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BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Gail Edmondson	A New Driver For Mercedes-Benz? Insiders say the front-runner to succeed Mercedes-Benz boss Jurgen Hubbert is Eckhard Cordes, the head of Daimler's commercial-vehicle unit, which ranks No. 1 worldwide.
BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 Gail Edmondson	Hyundai And DaimlerChrysler: Driving In Different Directions? The Korean carmaker seems set on ending the partnership -- which could work to DaimlerChrysler's advantage
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Gail Edmondson	Zetsche: "It's Not Mission Impossible" Though Chrysler's chief admits that the brand's revival is proving tough, he's "totally convinced" his upmarket strategy will work.
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Edmondson & Kerwin	DaimlerChrysler: Stalled Was the merger between Daimler and Chrysler a mistake? Many say yes -- and call for Schrempp's head.
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Edmondson et al.	Daimler: Now For The Next Repair Job The pressure is on to deliver a radical fix at DaimlerChrysler Corp.'s 37%-owned Japanese unit, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. but pumping more money into the ailing company may not be the answer.
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005	"Mercedes is Job No. 1" German shareholder activist Jorg Pluta has some strong ideas on the direction DaimlerChrysler should be heading.
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Brian Bremner	A Cash-Guzzler Called Mitsubishi It just got $490 million from Daimler-Chrysler, and its troubles aren't over yet
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005 Edmondson & Welch	Dark Days At Daimler Jurgen Schrempp leaves behind a Mercedes beset by quality and profit woes. Now, Dieter Zetsche must take drastic measures to save the marriage with Chrysler -- or engineer a breakup.
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006	Fixing Up an Old Mercedes After turning around Chrysler, new DaimlerChrysler head Dieter Zetsche talks about returning the German brand to its past glory.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Gail Edmondson	Porsche's CEO Talks Shop Wendelin Wiedeking on the thinking behind the sports-car maker's first SUV and how he keeps his company so profitable
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Jurgen Schrempp DaimlerChrysler Chief Executive Jurgen E. Schrempp said to expect the extraordinary from the merger of Daimler Benz and Chrysler, but things have gone badly.
BusinessWeek August 15, 2005	Q&A With Chrysler's New COO Eric Ridenour says DaimlerChrysler will remain closely involved, with he and CEO Tom LaSorda running it "as a team."
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Brian Gorman	Automaker Threatens to Try New Tactics Intense global competition may force DaimlerChrysler to adopt American labor strategies. The contrast between the company's relatively free hand in the U.S. and its labor troubles in Germany is striking.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004	Rick Wagoner on GM's Chinese Future The chairman and CEO of General Motors talks about the opportunities and risks in the auto industry's "greatest growth opportunity" in China.
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 David Kiley	Chrysler: A Smoother Ride, But Bumps Ahead Can it keep turning out hot sellers -- and keep Mitsubishi from dragging it down?
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Bremner & Palmeri	Can Mitsubishi Pull out of its Skid? It has been a year of self-inflicted wounds for Mitsubishi Motors Corp. -- and one of sheer agony for President Rolf Eckrodt. An intense ex-DaimlerChrysler car guy who was dispatched in early 2001 to fix Mitsubishi, Eckrodt has been working furiously to breathe life back into the brand.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 Rich Duprey	Chrysler Says "Halo" to Mercedes DaimlerChrysler optimistically hopes that by more closely aligning Chrysler with Mercedes, the prestige and aura will magically turn its loss into the 7% operating profit margin that Mercedes is on track to achieving this year. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 17, 2005 Gail Edmondson	Mercedes' New Boss Rolls Up His Sleeves Layoffs are just the beginning. Can Mercedes Car Group's Zetsche fix production and quality woes?
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Gail Edmondson	Daimler's Fumbles Are Firing Up Europe's Shareholders Finally, investors are becoming angry enough to throw their weight around
BusinessWeek April 23, 2007 David Welch	Buyer Beware At Chrysler Whoever buys the carmaker Daimler is ditching won't get a stand-alone company.
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Welch & Tierney	Chrysler's Scary Leap of Faith Chrysler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche is betting that a slew of new cars in the pipeline will be so hot that demand, not job cuts, will bring back profits. Passing up the opportunity to permanently lower costs in the upcoming labor talks could be a mistake.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2004 Brian Gorman	Daimler's Wise Retreat The automaker's withdrawal from several joint ventures in Asia should help in the long run.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2006 Tarek Sultani	DaimlerChrysler's Smart Move DaimlerChrysler announced that it will spend roughly $1.2 billion to fix its Smart car unit. As consumers become more concerned with fuel efficiency, it's likely that in the long run, Smart will prove profitable.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Daimler Can Do Better DaimlerChrysler reports a decline in first-quarter net income.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 Rowley & Palmeri	Mitsubishi Zips Past The Scrap Heap Mitsubishi's smart marketing, new models, and cost cuts could avert a financial meltdown.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004	Craig Barrett on the Digital Future Says Intel's CEO: "After 20 years of talking, this so-called convergence of computing and communications is happening"
BusinessWeek May 31, 2004 Michelle Conlin	At Costco, "Good Jobs and Good Wages" Costco CEO disputes Wal-Mart's low-pay model and says in the long run, "it doesn't pay the right dividends."
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005	The WellPoint CEO's "Simple Philosophy" Larry Glasscock, head of the $45-billion-a-year health-care insurer WellPoint, discusses his "very humble beginnings," lessons learned from his company's merger, and pressing issues in health care.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004	Haier: "Local Resources" Are Key Overseas CEO and Chairman Zhang Ruimin recently spoke with Beijing Bureau Chief Dexter Roberts at company headquarters in Qingdao in China's Shandong province. Following are edited excerpts of their conversation.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Beauty to Chrysler's Beast? With all of the problems besetting the automaker, who really wants to make this unholy alliance? Of course, a merger is not the only possibility. DaimlerChrysler has said "all options" are on the table. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek November 13, 2006 Gail Edmondson	Mercedes Gets Back Up To Speed A focus on quality and cost has Mercedes humming again.
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004	"We're Going To Come Through This Fine" (extended) Treasury Secretary John Snow sees a very strong underlying U.S. economy. Here's an extended version of edited excerpts from a Q&A that will appear in the Sept. 6 issue of BusinessWeek.
BusinessWeek February 23, 2004	A French-U.S. Hybrid's Software Dream Business Objects CEO Bernard Liautaud says his acquisition of Crystal Decisions puts him on the path of becoming an industry giant
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Weber & Gogoi	William Wrigley on "Generational Growth" The candymaker's chief talks about the company's long-term perspective and his own contribution to the Wrigley legacy.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2003 Anne Tergesen	How Traders Play the Timing Game Finance professor Jason Greene explains why this technique hurts buy-and-hold fund investors and how to protect yourself
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005	New Balance: The Cost of Copies The sneaker producer has been fighting to stop a former supplier in China from making counterfeit shoes for domestic sales and export to Europe, Japan, and Australia.
BusinessWeek May 16, 2005	"The Least Risk Is Investing Yourself" In this interview, Social Security point man Allan Hubbard assesses the President's ownership agenda.
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Peter Burrows	Seeking Good Buys, Not Large Ones Cisco VP: We don't need to do a big deal because what we're doing is working to goose growth.
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The Motley Fool Brian Gorman	Daimler's Success Story? When DaimlerChrysler recently rolled out U.S. sales data for May, the results for its new Chrysler 300 were remarkable. But the car's success carries the danger of becoming a Pyrrhic victory for the automaker.
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004	More Bad News For Mitsubishi Motors Japan's only money-losing carmaker, Mitsubishi Motors, skidded further into the red on Nov. 8 when it posted a record $1.3 billion net loss for the first six months from April.
BusinessWeek August 4, 2003 Stanley Reed	Ericsson: "Smaller, Yes, but Stronger" New CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg talks about making the company profitable now and "not betting on any improvement in the market"
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BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 Kiley & Welch	Chrysler At A Crossroads A buyout is all but inevitable at Chrysler. Here are three scenarios for possible sales, and how each one would play out.
BusinessWeek July 5, 2004	Formula One's Hard-Driving Chief A group of auto makers are laying plans to displace Formula One with a new racing series beginning in 2008. Bernie Ecclestone, the dominant personality in Formula One, racing speaks out about his rivals' plans.
BusinessWeek November 24, 2003 Peter Burrows	John Chambers: "We Never Lost Track" Cisco's CEO talks about how the company steered through the tech downturn, painful as it was.
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005	The Making of the Logan Designer Kenneth Melville explains how just how tough it is to build a $6,000 car, including some swallowing of pride
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Gail Edmondson	Mercedes' Head-on Collision with a Quality Survey There must be a lot of long faces at the headquarters of the Mercedes Car Group in Stuttgart. On July 8, the world's most esteemed luxury auto maker suffered the humiliation of seeing its ranking in the annual J.D. Power survey of car dependability plunge to below the average.
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