Ford fires CEO Mark Fields, hires Jim HackettAuto News

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...

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Smart prices 2017 electric 2-seat coupe from $24,550Auto News

As it goes to an all-electric strategy, Smart USA is dropping the price of its redesigned 2017 Smart Electric Drive coupe by $1,200 when it goes on sale this summer.

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Ford shakeup could affect dealership buy-sells -- later Auto News

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.

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Hefty profits didn't save Fields' jobAuto News

Mark Fields' hefty profits at Ford Motor Co. weren't enough to keep him in the CEO chair.

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Ford CEO departs in shake-up; ex-Steelcase head Jim Hackett named new chiefAuto News

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...

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

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.

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

Marcy Klevorn was named executive vice president and president of mobility for the automaker, filling in for James Hackett who just became CEO.

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Ford's new CEO did things differently at SteelcaseAuto News

In the mid-1990s, I profiled Jim Hackett, now Ford's new CEO, as a "different kind" of CEO at Steelcase. Indeed he was.

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Where Mark Fields fell shortAuto News

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.

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Upheaval at Ford: ‘Transform the culture’; Fields had big vision, big shoes to fill;...
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Unifor's Dias 'confident' Ford will honor commitment to Canada under new CEOAuto News

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.

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Toyota, tech firms explore blockchain for driverless carsAuto News

Toyota Research Institute said it has teamed up with MIT Media lab and five other companies to explore blockchain technology for the development of driverless cars.

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DEALERS: "Who's Hackett?"Auto News

News that Mark Fields is out at Ford left surprised dealers with a common reaction. They want to know, 'Who is Jim Hackett?'

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Why Fields' departure echoes Nasser's pastAuto News

The circumstances leading to the departures of Jacques Nasser and Mark Fields aren't exactly the same, but the execs' goals had some common threads.

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

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.

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Ford CEO retires in shake-up; ex-Steelcase head Jim Hackett named new chiefAuto News

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...

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Fields retires as CEO in Ford shake-up; ex-Steelcase head Jim Hackett named new chiefAuto News

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...

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Joe Hinrichs receives expanded role under new Ford CEO HackettAuto News

Joe Hinrichs, 50, head of the Americas for Ford, was named executive vice president and president, Global Operations.

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Fields retires as Ford CEO in shake-up; ex-Steelcase head Jim Hackett named new chiefAuto News

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.

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Fields retires as Ford CEO in shake-up; ex-Steelcase chief Jim Hackett named new chiefAuto News

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.

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Analysts react to Ford leadership changesAuto News

Analysts, experts and industry insiders responded quickly to the management shake-up atop Ford.

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Reactions to Ford's leadership changesAuto News

Analysts, experts and industry insiders responded quickly to Ford's management restructuring news.

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Hackett named Ford CEO; Farley, Hinrichs, Klevorn get key postsAuto News

Jim Hackett, the man named to replace Mark Fields as CEO of Ford Motor Co.

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Fields to retire as Ford CEO in management shake-up; ex-Steelcase chief Jim Hackett named new CEOAuto News

Ford, in a broad management shake-up, named Jim Hackett, former CEO of Steelcase, as its new CEO, replacing Mark Fields, who is stepping down amid pressure from shareholders over a slumping stock price.

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Fields to retire as Ford CEO in management shakeup; ex-Steelcase chief Jim Hackett named new CEOAuto News

Ford named Jim Hackett, former CEO of Steelcase, as its new CEO, replacing Mark Fields, who is stepping down amid pressure from shareholders over a slumping stock price.

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