In bringing on Alan R. Mulally, a former Boeing executive, William Clay Ford Jr. was conceding, very bravely and publicly, that he could not run the place by himself. But hiring Mr. Mulally was just the first

Executives at Daimler refused to rule out the possibility that the Chrysler Group could be spun off or sold.

PHILADELPHIA, October 3, 2006 -- Rohm and Haas Company said today that it finalized the sale of its Automotive Coatings business to Nippon Paint Co., Ltd. (NPC). The business was sold for $230 million, plus a working capital adjustment.