Joe Miner Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29600900/ I'd love for a company to be able to turn itself around and show that it can be done without the taxpayers help. That would be a nice feather in Ford's cap. To be able to turn your company around without a bankruptcy or a bailout, and do it at a time when the rest of the economy, especially your industry is in dire straights. It's also amazing that the company that didn't have to come up with a new business plan so the gov't would give it money is so far the only one that's been able to renegotiate with the unions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm rooting for Ford now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 100% agree. They are the only one to root for in their present form. GM and Chrysler should go through bankruptcy and emerge better for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLflutie7 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29600900/ I'd love for a company to be able to turn itself around and show that it can be done without the taxpayers help. That would be a nice feather in Ford's cap. To be able to turn your company around without a bankruptcy or a bailout, and do it at a time when the rest of the economy, especially your industry is in dire straights. It's also amazing that the company that didn't have to come up with a new business plan so the gov't would give it money is so far the only one that's been able to renegotiate with the unions. And this from a CEO who received heavy criticism when he was hired because Wall Street didn't like the hire. Shows what Wall Street knows. He came from the airline industry (Boeing) Mulally brought a vision that was completely at odds with Ford's culture. Ford's idea was that each vehicle should be stand alone with no overlap from other Ford models. Mulally said he wanted customers to be able to sit in a Ford with their eyes closed and know they were sitting in a Ford. In press stories he used the metal rod that holds the hood of the car open as an example. At one point Ford used about seven different styles of this part in all it's models. He said they'd probably make just one or two and save money and time. Simple little things like this add up over time and make it easier for designers and workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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