GROWING FOR THE GOLD

摘要

In this olympic year, the fifth year of the IndustryWeek 1000, General Motors Corp. once again earns torch-bearing rights. After falling behind Daimler -Chrysler AG in 1998, the automaker regains the top spot on IW's annual list with revenues of $176.6 billion in 1999. While GM's position is the result of a marathon-like effort over 103 years, firms such as Qualcomm Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., and EMC Corp. have sprinted to theirs.