New CEO named at Ford

[mlowry1260]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ford Motor Co. Tuesday surprised the auto industry by tapping senior Boeing executive Alan Mulally as its new chief executive officer, succeeding current CEO Bill Ford, who will stay on as chairman.

see full article at:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/05/news/companies/ford/index.htm?cnn=yes

[speedracer]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Ford Motor Co. Tuesday surprised the auto industry by tapping senior Boeing executive Alan Mulally as its new chief executive officer, succeeding current CEO Bill Ford, who will stay on as chairman.

see full article at:
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/05/news/companies/ford/index.htm?cnn=yes
:nervous: Hopefully he's a fan of horse power...

[shawnsvtcobra]

:nervous: Hopefully he's a fan of horse power...I SURE AS HELL HOPE SO.
:highfive:

[mlowry1260]

Well.

he has a degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. So, he should like things that are fast.

His previous position was executive vice president of The Boeing Company, and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

[stanggrrl]

Well.

he has a degree in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. So, he should like things that are fast.

His previous position was executive vice president of The Boeing Company, and president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

The degree is nice, but unless the dude has business sense and can keep Ford afloat, it ain't gonna mean sh1t. I haven't followed Bill Ford's tenure, but I'm wondering if he was asked to step down or has realized his shortcomings. There is a lot of groundbreaking history with Ford. I'd hate to see it go under or be taken over by Asians (especially). Will be interesting to see how Ford is downsized and what they will offer in the market. Another interesting point will be dealing with the unions... *ouch*

[coralcoupe1993]

I just found out he is very far left and belives all cars should run on electric....

J/K
Better like SVT!!!