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22 May, 2017
Ford Chief Executive Mark Fields has been replaced by Jim Hackett - Ford's former Smart Mobility boss
Ford has named Jim Hackett as its new president and CEO, replacing Mark Fields.
Ford is about to replace Mark Fields as CEO according to reports in the US media.
Daimler will break ground on plant in Germany that will assemble lithium ion energy-storage units. The factory marks the arrival of battery-making gigafactories in Europe that will challenge Tesla.
Daimler broke ground on plant in Germany that will assemble lithium ion energy-storage units. The factory marks the arrival of battery-making gigafactories in Europe that will challenge Tesla.
Jim Hackett, the man named to replace Mark Fields as CEO of Ford, is a former board member at the automaker who spent most of his career running a Michigan furniture maker before Fields tapped him to steer Ford's investments in new forms of mobility.
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Ford will fire CEO Mark Fields and replace him with James Hackett, head of the automaker's Smart Mobility arm, according to a report by Forbes late Sunday. An announcement will be made Monday, a source close to the situation told Forbes.
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Ford, in a broad management shake-up, named Jim Hackett, former CEO of Steelcase, as its new CEO, replacing Mark Fields, who is stepping down amid pressure from shareholders over a slumping stock price.
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GM CEO Mary Barra signaled that GM isn't planning any more major reductions to its geographic profile. Still, she said the company would aggressively pare costs everywhere it can.
Ford and GM are making recession-style staff cuts even as sales and profits remain relatively strong.