Although changes over the first 24 hours and values at H24 performed slightly better than values at admission, their performance remained too low to be clinically useful.
But Ford's own performance remained under critical scrutiny.
The country's international image improved, but economic performance remained sluggish.
Analysts said that Chrysler's performance remained Fiat's best hedge against the turmoil in Europe.
"Performance remained poor in other key areas such as help with eating, mixed-sex accommodation, involvement in decisions about care and answering call buttons".
"We're pleased that our financial performance remained on track even as we faced unceasing competitive pressures," G.M.'s chairman and chief executive, John F. Smith Jr, said.
In interviews, Mr. Westin, Mr. Goldston and Cynthia McFadden, one of the three "Nightline" anchors, all acknowledged an awareness that the program's performance remained under constant appraisal.
The Financial Services Authority has favored paying portions of bonus in bank stock, which theoretically would give individuals an incentive to make sure the bank's performance remained strong.
Many of the factors critical to catalyst performance remained poorly understood, however, because of the difficulties in scrutinizing the inside of a working chemical reactor.
In addition, their performance remained stable across many cycles.
He said £5.8bn was saved last year, while performance remained good.
