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...company in the world. Many people interpret this as meaning we want to sell the most cars. To us, success is defined more broadly than that. Worldwide, we broke through the 1 million mark [in total sales] for the first time last year, which places us in a very strong No. 3 position globally [behind BMW and Mercedes]. But we want to be the most successful luxury brand on a basis of brand image, on a basis of reputation and ownership experience - if you get all of those things right, sales performance will follow. (See the 50 worst cars...
...executive who saved Italy's Fiat Group from a destructive meltdown earlier in the decade and then convinced the Obama Administration that he could revive the bankrupt Chrysler Group LLC, tried on Wednesday to dispel speculation that the struggling automaker was beyond help. "We want Chrysler to become a strong public company," said Marchionne, who was dressed in his trademark professorial sweater, as he opened an elaborate presentation of the struggling automaker's business plans for the next five years, which emphasize blending Fiat's small-car and small engines technology with Chrysler's muscular Jeeps, trucks and big cars...
...Harvard’s strong defensive play at the end of regulation would not carry over into the extra period...
Still struggling to line up the 60 votes that are needed to overcome a potential filibuster of health care reform, Senate majority leader Harry Reid sent a strong signal on Tuesday that President Obama is unlikely to be signing his top domestic priority into law this year, as Democrats had hoped. "We're not going to be bound by timelines," Reid told reporters as he emerged from a weekly lunch with Democratic Senators. He vowed to pass a bill "as expeditiously as we can," which is another way of saying it will probably be slow going over the weeks...
...What are the main reasons that people choose to self-destruct, killing others in the process? The key motivator for a violent actor who seeks to die like a martyr is a strong attachment to a community, usually a religious community. There are dozens of reasons for killing, but violent martyrdom is first and foremost about belonging. Strong emotional ties and strong feelings of mutual obligation often hold religious societies together...