posted 04-08-2002 04:12 PM
There is an interesting article called "Under Restraint". The article talks about set retstraint devices and how litigation and pending legislation has safety system producers trapped between the laws of physics and the law of diminishing return.An article about DaimlerChrysler titled "Not Dead Yet". Chrysler Group continues to defy pundits by meeting turnaround targets. Another article on Chrysler titled "Chrysler Backs Away from Plastic Car Program", highlighting costs, changing priorities and development partnership. Chrysler's plastic car program spawned the Pronto Spyder, for one. Truce Turf? Ford's Lions to Run on Firestones.... Ford Motor Co. is throwing Firestone to the Lions - the Detroit Lions. Ford Field - the NFL team's new domes stadium will feature an artificial playing surface composed partly of rubber reclaimed from recalled Firestone tires. Article goes on to talk about the new playing surface. At the end of the article, a humorous blurb...... Fertile GroundFor the ink-stained wretches who populate newspaper sports departments, Ford Field's Firestone connection is like manna from headline heaven. Watch for headlines such as these to sneak into print: Detroit Ends Losing Skid Lions Bounce Back in New Digs Detroit Fired Up; Competition Treads Lightly Lions Roll Over Packers Lions Win in Blowout(Okay, we're getting carried away, but you get the idea!) Some great reading! lol
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