Mark Fields

Ford prepares to name Fields COO, report says

4:00 pm U.S. ET | Sept. 11, 2012
Ford directors are preparing to promote Mark Fields to COO from president of the Americas, a move that anoints him as probable successor to CEO Alan Mulally, a person familiar with the plan told Bloomberg.... Read More »

 

Gen Y holds key to strength of U.S. sales rebound

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 11, 2012
The auto industry says it's concerned that financially pressed young people who connect online instead of in person could hold down peak demand by 2 million units each year. The rate of U.S. auto sales to 18-to-34-year-old buyers declined to 11 percent in April 2012, down from 17 percent for the same age group in April 2007, before the recession, according to R.L. Polk & Co.... Read More »

 

Ford thinks small

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 2, 2012
How times have changed. For decades, automakers boasted of the horsepower and raw size of their engines. Now, Ford Motor Co. is bragging about how many of its vehicles lead their segments in -- small engines.... Read More »

 

JUNE U.S. AUTO SALES

Fields sees June sales pace in high 13 millions

11:19 am U.S. ET | June 26, 2012
Ford sees the sales pace of new cars and trucks in June largely in the same range as in May as the outlook for the economy remains mixed, a top executive said today.... Read More »

 

Ford fast-tracker Fields learns from slowing down

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 4, 2012
Mark Fields was once on the fastest of fast tracks at Ford Motor Co. He rose quickly through the executive ranks with stops at Mazda Motor Corp. in Japan and at Ford of Europe before landing at headquarters as president of the Americas in 2005. And there he still sits.... Read More »