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Big Three

The three largest automobile firms in the United States: General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford. Historically, their performance was considered an indicator of the performance of the wider American economy.

Big Three

A widely used reference to the three major automobile manufacturers in the United States: Chrysler Division of DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

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It may be mentioned here that after Zaka's removal from the PCB as chairman, incumbent chairman Najam Sethi voted in favour of the Big Three and in return he signed an agreement with the BCCI that both the countries would resume bilateral cricket, which has been suspended since the last decade due to political issues between the two governments.

'PCB wasting time over MoU issue with BCCI'

The submission also shows that the big three US carriers have gained more than $70 billion in benefits from US government authorities, and through legal processes such as Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation, over the last 15 years.

Keep the skies open, urges Etihad

The Pakistan's cricket fraternity also feels the PCB should not to fall in the Big Three trap.

Sarfraz asks PCB, other cricket boards to boycott ICC meeting

He believes the category will benefit in the long run by Big Tobacco because the big three can devote a substantial amount of resources, previously unavailable, to market e-cigarettes; raise public awareness about the product; and conduct "important research into the safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarettes that can help inform the development of rational public policy regarding these products.

Heading for a Showdown

Specifically, they aimed to ban the agencies from rating some of the products of financial institutions the big three were perceivably rubberstamping.

Downgraded to junk: are stumbles at the big three ratings agencies a red herring or a wake up call for credit departments?

Now, auto industry analysts might say that's great, but the Big Three need to cut down on the number of parts they produce.

You're an enabler

car market would still be in play for the Big Three even as they struggle to remain solvent, the 7% who are much less willing to buy from them at this time, though a small proportion of the total, represents potentially millions of buyers.

Automaker Woes Not a Major Factor in Car-Buying Decisions; Broader economic concerns more consequential

Some quarter of a million people are directly employed with the Big Three, and there is precedent here.

US car industry bosses and unions must face reality if they want bailout funds; PERSONAL FINANCE money talk

By the mid-1960s and early 1970s, management of the Big Three had shifted from the car people to "numbers guys," who were more interested in squeezing every possible penny of profit from the vehicles.

Mom, apple pie, and Hyundai? The auto industry has been a bulwark of the American middle class. If Wall Street warrants a bailout, why not Detroit?

The fate of the Big Three is being closely monitored as their business survival is likely to affect the U.

2ND LD: Tokyo stocks dive on failed Big-3 aid plan, dollar's drop to 13-yr low

On Tuesday, the Big Three delivered their plans to Capitol Hill and laid out their future prospects.

SORRY TO ASK FOR CASH, SAYS CAR BOSS

Additionally, the Big Three are vital to national security, supplying important military transportation assets.