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Alan Mulally: FoMoCo would’ve been profitable even without Cash for Clunkers

Posted: Nov 03, 2009

FoMoCo’s CEO Alan Mulally said that its surprise third-quarter profit “absolutely” would have happened even without the Cash for Clunkers incentive.
“It was a good stimulus,” Mulally told Automotive News. “But the real strength of the third quarter is based on the strength of our product line improving.”
Mulally wouldn’t say whether the Dearborn automaker expects to [...]

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FoMoCo’s Alan Mulally to deliver keynote at 2010 CES in Las Vegas

Posted: Sep 21, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

FoMoCo announced today that the company’s CEO, Alan Mulally, will once again deliver the keynote address at the International CES show in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2010. Mulally will focus on Ford’s latest innovations and will announce new technology developments related to Ford’s popular, voice-activated SYNC technology.
“Ford continues to lead by bringing together the automobile [...]

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Bill Ford: Alan Mulally can stay for as long as he would like

Posted: Sep 03, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Alan Mulally, the man credited with being the catalyst behind Ford’s recent turnaround, has been invited to stay on with the company for as long as he wants.
“I want Alan to stay as long as he would like to stay and hopefully that is quite a while,” Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. told Reuters.
The [...]

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Mulally has no intentions of retiring before bringing Ford to sustained profitability

Posted: Jul 30, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Many FoMoCo executives have typically retired by the age of 65 and one of our favorite automotive executives, Ford’s CEO Alan Mulally, is turning 64 next month. However, Mulally has no intention of retiring before bring Ford back to sustained profitability.
“As long as I’m contributing, I’m honored to serve Ford,” Mulally said. “But I’m one [...]

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Ford’s new buyouts brings UAW workforce down to 47,000

Posted: Jul 23, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

A total of 1,000 UAW members accepted FoMoCo’s buyout offers last quarter, the Dearborn automaker said. Ford said it doesn’t have plans to offer anymore buyouts, which have cut the number of active UAW employees to 47,000 – down from 95,000 in 2003. Ford said that the workers’ departure is scheduled to be completed “in [...]

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Ford CEO: U.S. economy may start improving in second-half

Posted: Jun 11, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally believes that the U.S. economy will begin improving in the second half of 2009.
“We think we are right on track to start this recovery,” Mulally told reporters today at the launch of the 2010 Ford Taurus.
“We are very rapidly moving on our plan to improve the balance sheet,” Mulally said. “Going [...]

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Mulally delivers Ford Fusion Hybrid with 1 Millionth SYNC System to Microsoft’s CEO

Posted: May 26, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

As GM’s Fritz Henderson and Chrysler’s Bob Nardelli face their career’s toughest week, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is out and about making vehicle deliveries. That’s right, FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally headed over to Seattle today to deliver the 1 millionth vehicle, a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, equipped with Ford Sync to Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer.
“We [...]

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Obama plugs his Ford Escape Hybrid, Alan Mulally smiles, other auto execs look on

Posted: May 19, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Hybrids, Green News, Industry News

While the U.S. government may be well on its way to owning a majority control in General Motors, President Barack Obama still loves his Ford Escape Hybrid. Announcing the new fuel-economy standards today in the Rose Garden of the White House, Obama stepped away from the podium and threw in a little plug for his Escape [...]

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Ford’s Alan Mulally added to World’s Most Influential People of 2009 list

Posted: May 04, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

FoMoCo’s CEO Alan Mulally has been added to the World’s Most Influential People of 2009 list by Time.
Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, wrote an article paying tribute to the CEO of the automaker that has yet to ask the U.S. Government for any federal aid.
You can check out the article here.
- By: Omar Rana

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Mulally: Ford is now competitive, can make it through the downturn

Posted: Mar 30, 2009

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

As Rick Wagoner is being ousted as CEO of General Motors by Obama and as Chrysler faces a “Fiat or bust” policy, Ford CEO Alan Mulally is hanging out in his 12th floor corner office at Ford’s Dearborn headquarters with a big grin on his face.
Mulally says that Ford is now competitive. ”Ford has won all [...]