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Ford CEO Mulally's 2012 compensation falls 29% to $20.99 million

9:15 am U.S. ET | March 15, 2013
Ford CEO Alan Mulally's compensation fell 29 percent in 2012 as the company failed to hit several performance targets. Mulally's pay dropped to $20.99 million from $29.5 million in 2011. Mulally received $2 million in salary, a $3.95 million cash bonus and stock awards totaling $14.3 million last year, according to a proxy statement released by the company today.... Read More »

 

Ford to cut waste per vehicle built 41% by 2016

4:04 am U.S. ET | Feb. 27, 2013
Ford Motor Co. plans to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills for each vehicle that it builds by 41 percent as part of a five-year plan through 2016. Ford plans to reduce waste generated per vehicle globally to 13.4 pounds per vehicle, from 22.7 pounds in 2011, the company said today.... Read More »

 

Ford to give Mulally bonus payment after he retires

Feb. 20, 2013 06:01 CET
Ford is planning to pay a bonus to CEO Alan Mulally after his employment ends as a reward for leading the automaker through its turnaround.... Read More »

 

Ford to give Mulally bonus payment after he retires

11:12 am U.S. ET | Feb. 19, 2013
Ford is planning to pay a bonus to CEO Alan Mulally after his employment ends as a reward for leading the automaker through its turnaround.... 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 »

 

Europe woes won't derail Ford's momentum, executives say

Jan. 15, 2013 09:44 CET
A more profitable lineup and lower costs protect Ford from persistent weakness in Europe and increased competition in the U.S. auto market, Ford executives said.... Read More »

 

Ford execs predict 'steady' U.S. growth, more competition

1:45 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Ford's top executives predicted steady, consistent growth in the United States this year and remained confident in the company's earnings prospects despite increasingly tough competition in the region.... Read More »

 

A look back at 59 years of top stories

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 31, 2012
Every year since 1953, reporters and editors at Automotive News have chosen the year's top auto story. Here are their picks.... Read More »

 

Ford board deliberates on successor for Mulally

Oct. 12, 2012 06:01 CET
Ford's board discussed a succession plan for CEO Alan Mulally at its monthly meeting on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The board is preparing to promote Mark Fields to COO from president of the Americas as part of a plan to have him eventually succeed Mulally, said the person, who asked not to be named revealing board deliberations. The meeting ended without directors announcing a resolution, said another person familiar with the gathering.... Read More »

 

Ford board deliberates on successor for Mulally

7:19 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 11, 2012
Ford Motor Co.'s board discussed a succession plan for CEO Alan Mulally at its monthly meeting on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The board is preparing to promote Mark Fields to COO from president of the Americas as part of a plan to have him eventually succeed Mulally, said the person, who asked not to be named revealing board deliberations. The meeting ended without directors announcing a resolution, said another person familiar with the gathering.... Read More »

 

Ford aims to turn Detroit into auto industry’s Silicon Valley

12:26 pm U.S. ET | May 31, 2012
Ford Motor is working to transform Detroit into a Silicon Valley for the auto industry, Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said today. The automaker announced two initiatives today to increase entrepreneurship.... Read More »