Word: suzuki
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...Meehan-Hoo evacuated Slidell, La., with their children and Yolanda's mother, who has Alzheimer's and diabetes, one day before the hurricane hit. They drove away from the storm for more than 28 hours, averaging 10 m.p.h. most of the way. The brakes of their gray Suzuki Esteem hatchback eventually gave out, so they rode the emergency brake. "I said, 'C'mon, baby, you gotta get us out of here,'" says Yolanda. "She names her cars. This one was Betsy," explains Jan, laughing and holding Yolanda's hand in the Attleboro kitchen...
...losers? Carmakers such as Subaru and Suzuki would be forced to raise the fuel efficiency of their small SUVs 28%. Also not happy: nine states, including California, that are proposing to cap emissions of greenhouse gases from cars and trucks...
...Hyundai's sales reached 419,000 cars last year, up 360% since 1998. In Europe, sales spurted 21% in 2004. In India, Hyundai's 17% share of the passenger-car market made it the largest foreign automaker in 2004 and the second biggest car company overall behind Maruti, a Suzuki subsidiary. Hyundai is beating competitors by modifying its small cars with ingenious features designed for Indian customers, like elevated rooflines to provide more headroom for turban-wearing motorists...
...Suzuki is exactly the type of customer the chain, based in Seattle, is counting on as it makes bolder--and potentially riskier--moves to add more music to its mix of high-margin macchiato and muffin sales. Besides hawking regular CDs and allying with XM Satellite Radio and other ventures, Starbucks has begun installing "media bars" in cafés in which customers can download songs and burn customized discs. So far, 45 stores in Seattle and Austin, Texas, have the units, and Starbucks plans to announce more by year's end. "[Music] is a big component of our overall strategy...
...statement asks shareholders to vote against reelection of the board’s two nominees for directors—Yasushi Suzuki and Chor Weng Tan. And Harvard also opposes the ratification of the appointment of the fund’s independent accountants, Ernst & Young, so that “shareholders will send a message to the Board that they do not accept the Board’s ‘business as usual’ approach, but will only accept substantial change in the management of the fund...