Charlie Rose with Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes & Megan Mullally; Susan Sontag (May 16, 2000)
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday
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...
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 [...]
Leftlane (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 [...]
All Small Cars (Free subscription) | yesterday
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 ...
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.
eGMCarTech (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
FoMoCo’s CEO Alan Mulally said that its surprise third-quarter profit “absolutely” would have happened even without the Cash for Clunkers incentive. “It was a good stimulus,” Mulally told Automotive News. “But the real strength of the third quarter is based on the strength of our product line improving.” Mulally wouldn’t say whether...
1853 Chairman (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Mulally Spurs Ford Growth With $2,700 More Revenue per Vehicle By Keith Naughton Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, after cutting nearly half the automaker’s North American employees, is commanding $2,700 more revenue per vehicle as he looks to put the company on a path to growth. Mulally posted his first [...]
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
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 trek...
habser | yesterday
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.
Autoblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 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 result. When pushed...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Filed under: Truck , Hatchback , Ford Global Ford Ranger - Click above for high-res gallery Ford has been working hard to integrate its product lineup on a global scale, but it appears that some models available overseas may never make it to U.S. shores. Ford CEO Alan Mulally has apparently told Automotive News that the Thai-built global Ranger and the A-Segment Ka likely won't be going on...
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
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 that we...
Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
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 its...
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ford's decided smaller may not always be better. CEO Alan Mulally told Automotive News this weekend they won't be selling the Ka minicar or the next-gen-for-the-global-marketplace 2012 Ford Ranger pickup here in the U.S. [ AutoNews ]
All Small Cars (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago
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 ...
