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In the most spectacular corporate crack-up in recent memory, consumers hardly knew whom to trust or root for last week. First, Bridgestone/Firestone CEO John Lampe brought the tiremaker's 95-year-old business with Ford Motor Co. to a screeching halt over what Lampe called "significant concerns" about the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Ford/Firestone Fight | 5/29/2001 | See Source »

What is not in dispute is that some Firestone 15-in. Wilderness AT tires produced at its plant in Decatur, Ill., had defects that are implicated in tread separations and rollover accidents (338 claims out of 1.8 million tires made). Last week's $3 billion recall by Ford covered 15...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Ford/Firestone Fight | 5/29/2001 | See Source »

But that's pretty much it for points of agreement. Ford insists that Explorers fitted with Goodyear tires have experienced far fewer tread problems than those equipped with Firestones. Firestone retorts that the same tire that shreds on an Explorer holds up just fine on a Ford Ranger. General Motors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Ford/Firestone Fight | 5/29/2001 | See Source »

But the road to political wilderness is paved with perfect election strategies. There was an 80% turnout among the 1.8 million Basques eligible to decide the control of one of Europe's bloodiest regions, and the majority of them decided that while Mayor Oreja may be popular with Spaniards, he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thanks, But No Thanks | 5/28/2001 | See Source »

Option 1: Quit. The old standby. Tried. True. Timeless. Its elegance and simplicity have always made it attractive, and I can't help thinking that it might be the best choice for me right now (I personally have quit many times, and its short-term benefits are quiet compelling). There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fool on the Hill | 5/10/2001 | See Source »

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