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05-20-2009, 07:19 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Obama's auto industry task force will decide in the coming days whether to push GM into bankruptcy. (http://www.freep.com/article/20090519/BUSINESS01/90519059)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_Fusion_Hybrid_Ad.jpgJustin Hyde - The Free Press (http://www.freep.com) - May 19, 2009
Ford certainly has been doing well lately! --Ed.
President Barack Obama may be the only investor willing and able to keep General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC alive, but his biggest endorsement at today's announcement on fuel economy went to Ford Motor Co.
At the end of a Rose Garden ceremony unveiling new mileage standards, Obama stepped back from the podium, then threw in an impromptu plug for his hybrid Escape sport utility vehicle.
"By the way, I just want to mention, I think I still have my Ford parked in Chicago," Obama said. "It's a Ford hybrid, it runs great, you guys should take a look."
Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally, standing next to the president, pumped his fists in the air as the crowd laughed.
As he turned to leave again — perhaps realizing there were executives from nine other automakers standing behind him, including GM and Chrysler — Obama threw in one more aside.
"But there are also some outstanding hybrids and energy-independent cars represented up here, so I didn't want to... http://www.freep.com/article/20090519/BUSINESS01/90519059
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2010_Ford_Fusion_Hybrid_Ad.jpgJustin Hyde - The Free Press (http://www.freep.com) - May 19, 2009
Ford certainly has been doing well lately! --Ed.
President Barack Obama may be the only investor willing and able to keep General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC alive, but his biggest endorsement at today's announcement on fuel economy went to Ford Motor Co.
At the end of a Rose Garden ceremony unveiling new mileage standards, Obama stepped back from the podium, then threw in an impromptu plug for his hybrid Escape sport utility vehicle.
"By the way, I just want to mention, I think I still have my Ford parked in Chicago," Obama said. "It's a Ford hybrid, it runs great, you guys should take a look."
Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally, standing next to the president, pumped his fists in the air as the crowd laughed.
As he turned to leave again — perhaps realizing there were executives from nine other automakers standing behind him, including GM and Chrysler — Obama threw in one more aside.
"But there are also some outstanding hybrids and energy-independent cars represented up here, so I didn't want to... http://www.freep.com/article/20090519/BUSINESS01/90519059