The comment that there is no long-term future without restructuring, especially for its German plants, is decisive.

These new plants will turn an important agricultural resource into fuel for Michigan's future, helping Michigan farmers while advancing the nation's goal to become less dependent on foreign oil.

Our capacity will not be able to meet global demand [in the future], if we do not build plants now.

Without the potato, the balance of European power might never have tilted north.

The old business model was that bigger plants gained economies of scale -- the more cars you made, the more profitable you became. The new buzz word is flexibility. The successful manufacturers will be the ones that can react quickly and make subtle changes. ... That's something the imports have perfected, but Ford is really grappling with.

The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway