rtokens: " The deal really levels the seating field somewhat , " said John Casesa of Schroder Wertheim & Co . "
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tokens: Ford plans to cut its roster of 2,300 tier-one suppliers -- those it deals with directly -- in half over the next five years .
ltokens: The company earned $ 11.2 million on sales of $ 299 million in the first six months of 1996 , up from year-earlier earnings of $ 4.7 million on sales of $ 285.7 million .