Bill Ford
Bill Ford
William Clay "Bill" Ford Jr.is an American businessman. The great-grandson of Henry Ford, he serves as the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company. Ford also served as the President, CEO, and COO until turning over those roles to former Boeing executive Alan Mulally in September 2006. Ford is also the Vice Chairman of the Detroit Lions NFL franchise...
thinking forever natural
When I joined Ford, in the late 1970s, I felt strongly we could not forever be a huge user of natural resources without there being consequences. But I was alone in my thinking in those days.
strong healthy world
One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.
technology iphone people
I don't care where you are in the world, people are aware of what technology is available to others. If you're in Nairobi, you're certainly aware of the iPhone.
thinking america people
All things being equal, I think people would still prefer to do business with their hometown companies. That's true in America, that's true in China, that's true in Germany.
inspiring world doe
A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.
inspiring impact people
Social obligation is much bigger than supporting worthy causes. It includes anything that impacts people and the quality of their lives .
growing-up believe top-management
One of the things I've had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me.
data information form
It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?
ready until
We're not going to be ready until January,
again analyst beat estimates quarters second third
We beat analyst estimates in the first and second quarters and we will do it again in the third quarter,
focus forecast improve recognize results
We recognize that our fourth-quarter results forecast is unacceptable and we are working with a laser-like focus to improve our performance,
based feasible ourselves plans shrink
We are not going to shrink ourselves into oblivion. We think our plans are based upon what's feasible to us,
best military technology train training
They train us to survive. It's the best training and the best military in the world and best technology in the world.
actions business challenges continue core difficult face job necessary results return team throughout understand year
As our results indicate, we face many challenges in this competitive and difficult environment. We have demonstrated throughout the year that we will continue to take the actions necessary to return our core business to sustainable profitability. We understand the issues, our priorities, and have the right team in place to get the job done.