Two years ago, Kerkorian tried to engineer an alliance between Nissan Motor and Renault, which already have cross-shareholdings and common management, and General Motors.

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"I think Henry Ford had it right from the start, " said John Krafcik, chief executive of Hyundai Motor America and, coincidentally, an ex-Ford engineer.

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To complete the drilling without mishap, the rover's operators on Earth had to devise new procedures to solve a series of computer software problems that affected the craft's motor's control systems, said JPL drill-systems engineer Scott McCloskey.

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Dyson also claims secrets were passed to Bosch's Chinese motor manufacturer and Bosch's vice president Dr Wolfgang Hirschburger was aware of the engineer's employment.

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