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/-