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...The acquisition by Berkshire, whose related interests include car insurer Geico and dealership Berkshire Hathaway Automotive, was regarded as a vote of confidence in the US economy and more particularly...
...Geico, the insurer that is among Berkshire’s crown jewels, was among the few weak points....
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...Many of these assets have some crossover and opportunities for collaboration with Berkshire’s expansive portfolio that ranges from iPhone maker Apple, car insurance company Geico, oil producer Occidental...
...“The automotive supply chain is miles and miles long but an inch thick,” says Ted Mabley, an automotive supply chain consultant. “Any time there’s a ripple, it goes the whole length.”...
...Former GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz recently made waves by predicting the “end of the automotive era” by which he means that individuals will cease to own and drive cars....
...However closer inspection shows that Amazon’s planned hiring in the US, which will mostly be warehouse jobs, is in line with its global headcount growth — and not a departure from the trend....
...It could be a sacred scroll or a form of automotive calligraphy, made ancient by humble New York dirt....
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...As a small parts supplier for the troubled US automotive industry, the Michigan-based Experi-Metal was constantly seeking ways to cut costs and improve efficiency....
...BMW gained 1.7 per cent to €42.26 after Brilliance China Automotive Holdings said sales of BMW cars in China had increased 50 per cent year on year in the first half of 2010....
...It said the automotive industry remained tough and recommended that investors “stick with quality names such as Continental”....
...[in] agriculture, where they took the lead on regulating the use of bio-engineered foods, and on food inspection. . ....
...As it has in other developing markets, GM will conduct onsite inspections of the prospective borrowers' homes, offices or other assets....
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