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Ford Tough
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Ford Tough

Bill Ford and the Battle to Rebuild America's Automaker

Wiley, 2005 mais...

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Editorial Rating

6

Qualities

  • Background

Recommendation

Good biographies should be fair and objective, and not intimidated by their subject. Unfortunately, this interesting story about Bill Ford Jr., great-grandson of Henry Ford, treads lightly on the company’s problems, its non-U.S. competitors, its many recalls and its infamous tire problems. Interviews about Mr. Ford’s emerging leadership and wisdom are mostly favorable, despite the prediction by many auto industry experts that either GM or Ford will not be in the auto business by the end of this decade. Author David Magee packs in a lot of chronological information, but the reader may wish that he had gone into more depth about the U.S. auto industry’s strategic triumphs and mistakes against non-U.S. competitors. getAbstract suggests this book to those who seek background about automotive history and to fans of the Ford Motor Company and its CEO. The cars may be "Ford Tough," but this flattering biography is "Ford soft."

Take-Aways

  • Ford Motor Company earned $2,000 plus for each vehicle sold in the 1990s.
  • The F-Series pick-up truck was the best selling vehicle in its class for 26 years and for 20 years was the U.S.’s top selling vehicle.
  • The F-Series trucks generated about half of Ford profits and 20% of its U.S. sales.

About the Author

David Magee is the author of Turnaround: How Carlos Ghosn Rescued Nissan and The John Deere Way. He is the founder and owner of Jefferson Press in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.


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