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FINAL ASSEMBLY

Ford scion was told Blue Oval needs no green

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013
Bill Ford jokingly told an audience in Los Angeles last week that he was ordered "to stop associating with any known or suspected environmentalists" when he joined the family company in 1979 as a 22-year-old fresh out of Princeton.... Read More »

 

BRADFORD WERNLE

For Bill Ford, Lincoln's fate is personal

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 21, 2013
For most members of the Ford Motor Co. management team, the resurrection of the Lincoln brand is a sound business strategy and a critical component of Ford's strategy to be a complete global car company. For Chairman Bill Ford, Lincoln is much more personal Bradford Wernle covers Ford Motor Co. for Automotive News.... Read More »

 

BRADFORD WERNLE

For Bill Ford, Lincoln is personal

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2013
For most members of the Ford Motor management team, the resurrection of the Lincoln brand is a critical component of Ford's strategy to be a complete global car company and a sound business plan.... Read More »

 

JAMIE LaREAU

Ford display has more than just product

9:03 am U.S. ET | Jan. 15, 2013
The Ford Motor Company display at the Detroit auto show is a theatrical production. Literally. It's part of the automaker's celebration of the 150th anniversary of Henry Ford's birth.... Read More »

 

Bill Ford: Fiscal cliff agreement 'vitally important'

1:36 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 19, 2012
A deal between President Barack Obama and Congress to avoid the fiscal cliff is critical to the United States economy’s health and to Ford Motor, the company’s executive chairman said today.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

When 'Bolshevik' Bill Ford talked green, company execs saw a Red

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 9, 2012
Ford Chairman Bill Ford has long supported environmental causes. That's popular today, but it didn't go over well with senior execs when he joined the company out of Princeton in 1979.... Read More »

 

Auto execs hit commencement circuit to tout comeback, recruit talent

3:16 pm U.S. ET | June 27, 2012
The U.S. auto industry is in full recovery mode and industry leaders are taking to the commencement circuit to tout the turnaround and recruit critical engineering and management talent. It's a sharp contrast to the past few years when the severe sales downturn and financial woes forced executives to hunker down and focus on restructuring, downsizing and simply trying to make sure their companies survive.... Read More »

 

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Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

Dealer O.C. Welch's big-truck turnaround

After Mercury's demise, South Carolina Ford-Lincoln dealer O.C. Welch had to find a way to replace lost revenue. He decided to load up on Super Duty pickups – and sell them online. Mon., June 17
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