In Uncommon Sense (April 2002) Andy Magee, senior consultant with the Bourton Group, wrote, "Every business has its superstars. What happens when a bus hits a superstar? No one wants to think about it but there is a reason why insurance companies sell key-man insurance."
The U.S. economy was already faltering, arguably headed into a recession, before the despicable and cowardly acts of murder perpetrated upon the United States on Sept. 11.
Once upon a time (that is to say, back in the early 1950s) when Chevys came standard with a stovebolt six and Fords came standard with a flathead V-8, America's carmakers were kings of the hill.