Showing posts with label auto industry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label auto industry. Show all posts

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Ford is not Obama Motors

[obama-michelin-man-vincenzo-sancte-pater-7vs.jpg]"NEW YORK – General Motors and Chrysler put on their best brave faces here at the New York International Auto Show, but Ford Motor came out guns blazing, determined to separate itself from the other two Detroit-based auto makers...

And Ford, unlike its Detroit rivals, had an army of senior executives, designers, engineers and marketers here, all available to talk the Ford line. Ford is trying desperately to shape its message and that message boils down to this: 'I'm not with stupid.'

That's my own harsh translation, but make no mistake: Ford does not want to be lumped in with GM and Chrysler. Ford is not taking government bailout money, company types say. Bottom line: Ford is not Obama Motors..."

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