Jim Padilla
Jim Padilla
James "Jim" Padilla was an American automobile industry executive. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, attending the University of Detroit and earning bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering and a master's degree in economics. He is also a Distinguished Eagle Scout...
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Bill Ford and I have worked hard to develop and assemble the best leadership for the company.
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Bill and I have worked closely together in putting together the right team.
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Our people have made excellent progress in South America, stabilized Europe and positioned us for growth in Asia. The challenges in North America require us to give it the attention and resources it deserves. I know the team we've put together can deliver.
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It is a supply issue, and it's supply of several technologies, ... The Japanese have shown a little bit of a predatory approach.
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I think we'll see some degree of moderation, but I don't see any backing off to a large degree.
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Will this be the end-all? It depends on how the world turns,
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We hoped to achieve our goals through attrition, reduced hiring and other voluntary means. Despite our best efforts, it became clear that getting to our targets required a number of involuntary separations.
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We have the right team for the job at hand and it is time for me to allow them to grow even further and transition into the new roles that await them. It is because of these individuals, and the people they lead, that I leave Ford with confidence in the company's future.
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It's time for these younger leaders to show their wares. Bill is going to be much more closely involved.
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We had a good plan at the end of 2001, ... We executed it. We achieved everything that was in it and then some. But it wasn't good enough. ... So guess what? Now we have to respond again, and we're going to step up to it.
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We will be aggressive. We will address costs. We will address our footprint as a business. We will address capacity.
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We're going to be more vocal (about our green efforts). It's not clear to us that we've gotten much credit for the good things that we have done, and we think we ought to start talking about that and get people to recognize it. If some people choose to sit on the sidelines and criticize, then we ought to ask them what they're doing physically to make a difference rather than just talking.
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The team in North America, led by Mark Fields and supported by Anne Stevens, developed the plan for North America, drawing on their extensive global experience in Asia, Europe and The Americas. They have reenergized the Ford team to make it work, and they have the full support of the Ford Motor Company behind them.
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We are working with multiple suppliers and alternatives, ... We recognize that the ramp-up phase is very critical for suppliers and for ourselves to get economies of scale.