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Bill Ford steps down still to remain executive director

#1 User is offline   jrod 

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:24 PM

This was just announced so there is no links to any indepth articles about it yet. Just an FYI.

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:31 PM

View Postjrod, on Sep 5 2006, 04:24 PM, said:

This was just announced so there is no links to any indepth articles about it yet. Just an FYI.
Here's an article from the Wall Street Journal.

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:32 PM

Here's a story
http://www.autonews....i...28&refsect=
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:39 PM

Yet another

http://www.freep.com...NEWS99/60905027
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:40 PM

View Postjrod, on Sep 5 2006, 04:24 PM, said:

This was just announced so there is no links to any indepth articles about it yet. Just an FYI.

reuters has it as of 4:10 pm,he's being replaced by Alan Mulally who was an executive vice president at Boeing Corp. I hope something good comes out of this
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:45 PM

I hope this doesn't dealy our buyout packages.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:48 PM

Good...Ford needs new blood and this was long overdue. Wonder if he'll have any input into the Sept 14th announcement.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:50 PM

View Posttbldbxorntnap, on Sep 5 2006, 04:40 PM, said:

reuters has it as of 4:10 pm,he's being replaced by Alan Mulally who was an executive vice president at Boeing Corp. I hope something good comes out of this

We will find out soon enough when they have their big announcement the middle of this month for all of us to chew on on just what will be coming our way............... :poke: :slap: :slug: :fan: :wacko:
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 03:59 PM

Fields is probably happy.


This will take the pressure off of him. This new guy sticks around for 2 or 3 years and then Fields in the new CEO.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:01 PM

I sure hope this new guy believes in the...CUT THAT CHECK!!!!!!! campaign :happy feet: :happy feet:
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:02 PM

Alan Mullaly is a good choice-did great job with Boeing Commercial Aircraft Division. Seems to be the right fit. Time will tell. (fingers crossed here)
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:07 PM

View PostTiberius1701, on Sep 5 2006, 05:02 PM, said:

Alan Mullaly is a good choice-did great job with Boeing Commercial Aircraft Division. Seems to be the right fit. Time will tell. (fingers crossed here)

Love your avatar, MOE,.......are you looking up Mullay's references just to be on the safe side? Better cross all fingers on both hands..........just to be on the safe side........ :bandance:
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:10 PM

Stock is up 12%. :bandance:
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:21 PM

View Postwildosvt, on Sep 5 2006, 09:10 PM, said:

Stock is up 12%. :bandance:



.12 points.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:29 PM

View PostTiberius1701, on Sep 5 2006, 03:02 PM, said:

Alan Mullaly is a good choice-did great job with Boeing Commercial Aircraft Division. Seems to be the right fit. Time will tell. (fingers crossed here)


Yep. According to his bio, he's an engineer by training (and not a "business-school" type); something Billy, Fields, Nasser, etc. are not. Keep all fingers and toes crossed!

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Posted 05 September 2006 - 04:42 PM

buyouts are going to be drastically cut back.. very selective now.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 05:17 PM

View PostMGallun, on Sep 5 2006, 04:42 PM, said:

buyouts are going to be drastically cut back.. very selective now.

How do you know, or are you just trying to stir up some shit. People are having a hard enough time already, dont make it worse.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 05:18 PM

View PostAAISkinsFan, on Sep 5 2006, 03:48 PM, said:

Good...Ford needs new blood and this was long overdue. Wonder if he'll have any input into the Sept 14th announcement.



As long as they don't bring back Nasser anything would be an improvement.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 05:20 PM

View PostPumpmaster, on Sep 5 2006, 05:29 PM, said:

Yep. According to his bio, he's an engineer by training (and not a "business-school" type); something Billy, Fields, Nasser, etc. are not. Keep all fingers and toes crossed!



Read "End of the Line" for the inside on how Boeing does business. They specialize on whipsawing entire nations, the carrot being the possibility that Boeing will allow the individual nations a slice of the pie, contracts to build major components for the aircraft they assemble in Washington. Japan builds engines, Boeing gets contracts for sales to JAL. Read the book, what may be good for the market is not necessarily good for UAW workers.
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Posted 05 September 2006 - 05:39 PM

View Postsailorjohn, on Sep 5 2006, 04:20 PM, said:

Read "End of the Line" for the inside on how Boeing does business. They specialize on whipsawing entire nations, the carrot being the possibility that Boeing will allow the individual nations a slice of the pie, contracts to build major components for the aircraft they assemble in Washington. Japan builds engines, Boeing gets contracts for sales to JAL. Read the book, what may be good for the market is not necessarily good for UAW workers.


Good point, SJ; Mulally IS a capitalist CEO---just like the rest of 'em. He answers to Wall St. moneychangers, not the company's employees. The old saw, "the more things change, the more they stay the same" will probably apply here, too. We'll stay tuned.

P.S. keep on' cuttin' davdog; it's hilarious! ;)
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