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...expecting already rising sales to soar, relatively speaking. This is, after all, a company whose ambition is to sell a mere 1,000 cars a year. That's a goal within reach, thanks to upcoming expansions of the product line, increasing numbers of extremely rich potential buyers and fast-growing Asian markets. Last year Rolls sold 805 Phantoms, its main model, slightly more than the previous year. Revenues were also up--the company won't say by how much--largely because of the newly introduced extended-wheelbase Phantom, which has a base price of $403,000, or $63,000 more...
...first Rolls, BMW opted to resurrect the Phantom--a big sedan limousine that all but begs to be chauffeur-driven. That meant targeting the very rich, whose legions are growing fast. Rolls wants to increase its market share while still remaining at the price pinnacle. Next year it's introducing a hardtop coupe version of the Phantom and launching a smaller, as-yet-unnamed sedan...
Although Katzive predicts the loonie will drop below par by the end of 2008, that may be too little too late for many. "No one can adjust cost and pricing fast enough," says Jayson Myers, president of Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, the country's largest trade and industry association, referring to the loonie's 18% run-up over the past 10 months. "We're going to see more manufacturers close down as a result...
...focused her team on rebounding heading into Tuesday’s match-up. Harvard out-rebounded Holy Cross, 43-34, and 14 of those came from senior Adrian Budischak, matching her career high. Junior Liz Tindal also contributed eight rebounds off the bench. The Crimson got off to a fast start, jumping ahead 20-9. The Crusaders, though, were able to pull back to within three, 27-24, with just three minutes left in the half. The most important periods of the game for Harvard were the few minutes on either side of half time. The Crimson closed...
...bohemian Weigongcun district of China's capital. The killing at X-Club, of course, is done with the eyes, in a winking game that in other countries is confined to pre-teens. Killer, also known as Mafia and Murder, has existed in the United States for decades, but a fast-changing China has incubated an amped-up form of the game popular in dozens of hi-tech bars across China's Eastern seaboard - X-Club, alone, claims 3,000 regular members...