Alan Mulally
Alan Mulally
Alan Roger Mulallyis an American engineer, business executive, and former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Ford Motor Company. He retired from Ford Motor Company on July 1, 2014. Ford had been struggling during the late-2000s recession, returned to profitability under Mulally, and was the only American major car manufacturer to avoid a bailout fund provided by the government. Mulally's achievements at Ford are chronicled in the book, An American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth4 August 1945
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recovery past people
We've incentivized people in the past to maybe turn their vehicles over, you know sooner rather than later. And in the United States with the squeeze on discretionary income and credit that even as the economy comes back there's probably more of a chance than not that it'll be a slower recovery on auto sales.
technology fit lifestyle
The success of SYNC is another proof point that we are doing just that. We will continue to innovate and expand the capability of SYNC by integrating even more new technologies that fit our customers’ lifestyles.
moving airplane up-in-the-air
An automobile has about 10,000 moving parts, right? An airplane has two million, and it has to stay up in the air.
combined global great market order portfolio position product strategy support validated
We also solidified the transformation of our product line, and the market validated our strategy with every order during the year. Our new portfolio of airplanes from 100 to 450 seats, combined with our global support services, put us in a great position for the long term.
good people together
It is about people working together for the good of all of us.
committed despite family remain singapore
We remain committed to the 747X family of airplanes despite Singapore Airlines' announcement today,
compelling someday
I think someday we will make another stretch, the 787-10, for sure, because it is so compelling economically.
compelling someday
I think someday we will make another stretch, the 787- 10, for sure, because it is so compelling economically.
last leveling next optimistic orders percent year
Orders will be only 30 to 40 percent of last year's (level), and we see them leveling out next year but are cautiously optimistic that they will come back in 2001,
air asia driving economic impacts plans traffic
Clearly, the economic slowdown in Asia is driving air traffic down, which impacts out customers' plans and operations.
associated clearly company everybody strike
Clearly a strike would be devasting to the Boeing company and everybody associated with the Boeing company.
customers incredible year
Clearly, 2005 was an incredible year for our customers and for Boeing.
cannot emphasize mean strike
I cannot emphasize enough what a strike would mean for us,
absolutely cannot emphasize mean strike walking
I just cannot emphasize enough what a strike would mean to us because we would absolutely be walking away from our commitments to our customers. There's just no way we would recover.