Posts Tagged ‘bill ford’

First Drive: 2008 Range Rover Sport

Monday, August 18th, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Range Rover Sport Driving a Range Rover Sport is like wearing an Izod circa 1980-anything: everybody immediately knows what you're about. And that's not a bad thing. We never wore Izods, but we'd drive this thing all day long -- and in fact, we did. The s......

Jaguar/Land Rover prognostications come out of woodwork

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
With the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover really, truly official, it hasn't taken long for every automotive news outlet to come out with its own take on the future of both storied marques.Autoweek distilled Jaguar and Land Rover's product offerings over the next eight years into about 800 words, beginn......

Bill Ford continues to refuse paycheck from board

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Ford Chairman Bill Ford hasn't been compensated for working at his great grandfather's company since May 2005, and he doesn't intend to cash in until the Blue Oval makes a sustained profit. Ford's board of directors decided that nearly three years was too long to work pro bono and tried to pay the F......

BMW reportedly interested in buying Volvo?

Friday, March 16th, 2007
Autocar says BMW seriously considered taking Volvo off of Ford's hands earlier this year, going so far as to request financial data about the company, which is surprising on several levels.First, does this mean Volvo is for sale? Bill Ford has said nothing in Ford's Premium Auto Group is sacred, bu......

Ford family meets with Wall Street advisors, sparks fly

Thursday, March 15th, 2007
The Detroit News just came out with an intriguing article about the inner workings of the Ford family and the rifts that have divided some of its members.The story begins with a meeting that took place late last month, which included Bill Ford Jr., FoMoCo's executive Chairman, his older sister Sheil......

Mulally pockets $28 million in 2006

Friday, February 16th, 2007
Reuters is reporting that while Ford Motor Co. posted a $12.7 billion loss last year, its new Chief Executive earned $28.18 million. And that was for four months worth of work. Alan Mulally's pay for 2006 included salary and stock options, as well as an $18.5 million bonus. The man Mulally replaced,......

Power Stroke production resumes, Ford and International reach temporary agreement

Saturday, January 20th, 2007
If you listen closely enough, you can hear the gargantuan "Whew!!!" from the glass house on Michigan Ave. Oakland County, Mich., Judge John McDonald has ordered International Truck and Engine to resume shipment of the 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engine that powers the uber-important Ford Super Duty pi......

Live like a king in Bill Ford’s ex-residence

Thursday, December 14th, 2006
Are you looking for a unique property with plenty of land, 5,900 sq. ft. of living space and a beautiful view of a lake Huron the Huron River? Not sure? What if we told you the house belongs to Ford Motor Company Chairman Bill Ford? Well, if you have $3.95 Million and a desire to live in Ann Arbor, ......

Dearborn mayor dies of cancer at 52

Friday, October 27th, 2006
On Tuesday, the citizens of Dearborn, Michigan, and Ford Motor Company lost a dear friend. Dearborn Mayor Michael Guido passed away at his home after a 9-month battle with cancer. He was 52.Guido had been mayor of the city that Ford Motor Company calls home for nearly six terms spanning 21 years, ma......

Mark Fields under fire for expensive flights home

Friday, October 6th, 2006
Steve Wilson, a reporter for WXYZ Channel 7 in Detroit, has taken the President of the Americas for Ford Motor Company, Mark Fields, to task for the weekly flights the executive takes from Detroit to his home in Delray Beach, Florida. Fields uses a company jet for the flights, which itself isn't the......