In the early 1990s AmeriCredit (then called Urcarco) was the nation's largest publicly traded used-car-lot chain.
Honda quickly produced a tiny car driven by a chain, like a motorcycle, called the S-500.
Japanese car companies recovered from supply chain disruption in 2011 taking more market share.
Now this issue is going to play hard in the upcoming presidential election, especially in the northern mid-west, scattered with bailed out car plants and their supply chain businesses.
He always pulled his car into this driveway and locked the chain-link fence.
In any event, Mexico sees its car industry as part of a global supply chain.
The weakest, such as Nissan, a car maker, and Daiei, a supermarket chain, had to borrow even to meet wage payments.
In fact, this bicycle doesn't use any metal parts at all -- the solid tires are made of reconstituted rubber and a car timing belt is used instead of a chain.
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He figured rebranded and redecorated lots would follow the success of his Blockbuster video chain and become the category killer of car retailing.
CarMax, the used-car dealer owned by Circuit City, the consumer electronics chain, has a tracking stock.
Sainsbury's plans state the chain wants to erect a food store with customer cafe, car parking, access and landscaping.
The car industry argues that the loss of GM itself would permanently wreck the North American supply chain (see article).
"For us patrol guys, it's just get in your car and we'll call if we need you, " Lee said of the chain of command.
One guy got in our car, then the next check point they climbed all over the car, then the next check point we went higher and higher and higher up the chain.
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Now a supply chain of myriad links runs all around the world, connecting designers, chipmakers, car-parts firms and assembly lines.
Halfords has sold double the volume over the last two months compared to the same time last year, while supermarket chain Asda reported a 387% year-on-year surge of all types of car seats.
When Horton died in a car accident in 1974, Joyce bought his partner's shares and became the sole owner of the chain.
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