Thursday, December 20, 2007

Volvo

Dáng vẻ đầy khiêu khích của phần mũi xe.
Phần giữa nhẹ nhàng và uyển chuyển.
Có thể dễ dàng ghi nhớ thông số của chiếc xe bằng mẹo sau: "Khoảng sáng gầm xe đến giữa bắp chân, độ cao lưới tản nhiệt ở vòng ba và chiều cao tổng thể ngang vòng một".
Tươi tắn...
... và trẻ trung.
Sôi động, đầy sức sống.
Nước sơn trên nóc xe bóng mượt, mịn màng.

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GM, which has $51 billion in unfunded retiree health-care costs on its books and 540,000 UAW retirees and spouses, badly wants to pay the union to form a trust and take on much of the expense. The UAW is seeking guarantees of new vehicles to be built in U.S. plants in exchange.

Bargainers have not settled on a final number for how much GM would put into the trust, but both people briefed on the talks said they are close. Both requested anonymity because the talks are private.

Bargaining now is focused on other economic issues that hinge on the trust including pensions, wages, profit sharing, and who manufactures company parts, said one of the people.

Despite optimism, a deal is believed to be at least a few days away, the person said.

GM sees the trust, called a Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association or VEBA, as the least painful way to cut into what the U.S. auto companies say is about a $25-per-hour labour cost gap between them and their Japanese competitors.

The talks, which have extended more than a week beyond the original deadline, resumed Saturday morning, GM spokesman Tom Wickham said. They were expected to continue all weekend. Wickham would not comment on developments, and messages were left for UAW spokesman Roger Kerson.

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