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...lighter than conventional family sedans. And in 2002, Opel, the European subsidiary of General Motors, unveiled the Eco-Speedster, a sleek, low-riding sports car that gets 2.5 L of fuel to 100 km. But none of the manufacturers ever intended to offer their ultralight cars for sale. "The real problem is that consumers are still very wary of these cars," says Garel Rhys, director of the Centre for Automotive Industry Research at Cardiff University Business School in Wales. "People don't buy a car solely for its environmental impact but for a host of other reasons...
What secrets were for sale? The recipes for some Coca-Cola products and details of future promotions (asking price for a selection of this information: $15,000). There was also a sample of a new beverage not yet on the market...
...threatens the country's delicate environment and will erode Buddhist culture by increasing an influx of ethnic Chinese immigrants. Reaching an altitude of 5,000 meters, the railway is the world's highest; tickets for its inaugural July 1 journey sold out within 20 minutes of going on sale last Thursday...
...Newbridge Capital Group. Not only does Macquarie have a rival suitor, but the Chinese government may also fatally complicate the deal. That's because China Network Communications Group, one of China's state-owned telephone companies, has a 20% stake in PCCW and its officials are wary of the sale of an important Hong Kong asset to non-Chinese investors...
...taken out of the country, overseas Indians, the most lavish patrons of art, have avoided buying her works. All that changed in March, when an Indian businessman bought Sher-Gil's Village Scene for $1.6 million, the most ever paid for a work of art in India. This massive sale is focusing attention on Sher-Gil, as is a new biography, Amrita Sher-Gil: A Life, by art historian Yashodhara Dalmia...