Mark Fields
Mark Fields
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We started introducing clear pricing two years ago. The success of Mustang and Fusion proves that it works. We will bring sticker prices more in line with actual transaction prices and cap 'cash on the hood' rebates as we introduce new cars and trucks into the marketplace. It will protect our margins and consumers, too, through higher resale values.
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is known for his marketing expertise, and his skills as a motivator, as he proved in leading the recovery of Mazda and as seen in the continuing progress in our Premier Automotive Group and Ford of Europe. His next challenge is to lead The Americas automotive operations back to a sustained level of profitability, while producing the best cars and trucks in the industry.
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We know how to play offense and play to win. Our plan will deliver more products - from small cars to our largest trucks - that are unmistakably Fords.
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I think to one degree or another we have been arrogant in the past.
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Joe not only stopped a continuing market share decline in one of our key North American markets, he reversed course and increased sales in the very competitive Canadian environment.
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We can't continue on the same path of incentives our competitors have introduced.
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We were making significant progress to realize the goals set some 20 years ago for an arts center that promoted the region's cultural groups and served a diverse community.
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We will build on our strengths, including increasing our product investment to fortify our F-Series truck leadership.
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Who's most likely to buy our products, who's least likely to buy them and who's up for grabs. This has given us a much deeper insight than we've ever had before using traditional demographic or vehicle segment-based models. One of the most important findings from this research is that there remains a huge market for American cars in this country. And the potential is significantly larger than the roughly 55 percent market share than GM, Ford and Chrysler together command today.
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We are not going to put a date on when Jaguar will return to profitability.
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We are reducing the number of plants, not necessarily production capacity, thanks to our investment in flexible manufacturing.
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We remain very committed to the low-cost facility.
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There is no question that crossovers are where we need to be, and that they have to be as hot and compelling as cars like our Mustang.
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We have to get a stronger message behind that.