FROM BLOOMBERG: Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, whose company gained market share in the U.S. last year while his domestic rivals went bankrupt, is the toast of the North American International Auto Show this week.
At the opening press conference Jan. 11, Mulally walked onto a stage in Detroit’s Cobo Arena, where the rock band Kiss recorded a live album in 1975. On a screen above him, a globe covered with positive Ford headlines from 2009 spun while Mulally spoke of Ford’s “growth in every region around the world.” The audience filling the red vinyl seats roared.
Ford swept the show’s awards for car and truck of the year and unveiled the Focus compact. The car, which Mulally plans to sell worldwide, attracted throngs of media and auto executives. MORE»
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