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Would You Buy a Car From These Guys?

A survey finds most Americans would steer clear of bankrupt automakers.  Read more

How Would You Fix GM and Chrysler?

Chrysler and GM, two companies that once changed the face of the automotive industry in America, are bankrupt. How can the automakers get back on track? Five...  Read more

Got Guts?

An interview with Bob Lutz, the former vice-chairman of Chrysler. Lutz describes common mistakes companies make when designing new products and explains what...  Read more

Sometimes Opposites Attract

Two decades ago, two major auto companies -- Chrysler Corp. and General Motors Corp. -- had already diversified into permanent magnet production ("Towaway...  Read more

Toys of Summer

Gearheads are often treated like children, told that their obsession is juvenile, and spat upon with the oft-uttered expression of derision for their belo...  Read more

A Conversation With Marketing Strategists Al Ries And Jack Trout

INC.: What's the most common mistake you see in the way companies position themselves? RIES: Most companies change things too frequently, which mean...  Read more

Dreaming It Up

Visions created at Cars & Concepts Inc., a $100 million-a-year special-vehicle manufacturer in Brighton, Mich., have almost invariably come rolling do...  Read more

Follow The Leader

Sometimes it just doesn't pay to be innovative.  Read more

For You, Our Valued Customer

Business owner applies a systematic approach to customer service, setting his company apart from the rest.  Read more

Mr. Iacocca, Meet Mr, Honda

Chrysler's famous chairman may be the best of America's auto men, but as a manager and an industrialist, he doesn't hold a candle to Japan's most successful ...  Read more

Corporate Turnaround: How Managers Turn Losers Into Winners!, By Donald B. Bibeault. Mcgraw-hill, 1221 Avenue Of The Americas, New York, Ny 10020; 406 Pp., $24.95.

Even the mighty can fall -- and fail. (Some familiar near and total collapses: W. T. Grant, National Cash Register, Penn Central, Lockheed, Chrysler, Mem...  Read more

Does Detroit Deserve a Bailout?

A Big Three collapse could cripple many small businesses with ties to the automotive industry. We asked several Inc. 500|5000 CEOs for their opinions about a...  Read more

GM, Chrysler and How Not to Build a Valuable Company

Want to destroy value? Create a cash-guzzling, labor-intensive, commoditized business.  Read more

Great Expectations;

FEW EXECUTIVES WITH EVEN MODest egos could resist the temptation when Iacocca: An Autobiography reached the number one spot on best-seller lists in 1984. ...  Read more

Every year at this time, in sort of an ancient (this is INC.'s third time at it) spring ritual of death and rebirth, the INC. Stock Market Index is reform...  Read more

Bloggers Beware and Twitter's Revenue Model

How America fell in love with green-topped rooster sauce. The New York Times looks into the origins of the now ubiquitous bottles of Huy Fong srira...  Read more

The World According To Me

What can you learn from a CEO's autobiography?  Read more

Beware The Trojan Horse

Inside those Japanese auto plants are the seeds of destruction for thousands of small U.S. companies  Read more

Jet-Set Entrepreneurs; Tough Times for GM Suppliers

Small Auto Suppliers Struggle to Stay Afloat . The New York Times goes to Michigan this morning and digs into the issue of what happens to the compa...  Read more

In the Driver's Seat

The PT Cruiser Convertible is a hip company car you can afford.  Read more

Patent Fending

A look at some famous legal battles between inventors and the corporations that stole their patented ideas.  Read more

Book Excerpt: Beyond Budgeting

Introduction: Toward a New General Management Model The budget is a tool of repression rather than innovation. ¹ Bob Lutz, ex...  Read more

Boutique Automakers Find Success Where Big Three Struggle

Despite industry woes, American car and motorcycle entrepreneurs have prospered by pursuing the high-end -- and high-speed -- specialty market.  Read more

The Enemy Within

An explanation of how the base of manufacturing suppliers is crumbling in the U.S. and how to reverse this trend.  Read more

Tow-away Zone

Chrysler, Ford, and GM have seen the future, and it is not parked in the garage. As the Big Three diversify, small companies have plenty to fear.  Read more

The Power Lunch

* Lee Iacocca ate two dozen raw clams on the half shell at his first interview for the top spot at Chrysler Corp. * John C. D. Bruno, owner of The P...  Read more

Which Side Are You On?

I was amused and surprised to realize how pro-American INC. is (applause) when it lauded muscle-in-management style for American business ("Steel Man Ken ...  Read more

Capitol Ideas

Entrepreneurs take note: When it comes to economic development, the serious business isn't getting done in Washington, D.C., these days.  Read more

When Small Isn't Beautiful

A small, unknown company may find difficulty convincing a customer of its credibility. Here are some ways to overcome customers' fears about your company's s...  Read more

Agenda 6/06

The first day of summer is June 21. May we suggest blending business with some fun in the sun?  Read more

U.S. Automakers Still Struggle with Small Suppliers

Facing mounting pressure over offshoring, just 5% of suppliers cited General Motors as preferred partner.  Read more

Korean War;

A LOT OF FORTUNE 500 COMPAnies are getting the jitters these days as Korean cargo ships unload automobiles, televisions, and other consumer goods at ports...  Read more

Mirror Images And Role Models

'There just aren't that many heroes in waste utilization.'  Read more

Seven Ways to Avoid Merger Blunders

The pace of corporate mergers just keeps on accelerating, but often directors face a "bet the company" merger decision with too little time, facts, or adv...  Read more

How Information Technology Is Leveling the Playing Field

Various business people discuss how technology allows them to compete with the "big boys."  Read more

Broken Promises

The bitter truth about partnerships between large automotive corporations and their suppliers.  Read more

The "It" Ride For Playas and Also, Um, Grandpas

Chrysler's souped up 300C reminds us of the Fonz, and we like it.  Read more

Why Don't Your Kids Want To Be Entrepreneurs?

Freedom! Independence! The dream of being on one's own! That's the American ethic, nurtured by tales of hardy immigrants who took their lives into their...  Read more

In Our Time

A timeline listing some of the most significant events in business from 1979 to 1999.  Read more

Coming Of Age

Entrepreneurs and business experts discuss how the 80s changed the way they think about business.  Read more