ford way forward

Charlie Hughes, ex-president of Mazda Motor and former CEO of Land Rover, has some radical alternatives to Ford Motor's "Way Forward" restructuring plan, which he's putting forward in a forthcoming book, Branding Iron, co-authored with Car and Driver editor William Jeanes.Dubbed the "Dearborn ...

Nine new vehicles in next six monthsThe North American automotive market has punished automakers whose products are out of step with rapidly changing consumer demands, and Ford Motor's Mark Fields (president, Americas) says his company gets the message. In a speech to industry executives Wednesday ...

The day after Standard & Poor's cut Ford Motor's debt rating deeper into the junk category, Bill Ford was quoted Thursday as saying that the company has no plans to seek bankruptcy protection, saying "it's not an option" in a Wall Street Journal interview.S&P justified its latest ratings ...

At the New York Auto Show Wednesday, Ford Motor's President of the Americas, Mark Fields, said "we're very pleased with our early progress" with the Way Forward plan - the company's roadmap for restoring its North American auto business to profitability by 2008.Saying that restructuring ...