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Unit7CanDetroitBeRetooled—BeforeIt'sTooLate?ExercisesAnswerthequestionsonthetext: whatistheproblemthewould-becarbuyersmayfaceaccordingtoRodBuscher,CEOofSummitAutomotivePartnersinDenver?Thewould-bebuyerslackeithertheincomeortheaccesstocreditthatwouldallowthemtodriveanewcaroffthelot. WhyisGMsaidtohaveastarkandsteepjobtodowhenthePresident’sautotaskforcepresentedtheto-dolist?AccordingtothelistGMhasto shrinklaborcosts,includingretireehealth-careexpenses;slashdebt;killorselllow-performingbrands;andreducethenumberofmodelsforsaleandthenumberofdealerssellingthem.ShouldallthepartiesconcernedfailtoaccomplishthatbythedeadlineofJune1,GMmaygointobankcruptcy.HowcanU.S.automakerstakeadvantageofthecomingcarboom?Companiesthatcanmeetconsumers'needsforfuel-efficientyetstylishcarsandthathaveflexiblemanufacturingplantstoturnoutthehotproductsondemand—arelikelytofindhugeopportunitiesforgrowthinthecomingboom.WhatdoestheWhiteHouse’sauto-task-forceworkinggroupplantodowithChrysler?ItplanstoclosethedealonChrysler'ssaletoFiat.RonBloom,oneheadofthegroup,hastakentheleadintryingtonegotiatethesaleof20%(atleastinitially)ofChryslertoFiat. WhatisVEBAapproachtosolveGM’sproblemofretireehealthpensionbenefits?InaVEBA,theunionagreestoacceptacashpaymenttofundanewhealth-caresystemthattrusteesadminister,thustakingfutureliabilitiesoffthecompany'sbooks.WhydoestheUAWfeelparticularlyaggrievedaboutthetaskforce'sapproach?Becauseithasagreedtoanunendingseriesofgivebacksoverthepast20years.Evenbeforethislatest crisis,theUAW’sagreementtothe2007contractwouldhaveputDetroit'slaborcostpercarwithinacoupleofhundreddollarsofandtheotherforeignautomakers’.Whyareanalystssooptimisticaboutthefuturecarsales?BecauseAmericanshavebeenputtingoffbuyingcarsfornearlytwoyearsandshowroomtrafficisincreasing,whichmeanspent-updemandisbuilding.Theprospectofcarsalesissuretobegreatwhencreditstartstoloosenashistoryindicates.WhataretheelementsthatmakeanalystsbelieveNorthAmericandemandforcarswillapproach16millionunitswithinfiveyearsfromtheyear2009?Theelementsincludethereplacementdemand,scrappagerates,demographicchangesandaneconomicrecovery.WhatarethecompetitiveGMbrandsmentenedinthepassage?Theyareaward-winningChevyMalibuandthe2009BuickLaCrosse,whichrecentlytoppedallmidsizecompetitorsindependabilityratings.WhatcompetitionwilltheUScarindustryfaceinthenearfuture?TheUScarindustrywillhavetowinmillionsofbuyersrecognitionfortheirbrands,andtrytoplaybetterinthecompetitionwithcompaniesinAsia,suchasChina'sCheryAutomobileandIndia'sTataMotors,aswellastheestablishedplayerslikeVolkswagenandHyundai-Kia.Fillineachblankofthefollowingsentenceswithoneofthephrasesinthelistgivenbelow:Withhisexpandingwirelessbroadbandplan,Obamawantstousherintothe'DigitalAge'.Schoolactivitiesstartwinding down abouttwoweeksbeforetheendsemester.Themansaidhecouldn'tcomeupwithanappropriateanswerjustatthetime.Everybodyissurethattheceaselessdrippingofwaterwillintheend hollowoutastone.Theprogressivemovement,whichhadalreadybroughtimportantchangesfederalpolicies,stoodonthevergeofculminationandfulfillmentThestatehassufferedsomuchloss.Thesmugglersshouldneverbeallowedtogetoffeasy. Afterproductionexpansion,thiscompanynowcanturnoutamilliontelevisionsetsamonth. Thepreeminentwriter'spersonalappearancepickedupthesalesoftheconsiderablyThenewlyannouncedcreditpolicymayhelpmanyfamily-ownedbusinesses throughthetoughtimesatpresent..Thegovernmenthasimposeddrasticeconomiccontrolstochokeoffinflation.Toexecutefull-costaccounting,companiesmustaccountforthetruecostofproducts.Economistsarenotsooptimisticbecausethereisnosignthattherecession bottomedout.MatchthetermsincolumnAwiththeexplanationsincolumnB: A B bondholder a)Ameasureofacompany'sfinancialequalscashreceiptsminuscashpaymentsoveragivenperiodoftime.6creditor b)Afinancialassetwhosevaluehasfallensignificantlyandwhichfailsgenerateandisworthmuchlessthanexpected.7dealership c)Anentity(personorinstitution)thatextendscreditbygivinganotherentitypermissiontoborrowmoneyifitispaidbackatalaterdate.2health-careexpenses d) Aunitspeciallyorganizedtoworkonasingledefinedtask10manufacturingcapacity e)Abusinesscompanythatisownedorcontrolledbyanotherlargercompany9netcashflow f)Apersonowningabondorbondsissuedbygovernmentorapubliccompany1badasset g)Moneyusedforthepreservationofmentalandphysicalhealthbypreventingortreatingthroughservicesofferedbythehealthprofession4hotproducts h)Volumeofproductsorservicesthatcanbegeneratedbyaproductionplantorenterpriseagivenperiodbyusingcurrentresources.5subsidiary# i)Abusinessestablishedoroperatedunderanauthorizationtosellordistributeagoodsorserviceinaparticulararea3taskforce j)Productsthatareextremelypopulousamongconsumersandnormallyselllikehotcakesthemarket.8TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:憑借這股勢(shì)頭，現(xiàn)代集團(tuán)正加快從生產(chǎn)線上推出新車型的速度。美國的消費(fèi)者在122011這是因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)代公司以超凡的速度提前了生產(chǎn)進(jìn)程。汽車廠商通常不愿干擾工廠的生產(chǎn)計(jì)劃，因?yàn)槟菢幼鰰?huì)影響零部件供應(yīng)鏈，9308320040%。43GlobalInsight年歷史的福特公司（財(cái)富500強(qiáng)企業(yè)）晉升至第四位。幾年前，豐田公司曾認(rèn)為現(xiàn)代是它最懼怕的公司，如今所有的憂慮已成為噩夢(mèng)。580650200952019864995（Excel）126第二年，現(xiàn)代提出了“概念車”的口號(hào)，售出264竟不值尚未償還的貸款。Fillineachofthefollowinggapswithoneofthesentencesgivenbelow:What'swrongwithToyota?Notmuch.Atleastnotfromanengineering,mechanicalorevenapointofview.Tocreateamoderncar,acompanyhastodesign,engineer,build,buythenassemblesome10,000parts.Thoughthoseareerrorsthatwillcostitmorethan$2billioninrepairslostsalesthisyear.Althoughtherecallsseemedsudden,theevidencehasbeenpilingup.ThatwasfollowedbythefirstofseveralNationalHighwayTrafficAdministration(NHTSA)investigations,in2003,andtwosmallrecalls2005and2007.SupplementaryReadingReadingcomprehensionquestions:WhatdoesJamesGorman,thenewchiefexetutive,trytodotoreshapeStanleyafterthecrisis? TrytogetgovernmenthelpandsometimelyinvestmentsfromAsia.Trytoundomuchofthefirm’spre-crisisexpansion.∨Firemorepeopletocontrolcosts.Makemoremergersandacquisitionsintheworldmarket.WhoisMorganStanley’smainrival?SmithBarneyCLSAAgriculturalBankofChinaGoldmanSachs∨WhichofthefollowingstatementabouttheSmithBarneydealistrue? Afteragoodfirsthalfoftheyear,thefirmmadeprofitsofonly$313m,downalmost$1billionayearearlier.Thedealmadenodifferencetothetroubledsituation.ItmadeMorganStanleyasuperiorpositioninretailbrokerage.∨Itwasparticularlydisappointingbecauseitsrevenuesslumpedtothelowestearly2009.WhatisnottheprobleminMorganStanleySmithBarney(MSSB)accordingtopassage? Thereisalotofmoneytobemade.∨Alotofleadingperformersleftafterthemerger.Thebrokers’compensationratiowastoohigh.Therewasafearoflosingmoretalent.Whatdoesthesentence “Itwouldtakeanuclearweapontosinkabrandasstrongastheirsintraditionalinvestmentbanking.”suggest? MorganStanleyispopularwithgovernmentslookingtosellshares.MorganStanley’snear-deathexperienceandearlierturmoilarecontroversial.MorganStanleyhasbeeninfamoussincetheturmoil.MorganStanley’sreputationhasremainedstrong.∨IsiteasyforMorganStanleytochangethesituationfromanalso-rantoavictorfixedincome? Sureitis.Itstillneedsalongwaytogo.∨It’shardtosay.D.It’sa