Nasser discouraged or drove out a lot of talented people by focusing on short-term profits at the expense of long-term investment in cars and trucks. He made a lot of people think that the best contribution they could make to Ford was to stay home. -Jim Hossack

 

Nasser discouraged or drove out a lot of talented people by focusing on short-term profits at the expense of long-term investment in cars and trucks. He made a lot of people think that the best contribution they could make to Ford was to stay home.


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Nasser discouraged or drove out a lot of talented people by focusing on short-term profits at the expense of long-term investment in cars and trucks. He made a lot of people think that the best contribution they could make to Ford was to stay home.

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It's very influential, no question. In consumer focus groups, when you ask what influences them, Consumer Reports comes up frequently.

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Everyone is looking for a unique selling point. Sometimes small touches make an amazing difference.

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In my eye, Lincolns are big, heavy, powerful, American V-8s. -Jim Hossack
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The new Beetle never would have gotten approved for production if it hadn't gotten rave reviews at the (Detroit) show from the public and the press, which stopped in its tracks when they saw it. That message quickly got back to Volkswagen that people thought it was cool and wanted VW to build it.

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