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RUMBLE IN DETROIT: Part 1 of 2; Revved-up competition roars into the New Year.(News)

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Byline: AUTOWEEK STAFF

We bumped into Chris Theodore, Ford's North American product planning chief, at the Mini stand a little after the three-day press preview for the Detroit show finished. Given the economic hard times, we told him, we were surprised by the show's quality-and quantity-of new products and concepts. Especially with the uncertainty of war, we thought the car companies might have dialed back a little.

``There already is a war,'' Theodore replied. ``It's right here on the floor. Everybody came out with guns blazing.''

There was intensity in his eyes and a demeanor we'd also seen in other faces, including those of GM's Bob Lutz ...

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