When Toyota gets around to doing one of its famous "root cause" analyses of the Great Accelerator Recall, it should start by looking in the mirror.
Dear Annie: Recently on a talk-radio show I heard some people discussing "insourcing," which is not a term I've heard before. I tuned in too late to catch most of what was said, but I'm curious: Is insourcing like outsourcing, i.e., another threat to American jobs? -Kansas Kid
DENSO ranks no. 207 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $28.2 billion in revenues, up 8.1% from the previous year. The Kariya, Japan-based company was ranked no. 203 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $1.5 billion, up 21.4% from a year earlier.