John Ross, a former head of Deutsche's Asian operations, was put in charge of the American business.

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Other pilot shows include Zombieland - based on the film of the same name - featuring four survivors attempting to outwit zombies, while animated comedy Dark Minions, written by Big Bang Theory's Kevin Sussman and John Ross Bowie, is about two "slackers" working on an intergalactic warship.

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But consumers aren't clamoring for custom-built cars, says John (Brad) Ross, who runs GM's order-to-delivery program.

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