COVER STORY
Volkswagen Ferdinand Piëch has powered Volkswagen to the top slot in Europe. Now he is stepping down, and troubles are building. What's next?
COVER IMAGE: Volkswagen
TABLE: Challenges Facing VW's Next Boss
TABLE: Sisters under the Skin?
PHOTO: Skoda's New Octavia
PHOTO: VW Golf
PHOTO: VW Beetle
PHOTO: Audi TT
CHART: VW Has Strong Market Share...
CHART: ...Earnings Are on the Rise...Margins Are Firming...
Another Trip Down Memory Lane
The People's Carmaker in China, for Now
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My Fund Is More Catholic Than Yours
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Now Work on Your Gut, Smedley
READERS REPORT
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How Nike Can Regain Its Footing
Ford: Going from Average to Exceptional Quality
Running the Pentagon Like a Business?
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Telecoms Can't Afford a Spectrum Auction
Ichiro's Bat Speaks for Itself
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
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TECHNOLOGY & YOU
A Library to End All Libraries
ONLINE EXTRA: How the "Digital Object Identifier" Works
BOOKS
Is the Fed Mostly Smoke and Mirrors?
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
The GE-Honeywell Fiasco: Where to Go from Here
ECONOMIC TRENDS
Why Americans Grow Apart
Consumers Tap Home Wealth
Nothing Fishy in the Euro's Slide
INDUSTRY INSIDER
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BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: The Past Won't Be Prologue in This Recovery
Britain: Weak Factories, Strong Services: A Rate Dilemma
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
AT&T: Is This the Beginning of the End?
COMMENTARY: How the "Turnaround CEO" Failed to Deliver
Q&A: A Frank Talk with Mike Armstrong
Commentary: The U.S. Is Awash in Foreign Money. That's a Problem
Q&A: Calming the Waters: A Talk with the U.S. Trade Rep
A Hollow Victory for PC Makers
Commentary: Webvan Left the Basics on the Shelf
Commentary: Ely Callaway: He Did It His Way
IN BUSINESS THIS WEEK
Walter Isaacson: To Do: Revive CNN
Merrill Clamps Down on Analysts
A BusinessWeek Source Is Fined
A Marriage Made in the Oil Field
Sears Takes Off Its Makeup
The Fed Gets Another Banker
Et Cetera...
Speed Bump?
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
What's Greener and Has Legs? Bush's Energy Plan
Outreach, Microsoft Style
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Hong Kong Under Siege
ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A with Hong Kong Financial Secretary Leung
Commentary: Rising Imports Won't Sink Japan
The Champs in Online Games
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
France: This Scandal Could Hand the Presidency to Jospin
Iraq Favors Russia
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SAP: Less Ego, More Success
RESUME: Hasso Plattner
FINANCE
Time to Reel in the Financial Portals?
Commentary: For Accountants, a Major Credibility GAAP
Bulls in Denial
E-Tailers Are Clicking
INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT
Brave New Factory
When Machines Chat
Even the Supervisor Is Expendable
Commentary: Drugmakers, Heal Thy Factories
MEDIA
How Rodale Takes Care of Its Health
THE CORPORATION
Eli Lilly: Life after Prozac
PEOPLE
Gary Wendt: How's He Doing?
RESUME: Gary C. Wendt
DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH
These Bacteria May Kill Off Dry Cleaners
An Electric Limo with Speed to Spare
Money Talks--Thanks to Embedded Chips
Innovations
BUSINESSWEEK LIFESTYLE
Adrenaline and Squealing Tires
GM's Envoy vs. Ford's Explorer
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
A Piece of the Rock You May Not Want
INSIDE WALL STREET
Ocean Energy Next?
A Bit of Cheer from American Greetings
At Teva, the Pipeline Is Full
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
EDITORIALS
Wall Street: The Cleanup Is Overdue
No Time for Protectionism
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
For Switzerland, a Cautionary Tale
Koizumi Is Not Japan's First Reformer
Global Warming: No Wonder Europe Is Upset at the U.S.
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS
Hong Kong under Siege
ONLINE EXTRA: Q&A with Hong Kong Financial Secretary Leung
The Champs in Online Games
INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
European Takeovers: The Big Chill
Crédit Agricole: The Slumbering Giant Is Up--and Hungry
If You're Wealthy, This Must Be Belgium
INTERNATIONAL -- FINANCE
Commentary: Land of the Rising Imports
Commentary: New Delhi Should Get Out of the Fund Business
Even Babushkas Are Buying Stock
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
International Figures of the Week (.pdf)
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
The Good News from Japan
Volkswagen's Piëch: The Road Not Taken
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