Hints and tips:
...“I’m the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world,” Powell told Barbara Walters in a 2005 interview after leaving government. “It was painful. It’s painful now”....
...Yes a few will stick to the Party line of publicly supporting shared mobility and modest transportation no matter what (Jeff Bezos apparently opts for a 1996 Honda Accord, whilst also owning a private jet...
...The result can be disappointment and cynicism that, together, drive cycles of inconsistency in energy policy and leave the United States no less vulnerable....
...The announcement comes amid the furore over problems at Toyota, which is facing Congressional hearings in the United States over its recall of 8.5m vehicles since November....
...Detroit’s biggest hurdle in making its case may not be Toyota or Honda but the millions of Americans who drive a Camry or an Accord....
...Honda’s Civic and Accord and the Toyota Corolla were all more popular last year than the Chevrolet Impala, GM’s top-seller....
...Talks began in May 2004, with a deadline of finishing in January 2005....
...Honda, by contrast, offered just 529 combinations of its popular Accord model in 2000 by offering “packages” of options rather than a smorgasbord of potential add-ons....
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