[Chris Moerdyk] The great Toyota recall saga might dent its sales for a short while but the brand won't suffer that badly in the long run from the embarrassment of having to get millions of its cars back into workshops to fix potentially dangerous sticking accelerators.

[Peter Gilbert] In the 1980s, America wrested the America's Cup from New Zealand by resorting to radical change, and competing with a catamaran which comprehensively outperformed New Zealand's conventional monohull in the prevailing light winds off California. Much the same situation prevails in selling in recessionary markets.