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To: Alighieri who wrote (492299)	7/2/2009 3:38:09 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574002

Ford got someone from outside the auto industry.....an airplane guy......I think that's what is making the big difference.

To: Alighieri who wrote (492299)	7/2/2009 4:56:27 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574002

Al, > Do you have a link showing this analysis of yours? Sorry, I don't. I picked up most of what I know from magazines and other periodicals like the WSJ and Barron's. I don't know all of the details, but my impression is that Ford was ahead of the game in terms of heading off disaster. The other two corporations were acting like deer in the headlights. I'm not really sure that Ford is making much better cars now. They've been through their fair share of management and marketing screw-ups. Their flagship lines (used to be Taurus, now it's the Five Hundred, but they're busy reviving the Taurus name) have always been plagued with reliability problems. Yet their trucks seem to be top-notch. By the way, I follow Ford more closely than the other two because I kind of have an affinity for them. My dad bought nothing but Ford cars while I was growing up. Don't know why, but I guess he's a "set in his ways" kind of guy. Only recently did he buy his first Japanese car, a Lexus. Tenchusatsu