to take this lesson from the garden. Especially as it applies to medicine. The doctor is a surprisingly fragile plant, in real danger of being strangled by a number of aggressive species. Here is a short field guide to their identification...
...message was largely appreciated. “It’s a tough economic situation so it’s difficult to do things on a larger scale,” Rupert said in response to the awkward exchange. “But it’s important to plant the seeds.” For his part, Dinkic said he was happy to share his time and opinions with the United States, which he called the key to solving the global crisis, and the Harvard community in particular. “The name of Harvard University is synonymous with...
...broad-reach strategy has worked. When Patrick took over operation of the business in 1993, the company ran a single plant with 50 employees. Today there are 170 employees and two state-of-the-art mills with more than 426,000 sq. ft. (about 40,000 sq m) of manufacturing space operating three shifts, six days a week...