Fields tried to fire Hinrichs before being ousted himself

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Days before his May 19 ouster as CEO of Ford, Mark Fields was proposing to fire his top lieutenant, Joe Hinrichs, in an effort to relieve some of the pressure he was facing from a skeptical board of directors, Automotive News has learned.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170531/OEM02/170539952/-

Fields tried to fire Hinrichs before being ousted himself

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Former Ford CEO Mark Fields intended to fire top lieutenant Joe Hinrichs in an effort to relieve pressure Fields was facing from the board in the days before his ouster, Automotive News has learned.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170531/OEM02/170539952/fields-tried-to-fire-hinrichs-before-being-ousted-himself

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Automotive News Europe salutes Felicie Burelle

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2017 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Business Development is Felicie Burelle, Plastic Omnium's executive vice president of strategy and development. http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170531/ANE/305319999/automotive-news-europe-salutes-felicie-burelle http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Focus, Fiesta owners sue Ford over faulty Powershift transmissions

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Nearly 7,000 Fiesta and Focus owners are suing Ford Motor Co. over defective PowerShift transmissions in some small cars, a problem that has plagued the automaker for years.The

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170530/OEM11/170539974/focus-fiesta-owners-sue-ford-over-faulty-powershift-transmissions

Whose hotel is this anyway?

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Call it opportunism or maybe just trolling, but Fiat Chrysler last week held not one, but two recruiting events at a hotel in the heart of Ford Country.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170529/OEM02/170529823/whose-hotel-is-this-anyway

Ford Foundation to open Detroit office after 64-year hiatus

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA The Ford Foundation is preparing to open its first office in Detroit since leaving the Motor City in 1953 as it ramps up a major initiative to invest in affordable housing.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170530/OEM02/170539988/ford-foundation-to-open-detroit-office-after-64-year-hiatus

Automotive News Europe salutes Christian Ohm

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2017 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Brand Management is Christian Ohm, Mazda Europe's head of strategic brand management, media, insights, analytics and marketing performance. http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170530/ANE/305309999/automotive-news-europe-salutes-christian-ohm http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Failed Google deal left Fields in the lurch

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA A look back at the timeline of the failed Ford-Google talks reveals a moment that became a turning point in Mark Fields' career at Ford.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170529/OEM/170529795/google-ford-deal-mark-fields

Automotive News Europe salutes Frank Kremer

Automotive News Europe honors the winners of the 2017 Rising Stars awards. The Rising Star for Aftermarket and Customer Service is Frank Kremer, who is an aftersales director with Nissan in Europe. http://europe.autonews.com/article/20170529/ANE/170509830/automotive-news-europe-salutes-frank-kremer http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

IHS manager Jackson moves to OESA

The Original Equipment Suppliers Association has tapped IHS veteran Mike Jackson as its executive director of strategy and research. http://www.autonews.com/article/20170529/OEM02/170529831/ihs-manager-jackson-moves-to-oesa http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Toyota's Leroy to speak next month at Europe congress

Didier Leroy, Toyota's highest ranking non-Japanese executive, will speak at the Automotive News Europe Congress on June 21 in Barcelona, Spain. http://www.autonews.com/article/20170529/OEM02/170529816/toyotas-leroy-to-speak-next-month-at-europe-congress http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Bill Ford to serve as the voice of Ford in Washington and on Wall Street

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA The executive shuffle gives the great-grandson of Henry Ford his first operational responsibilities outside of his board position since 2006.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170528/OEM02/170529821/bill-ford-hackett-wall-street

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Fields could walk away from Ford with $57.5 million

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Former Ford CEO Mark Fields, ousted by the board after the automaker's stock declined 37 percent on his watch, could walk away with about $57.5 million in compensation.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170524/OEM02/170529908/fields-could-walk-away-from-ford-with-57-5-million

New Ford CEO Hackett's pay package worth up to $13.4 million

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA New Ford CEO Jim Hackett's base salary rose from $716,000 to $1.8 million. His total compensation for this year is valued up to $13.4 million.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170524/OEM02/170529915/new-ford-ceo-hacketts-pay-package-worth-up-to-13-4-million

Ford issues two recalls for roughly 3,000 vehicles

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Ford issued two recalls for about 3,000 vehicles in North America. The largest involves a call-back of about 2,500 2017 Explorer SUVs, F-150 and Super Duty pickups.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170524/OEM11/170529929/ford-issues-two-recalls-for-roughly-3000-vehicles

New Ford CEO Hackett conjures memories of Mulally

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA It was déjà vu at Ford's world headquarters as Executive Chairman Bill Ford took the stage and introduced Jim Hackett as the automaker's new "transformational," turnaround-tested CEO.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170523/OEM02/170529956/hackett-mulally-connection

Ford awards multimillion-dollar retention bonuses to four executives

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Days before it parted ways with former CEO Mark Fields, Ford offered retention stock bonuses to four top executives ranging from $2 million to $5 million.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170523/OEM02/170529958/ford-awards-multimillion-dollar-retention-bonuses-to-four-executives

Ford fires CEO Mark Fields, hires Jim Hackett

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA 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...

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM02/170529994/fields-departs-in-shake-up-ex-steelcase-head-jim-hackett-named-ceo

Ford shakeup could affect dealership buy-sells -- later

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA The immediate impact on dealership buy-sell activity from Ford's executive shakeup is likely negligible, buy-sell advisors say, but the long-term impact could be problematic.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/RETAIL07/170529973/ford-shakeup-could-affect-dealership-buy-sells-later

Hefty profits didn't save Fields' job

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Mark Fields' hefty profits at Ford Motor Co. weren't enough to keep him in the CEO chair.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/BLOG06/170529974/hefty-profits-didnt-save-fields-job

Ford fires CEO Mark Fields, hires Jim Hackett

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Ford, in a sweeping management shake-up, named Jim Hackett, former CEO of Steelcase, as its new chief executive, replacing Mark Fields, who is stepping down amid pressure from shareholders over a slumping stock price and during a period of rapid...

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM02/170529994/ford-ceo-departs-in-shake-up-ex-steelcase-head-jim-hackett-named-new

Unifor's Dias 'confident' Ford will honor commitment to Canada under new CEO

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Unifor President Jerry Dias said he is not concerned about potential job cuts under new Ford CEO Jim Hackett, who oversaw about 12,000 layoffs during his tenure as the head of Steelcase Inc.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM/170529980/unifors-dias-confident-ford-will-honor-commitment-to-canada-under

Marcy Klevorn: Will head Ford mobility operations with Hackett's promotion

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Marcy Klevorn was named executive vice president and president of mobility for the automaker, filling in for James Hackett who just became CEO.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM02/170529977/marcy-klevorn-will-head-ford-mobility-operations-with-hacketts

Ford's new CEO did things differently at Steelcase

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA In the mid-1990s, I profiled Jim Hackett, now Ford's new CEO, as a "different kind" of CEO at Steelcase. Indeed he was.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM02/170529975/when-i-first-met-jim-hackett

Where Mark Fields fell short

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Despite financial success, a lack of clarity about Ford's evolving future, inability to inspire confidence in workers and indifference on Wall Street doomed Fields than three years into his tenure.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM02/170529976/where-mark-fields-fell-short

Unifor's Dias 'confident' Ford will honor commitment to Canada under new CEO

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Unifor President Jerry Dias said he is not concerned about potential layoffs under new Ford CEO Jim Hackett, who oversaw about 12,000 layoffs during his tenure as the head of Steelcase Inc.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM/170529980/unifor-s-dias-8216-confident-8217-ford-will-honor-commitment-to

DEALERS: "Who's Hackett?"

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA News that Mark Fields is out at Ford left surprised dealers with a common reaction. They want to know, 'Who is Jim Hackett?'

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/RETAIL07/170529979/dealers-whos-hackett

Unifor's Dias 'not concerned' about job cuts under new Ford CEO

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/autonews/BreakingNews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA Jerry Dias said he is not concerned about potential layoffs under new Ford CEO Jim Hackett, who oversaw about 12,000 layoffs during his tenure as the head of Steelcase Inc.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170522/OEM/170529980/unifors-dias-not-concerned-about-job-cuts-under-new-ford-ceo