Alan Mulally

Ford's Mulally (formerly of Boeing) is Automobile's man of the year

James Wallace on Aerospace (Free subscription) | yesterday

Automobile Magazine just named Mulally its 2010 Man of the Year.

Mulally: Ford Ka Not Headed To the United States

All Small Cars (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

The diminutive Ford Ka will not be heading to the United States according to a recent Automotive News interview with Ford CEO Alan Mulally. In the interview, Mulally stated to the trade publication, "Our view is that the Fiesta is about the smallest vehicle that we think will be a real success in the United States." Some industry ...

Mulally: Ford Ka and new Ford Ranger not coming to U.S.

eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

If you were one of the many compact car lovers that were excited when earlier reports of a Ford Ka for the U.S. started showing up – we’ve got some bad news for you this Monday morning. FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally said that the Ford Ka minicar and the new Ford Ranger pickup will not [...]

FoMoCo CEO Alan Mulally Links Lincoln to Ford Dealers

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: if you want proof that Ford’s water-walking CEO doesn’t “get” automotive branding, look at Lincoln. The Blue Oval Boyz’ upmarket marque is in total disarray. Lincoln lacks anything approaching an effective brand proposition; it’s burning through tag lines almost as quickly and ineffectively as the industry standard...

Mulally: No Ford Ka, world market Ranger for U.S.

Leftlane (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Ford’s global product portfolio will be trickling into the United States market later this year with the arrival of the Fiesta and, later, the world market Focus, but company CEO Alan Mulally says that’s about the end of the road – for now. The European-developed Ka subcompact and Australian-developed Ranger pickup will not enter the [...]

Report: Ford could export US vehicles, says Mulally - 4WheelsNews

habser | 11/05/2009

Ford is seriously considering the export of US-made vehicles due to the combination of factors that include flexible manufacturing plants, global vehicles and a weak US dollar, according to chief executive Alan Mulally who spoke with Automotive News.

Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs to Keynote 2010 CES

CE Pro News (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Other notable 2010 CES keynoters include Microsoft's Steve Ballmer, Ford's Alan Mulally, and Intel's Paul Otellini.

Ford’s dealership consolidation strategy hits stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealerships - 4WheelsNews

habser | yesterday

Ford CEO Alan Mulally was asked recently by Automotive News about how its current strategy of promoting the combo Ford-Lincoln-Mercury retailers over the stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury stores has fared so far after the changes were made starting 2006.

• REPORT: Stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealers being scaled out of existence - Autoblog

Ford will not sell the Ka minicar or the global Ranger pickup in the United States - 4WheelsNews

habser | 11/10/2009

The Ford Ka minicar and the global Ford Ranger pickup will not be sold in the United States, Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally says. This douses hopes of enthusiasts who perked up with Mulally’s previous statement that both vehicles were under consideration for sale in the US. “Too small for American tastes,” is the reason for the Ka being edged out.

New Ford Ranger, Ka not coming to U.S.

Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Although Ford is redesigning the Ranger pickup for the rest of the world in 2010, it won’t bring the new version of its compact pickup to the United States. That’s the news from Ford CEO Alan Mulally, in an interview with Automotive News. (He also said Americans would not be interested in a vehicle as small as the European Ka, a model sized beneath the upcoming Fiesta, sharing...

Not Coming to America: Redesigned Ford Ka, Ranger

AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | yesterday

Filed under: MPG , Ford , USA 2009 Ford Ka - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford CEO Alan Mulally has said a couple of times that he'd like to see the diminutive and highly efficient Ford Ka sold here in the States, though we always questioned whether it would actually happen. Wonder no more, as Mulally has just come right out and said that the little car won't make the...

Microcar Battle Heats Up With Ford's Fiesta, Chevy's Spark and More To Come

All Small Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday

With gas prices slowly slipping upward again, gaining about two cents in the last week so that now they are between $2.59 and $2.70 nationally, interest is again swinging toward subcompacts and microcars. However, as a singer once asked: "How low can you go?". Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford , may have gotten it right when he told ...

Ford Scraps Plan to Bring All-New Fuel-Efficient Ka to U.S., Says It's Too Small

Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | yesterday

Despite a solid launch of the new Ka subcompact car in Europe earlier this year, Ford Motor Co. has reconsidered its plan to bring the subcompact to the U.S. and has decided that the car is too small for American tastes. In an interview with Automotive News (subscription required) published Monday, Ford CEO Alan Mulally said "our view is that Fiesta is about the smallest vehicle...

REPORT: Stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealers being scaled out of existence

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

... dwindled down to just 357 at the beginning of 2009. Automotive News recently spoke with Ford CEO Alan Mulally about the future of the Lincoln brand and its stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury stores. While Ford's current strategy is pushing combo Ford-Lincoln-Mercury retailers, Mulally would not confirm that eliminating the stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealerships was the desired end...

Ford Ka Not Coming to the U.S. Says CEO

Straightline (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

In a report by Automotive News, Ford CEO Alan Mulally said the company won't bring the Ka minicar to the U.S. He told the trade paper that the Ka is too small for American tastes and the Fiesta will...