As a Ford retiree I hate to lose him but I think President Obama needs to hire Alan Mulally

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/11/ford-ceo-alan-mulally-ans_n_419005.html

Ford CEO Alan Mulally Answers HuffPost Reader Questions

Updated: 01-11-10 07:12 PM

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has plenty of reasons to smile.

The 63-year-old auto executive was in a cheery mood on Monday morning during a conversation with Huffington Post -- after all, the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Transit Connect were just named North American Car of the Year and Truck of the Year, the company's stock was one of the best performers in the S&P 500 over the last year and he's been widely hailed for helping make Ford the only Detroit automaker to avoid bankruptcy.

Mulally is looking forward to the future, touting the MyFord technology, which transforms the dashboard into a technology hub with voice-activated features and the worldwide debut of the new Ford Focus.

"Our new feature called MyFord allows you to operate the vehicle and keep your eyes on the road," said Mulally. "And we revealed the new global Ford Focus - the response was just fabulous."

The Focus line -- which will include an electric Focus, small SUVs, and sedans -- will launch in 2011 in 122 markets around the world, including the Americas, Europe and Asia. The automaker will start production by the end of this year and is converting a truck plant in Michigan over to the production of the Focus as part of that massive effort.

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Just six years ago Ford was floundering around looking for a CEO who knew what he was doing and out of the Big 3 US automakers Ford was in the worst financial shape of all. Think about that turnaround. I thought my retirement was gone. I was getting ready to apply for a job as a Walmart greeter. What a difference since then.