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May
22nd

Jim Hackett named new Ford boss as Mark Fields retires

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News 22 May, 2017

Ford Chief Executive Mark Fields has been replaced by Jim Hackett - Ford's former Smart Mobility boss

May
22nd

Ford replaces CEO Fields with Jim Hackett

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Ford has named Jim Hackett as its new president and CEO, replacing Mark Fields.
May
22nd

Ford to replace CEO – reports

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Ford is about to replace Mark Fields as CEO according to reports in the US media.
May
22nd

Daimler’s battery gigafactory begins Europe challenge to Tesla

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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.
May
22nd

Daimler starts work on Europe’s biggest battery factory in challenge to Tesla

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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.
May
22nd

Before Ford, Hackett built reputation on transforming Mich. office furniture company

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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.
May
22nd

Ford Motor Co.’s CEOs since 1979

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Ford Motor Co. CEOs since the resignation of Henry Ford II in October 1979.
May
22nd

Trade officials seek end to border hassles

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North American trade officials say synchronizing regulations and improving infrastructure at ports of entry are as important as trade agreements. The goal is the free movement of cross-border goods.
May
22nd

Nissan execs hint at upcoming EV crossover

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Nissan is working on a concept vehicle that will showcase its ideas for intelligent mobility and foreshadow an all-electric crossover.
May
22nd

How Toyota transforms America’s best-selling car to compete for other titles

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Turning the latest generation of the production Camry into the NASCAR racing version required even more than the usual feats of styling and engineering that went into past transformations.
May
22nd

Ford is firing CEO Mark Fields, naming former Steelcase chief Jim Hackett to take over, Forbes reports

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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.
May
22nd

What’s the succession plan at AutoNation?

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A series of high-level executive departures at AutoNation -- highlighted by COO Bill Berman's abrupt departure last week -- has raised questions about the succession plan for CEO Mike Jackson, 68.
May
22nd

Mark Reuss, in the ‘knothole’

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As much as Mark Reuss, a licensed road racer who created General Motors' Performance Division, relishes the fast lane, his appreciation for the carpool lane also runs deep.
May
22nd

Ford fires CEO Mark Fields, hires Jim Hackett

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Ford, in a sweeping management shake-up, named Jim Hackett, former CEO of Steelcase, chief executive, replacing Mark Fields, who is stepping down amid pressure from shareholders over a slumping stock price and during a period of rapid transformation...
May
22nd

Lexus patient with fixed-price program

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A year into the Lexus Plus no-haggle pricing program, the expected waves of dealers joining are only ripples. But brand executives say a slow and steady pace has its benefits.
May
22nd

FCA’s Ralph Gilles unleashing his ‘inner racer’

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There's no disputing it -- Ralph Gilles is one of the coolest guys in the auto industry. But when does Fiat Chrysler Auto-mobiles' global head of design achieve peak cool?
May
22nd

Fields to retire as Ford CEO in management shake-up; ex-Steelcase chief Jim Hackett named new CEO

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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.
May
22nd

Penske, Crain and the obsession that unites them

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As a young man, Penske did well enough to be named Driver of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 1961. But Penske soon would make a decision that would change his life.
May
22nd

India exit puts GM in ‘right markets’

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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.
May
22nd

Amid good times, Ford braces for bad ones

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Ford and GM are making recession-style staff cuts even as sales and profits remain relatively strong.
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