"Kawasaki-type Tanker" Topic

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Tango01	06 Mar 2020 3:24 p.m. PST
"The Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) story began back in 1878 when Shozo Kawasaki established a Tsukiji Shipyard in Tokyo. Today, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) is a massive global company. Kawasaki Heavy Industries manufactures an extensive line-up of products that demonstrate technological excellence of the land, sea, air and even space. The Group's unique ability to cover a broad range of businesses is also demonstrated by such world famous consumer products as Kawasaki-brand motorcycles, ATVs, Mule utility vehicles and Jet Ski personal watercrafts…" Main page kawasaki.co.nz/history-of-khi Amicalement Armand
HMS Exeter	06 Mar 2020 5:15 p.m. PST
I seem to remember some guy on a 70s talk show recounting his days as an ad man. His company had gotten the Mitsubushi Motors account. He came up with a campaign that featured a Type Zero fighter sweeping into frame. The tag line was… Mitsubishi, we never made a bad machine. They fired him.
Thresher01	06 Mar 2020 8:53 p.m. PST
A pity, since they do make quality stuff.
Tango01	07 Mar 2020 11:39 a.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand

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