What takes the extra time is the consolidation of orders via dealers, the loading schedule for the factory and delivery, and the checks on the finished product.

ECONOMIST: Fighting back

The shorter the order-to-delivery cycle, the lower the costs of carrying stocks of finished cars.

ECONOMIST: Fighting back

With 65 minutes gone, Higdon finished off a swift counter-attack with a fine volley from a Paul McGowan delivery.

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Boeing finished Tuesday with a 3.4% gain after announcing a third-quarter target for first delivery of its delayed 787 Dreamliner, helping lift the price-weighted Dow Jones industrial average 51 points to 11, 838.

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