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Fast Company October 2004 Chuck Salter	How to Sell a Hybrid Not only did Ford have to break out of its shell to develop its first hybrid, it also had to take a different approach to market such an unconventional vehicle.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Seth Jayson	Ford, First of the Worst The auto maker reported a drop in September sales, blaming consumer confidence and high fuel costs.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2004 Rich Smith	Toyota: Resistance Is Futile Given the disarray and limited offerings of the competition, Toyota's flooding of the U.S. market next year may well satisfy the lion's share of the demand for hybrid vehicles -- leaving no buyers left for the also-rans, and little hope of gaining economies of scale on their hybrid product lines.
Geotimes October 2004 Megan Sever	Fuel Economies, Part I Although scientists are striving to have a mass-producible hydrogen fuel cell car in 10 to 15 years as well, the more realistic timeline is probably 50 years.
BusinessWeek October 11, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Standard Guns Its Engine Standard Motor Products is in a humdrum business: replacement car parts. But the stock action is exciting. Since November, shares have leaped from 9 to nearly 15 despite a lack of Street support.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Bremner et al.	Nissan's Boss Carlos Ghosn saved Japan's No. 2 carmaker. Now he's taking on the world.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	The Way Of Carlos Ghosn Soon after Ghosn took over Nissan, he was receiving hate mail. Now he's revered in Japan, and considered a national hero. Here's how he got there.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Gail Edmondson	Smoothest Combo On The Road When Renault nabbed a controlling stake in Nissan in 1999, skeptics howled that the $5.4 billion investment would bankrupt the French carmaker. But Renault Chief Executive Louis Schweitzer had a grand vision.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004	A Spin with Carlos Ghosn The CEO who turned around Nissan and is taking on Renault talks about management, change, and cars.
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 William Boston	Off The Dole -- And On The Assembly Line In 2001, BMW decided to build a manufacturing plant in Leipzig, Germany and in the process put hundreds of unemployed people back to work.
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