Published: November 18, 2008 LONG BEACH, Calif. â Gleaming new Mercedes cars roll one by one out of a huge container ship here and onto a pier. Ordinarily the cars would be loaded on trucks within hours, destined for dealerships around the country. But these are not ordinary times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/business/economy/19ports.html?_r=2&em