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Huge Market. Officials of Sweden's Volvo are scouting the Chesapeake Bay area for a site to build an auto assembly plant. Liquifin, an Italian holding company, has made an offer of $19 million for control of Ronson, the appliance producer. British Land Co. is negotiating a $153 million bid to take over Manhattan's Uris Buildings Corp...
Though spectacular on the podium, he is just plain Georg in real life. Where Karajan tools around in a flashy sports car, Solti drives a Volvo sedan. Where Bernstein emerges from a concert in a flowing cape, Solti strolls out in a faded turtleneck. He prefers mineral water to wine, and his daily drink is usually a Scotch just after the concert and before his late-night supper; he never eats before conducting...
...situation of haphazardly controlled free trade. If Texas cattle imports seriously disrupted the outdated European agricultural system, no Texas cattle would be allowed into Europe. If Japanese shipyards threaten American shipyards, ways will be found to protect the American yards." Sweden's Pehr Gyllenhammar, president of Volvo, agreed that it is uncomfortable to be invaded by the products of a country that has a keener competitive edge. "But," he asked, "will the U.S. recognize that because of its loss of competitive ability, it will continue to be invaded by the Japanese and others...
...Willard C. Butcher, Chase Manhattan Corp.; Louis Camu, Banque de Bruxelles; Alain Chevalier, Moet-Hennessy; Dr. F. Wilhelm Christians, Deutsche Bank; Fernand Josef Collin, Kredietbank, N.V.; Dr. Paul Dax, Siemens; Sir Eric Drake, British Petroleum; Baron Edouard-Jean Empain, Electrorail; Nils Foss, F.L. Smidth & Co.; Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, Volvo; Alfred H. Heineken, Heineken, N.V.; Belton K. Johnson, King Ranch; Dr. Konrad...
...been racing through the West since it was introduced about two years ago. In California, Mazda is already the fourth-biggest-selling import, ahead of Fiat and Volvo. U.S. sales have grown from almost nothing in 1970 to an estimated 60,000 this year, and are expected by company officers to at least double next year. Mazda officials expect the operation to reach optimum size in 1975, with 655 dealers selling 300,000 cars annually. That could well put Mazda among the top five car sellers, about even with American Motors...