This is also an old press release:
  Mercury Makes Further Commitment to Clean Two Stroke Technology
  Press Release 08:03 a.m. Jul 02, 1998 Eastern
  SAGINAW, Mich., July 2 -- Mercury Marine, the world's largest manufacturer of outboard engines, has signed a six year agreement with Orbital Engine Corporation for the supply of Orbital's direct injection fuel systems. Mercury, a wholly owned subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation is currently selling clean two stroke engines under the "Optimax" brand name on 225, 200, 150 and 135 horsepower models.
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  Does anyone know whether or not Orbital has signed a new agreement (or extended the old one) with Mercury?  It looks like it will end in July, 2004?
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  No, q39, I cannot seem to find a more current version.
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  However, this is rather interesting:
  mbs2003.org
  It talks about GM's plans for global competitiveness:
  ......"So what are we doing and what does all this have to do with global competitiveness? In our case, the key goes back to COMMON and GLOBAL. We are implementing a common Global Manufacturing System, and we are implementing it across all our operations, all over the world."........ |