Ford's chief marketer Jim Farley
Ford Marketing Head: "Fuck GM"
NYT: GM Sought Merger With Ford First
As if the late-breaking Friday night news of merger talks between Chrysler and GM
New York Times Takes Bill Vlasic for a Ride as New Detroit Chief
Looks like there'll be a new sheriff in town for the New York Times. The Old Grey Lady's gone and stolen Bill Vlasic, veteran of many a Detroit automotive battle, from the Detroit News to act as their new whipping boy Detroit bureau chief. If you'll remember, Vlasic penned the classic story of the famed "merger of…
Chrysler Group Sales Speculation — Taken For A Ride II: Judgement Day
Everyone knows who Bill Vlasic is right? He's the Detroit News reporter who co-wrote the definitive account of the how Chrysler and Mercedes became the stilted and fubar married couple they are today. Vlasic and co-author Bradley A. Stertz's "Taken For A Ride" starts with an attempted takeover by a certain peppermint…
