First of all, it was luck because of the timing. Not even Mulally forsaw the credit crunch. Second of all, rarely does a large multibillion dollar (many billions) leverage EVERYTHING they own for credit. I just point that out because it seems you didn't know that.

No contradiction whatsoever here. I even mentioned they made smart decisions and that Mulally was a smart guy. The point of the post was to put some reality into the idea that Ford deliberately avoided the same mess that GM and Chrysler fell into, when luck played a HUGE part in it, and to rebut the idea (brought up by a previous post) that CEO bonuses in any way affect the retail pricing of vehicles.

Seems like you've got a chip on your shoulder.

This all started by a CANADIAN. :D There are websites for this kind of crap. I couldn't tell you what they are since I get enough bull **** during the work week. :thumbsup:

lol Todd. Well whether it's called smart or lucky, timing can be everything in business.

Absolutely spot on, there. Timing is everything. Ford was both smart AND lucky. Great combination.

:lol: Yea that's it. A big chip!

A guy posts an article of a successful business operation, especially compared to its competition and people think they need to post "THEIR" assumptions of te how's or why's.

It's great reading material and comic relief but it gets old. It just seems like you wanted to post something negative about the story. I do not know about you and maybe you have but I don't run a billion dollar company.

LOL

i just thought it was amazing that a CEO ( and even tho " I AM CANADIAN" some will get it.......) i know CEO's get huge bounses, you should see mine. :rofl:
this one is a huge number!!, i also realize that most of these CEO's are smart enought to write these bounses into their contracts regardless of company performance sometimes.


just thought it was interesting..........

as you were.

That's why if you bought stock when it was below three dollars a share Ford was a good choice, Over 14.00 now on average:thumbsup: They were smart

You know, when it was down there around $3 I can recall thinking "hmm, might be a good bet to put a grand or so on it and see what happens". And here I sit never having done it. Anyone know what that same stock out there right now is?

I wonder what that bonus breaks down to in dollars per hour worked.

:cheers:

Closed today at 14.33 been as high as 18.52 and averaged the past year around 13.