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...
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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.
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The challenge we face isn't a traditional economic downturn. It's a new, rapidly evolving, brutally competitive global marketplace.
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These plant and benefit actions, while painful for our employees, are necessary as we confront a serious situation, ... More tough decisions will follow in the months to come.
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We need to have a debate nationally that includes business and obviously includes the politicians, ... It's got to come up and it's got to come fast.
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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.
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Every day is a big test, ... It's not going to be a bed of roses for the next number of quarters. But we are making progress. I feel very good about where we are from a leadership standpoint.
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Despite recent announcements, our domestic auto manufacturers are still the foundation of the auto industry in this country, ... We still employ nearly 90 percent of the workers in our industry. We still manufacture 75 percent of the cars and trucks made in America. We purchase 80 percent of all U.S. auto parts.
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If we don't adapt to a changing market and shifts in consumer demand, then like any business we deserve to suffer the consequences,
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Nearly a decade ago, the government offered subsidies to their domestic auto suppliers to build hybrid batteries, which are one of the most expensive components of today's hybrid vehicles. That gave them a head-start.
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Lots of stuff that made this company great started off as something that wasn't in the budget.
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