Ford, in return, gets first call on any auto-related ceramics products Ceradyne develops.
The last car in the timeline is now a 2002 Toyota Prius hybrid, standing in for the latest efforts by the auto industry to answer the call to burn less oil.
Ms. MAYNARD: Well, what we're looking at in the auto industry is finally the realization that what they call alternate fuel vehicles, hybrids, electric cars are finally going to be part of the auto industry, a good part of the auto industry.
Instead, GM has become what one might call America's subprime auto maker, increasingly dependent on cheap credit, fueled by the Federal Reserve's near-zero interest rate policy, to support its made-in-China production strategy.
As he tries to turn around the auto giant from years of what many call bland design, an embarrassing 2009 recall and the effects of the 2011 earthquake, he is grabbing the wheel and playing the role of personal pitchman.
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On starting his course three years ago, his ambition was to work on a big blockbuster title like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto - but now he's more interested in becoming an indie games producer and join the the "bedroom developer" revolution.
We are patient long term investors and as long as we continue to see progress in new car sales in the United States, we think the stock is a call on the U.S. auto industry.
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Will comments from Booker and your former auto czar Steve Rattner that have criticized some of these advertisements call on you to pull back a little bit?
That record was eventually broken by Call of Duty: Black Ops, but Grand Theft Auto remains a hugely powerful franchise in the industry, with 22 million copies of the fourth game sold to date.
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It said there was support for the four underlying principles of simplification, auto-entitlement, information transfer and making work pay, with a call for those individuals currently receiving passported benefits to continue to receive them.
Sirius has zero control over the degree to which the auto industry is prospering, but if you think auto sales will continue to pick up, as I do, then this is a call on the whole industry.
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