At the same time, product planners were wrestling with how to properly work levels of performance and luxury into cars for a changing market.

Even a gutsy product planner tinkers very carefully with such a sales machine.

Early in the development of the XC90, product planners realized that they would need a V-8 to compete.

Reinventing such a car wouldn't be easy even without the pressures on the product planners at Mercedes-Benz.

The other plus is that the product planners have done their homework.

Production will end in August, and the fault, I think, is with the product planners, who never polished the gem at hand.

Chevrolet's product planners have done an effective job of carving out a niche for Corvette.

This decision was the result of product planners and dealers desire for the larger V8's availability at the initial sale.

Chrysler is also sending about 40 engineers, designers and product planners to help answer owners' questions.

At some companies, the product planners are doing marketing studies to determine whether to use fabric or metal roofs.