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What Big Three Failure Means For Foreign Cars

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November 13, 2008

Foreign automakers with plants in the U.S. are eyeing the Big Three. If one fails, a ripple effect could damage companies like Toyota and Honda. Alex Cohen talks to Sean McAlinden, vice president of research at the Center for Automotive Research, about what effects a Big Three failure would have on foreign automakers.

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