Other manufacturers didn't jump on the idea, and Honda abandoned the MB-5 after just a few years.

So either manufacturers jump aboard this train, or try and build one themselves and have to compete against it.

The all-out campaign for quality that helped American manufacturers jump back into the competitive fray must now be extended to health care.

In the last six months, several other manufacturers jumped on the shirt-pocket bandwagon - to the consumer's benefit.

In short order, a manufacturer jumped in with an offer to make Eddie some better-fitting but still baggy trousers, and a star was born.

He thought the business wouldn't last long - surely manufacturers would jump on the issue and make it a selling point?

About 53 percent said that manufacturers were "simply jumping on the bandwagon" when making statements about the environmental benefits of their products.

A dozen Chinese manufacturers have jumped into wind-turbine manufacturing as well.

Many manufacturers have jumped on the bandwagon of sustainability these days, but in truth, they don't have a clear idea of what that means.

Meanwhile, Sony has updated its range of readers and several other manufacturers have jumped into the market.