Carlos Ghosn on Wednesday raised the possibility that his Nissan Motor and Renault would seek to ally themselves with Ford Motor if his current talks with General Motors fail to lead to an accord among the three automakers.

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To do that he has to confront the challenges that Detroit continues to face including a massive financial crisis that could lead to a state takeover if the economic situation in the Motor City does not stabilize soon.

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Ian Clifford, the chief executive of the Zenn Motor Company in Toronto, has done a deal with EEStor to replace the lead-acid batteries in the small, low-speed electric cars that his firm sells for urban use.

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In their bid to simplify loading 35mm film, Kodak, Fuji and other photographic firms squared off the 35mm roll's lead-in tab so a modern SLR's motor-driven loading mechanism could grab the film's sprocket holes and wind it automatically onto the take-up spool.

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Their silver bullet logic should lead to the necessary question of saturation: would five casinos in the Motor City be too many?

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Patel adds that the size of the deal reduces the likelihood that Ford will follow the lead of General Motors and sell a portion of its financing arm, Ford Motor Credit .

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