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Old February 01, 2010, 08:05 AM
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Hi
I was reading this article
http://www.motortrend.com/features/c...and_piech.html
and I found the word sloan

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Piech = Sloan: VW AG owns Skoda, Seat, Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Scania (trucks), and now, almost, Porsche.
meaning?¿?¿?¿?¿
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Old February 01, 2010, 08:14 AM
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Hi
I was reading this article
http://www.motortrend.com/features/c...and_piech.html
and I found the word sloan



meaning?¿?¿?¿?¿
thanks in advance
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Old February 01, 2010, 09:35 AM
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Piech = Sloan

This could the link:

Alfred P.Sloan is the man who created GM . At the time he assembled Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac into General Motors.
For more details go to Wikipedia.
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There is an area of London called Sloan Square, <snip>
Sloane.
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Old February 01, 2010, 12:31 PM
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Sloane.
So sorry, I got it completely wrong and made a complete idiot of myself. Ignore my previous post. That's the last time I ask the wife.....

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Old February 02, 2010, 01:02 AM
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Alfred P.Sloan is the man who created GM . At the time he assembled Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac into General Motors.
For more details go to Wikipedia.
I thought it was a new word, but it's a reference to other person, like Rockefeller = uncle Scrooge.
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