Interesting Article in NY Times: On Route of Chevrolet Impala, Signposts to Detroit's Decline

Interesting article from The New York Times, Saturday, June 3, 2006 - Frontpage:

To understand why Detroit is having so much trouble competing against Asian car companies, look no further than the Chevrolet Impala.
In the 1960's, the Impala was king of the road. General Motors sold more than a million of them in 1965. Now the Impala is still the best-selling American car, but it is selling less than a third of that total.

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http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30F16F83C550C708CDDAF0894DE404482