Andrew Atroshenko Intimate Thoughts painting

Andrew Atroshenko Intimate Thoughts painting
Pablo Picasso Two Women Running on the Beach The Race painting
Firestone's bottom line could be proportionately bigger in 2001 — and beyond, since the two companies ended their 95-year-old relationship this week."Firestone is struggling for survival," says Keith Crain of Crain's Automotive News. "The brand is at risk right now." But the fallout from the tire fiasco is hurting Ford as well. Explorer sales are down 15 percent from the record pace set in 2000, and Nasser announced today that the tire replacements will cost the company $2 billion.And while Ford has thrived in recent years, the tire problems strike the company in one of its most successful areas, SUVs. Nearly 200 lawsuits have been filed against Ford and Firestone, claiming tire troubles were a cause of crashes. Tire failures, mostly involving Firestone tires on Ford Explorers, have been linked to 174 deaths and hundreds of injuries.