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Ford Chairman Bill Ford Jr. Calls for National Energy Policy

Ford Motor's Chairman Bill Ford Jr. hasthe comments made by Presidential candidate
recently called for a national energy policySen. Barack Obama, D-III., at his recent
saying that the auto industry together withspeech in Detroit wherein Obama has
the energy companies, government and othercriticized the US automakers and calling them
industries should cooperate in developing ato  do more to build furl-efficient vehicles.
comprehensive  plan.
Chairman Ford Jr., added that he would like
Chairman Ford Jr., addressing the Detroitto invite Obama to Ford's plant in Chicago
Regional Chamber said that the auto industry"where we make a vehicle that's more fuel
is not looking for handouts nor it is tryingefficient than the one he's currently
to evade its responsibilities. On the otherdriving." He further stated that it is not
hand he said that he would like to moveonly the stressed on the production of more
beyond the "patchwork" of currentfuel-efficient vehicles that's weighing on
fuel-economy rules and "arbitrarily setthe US automakers but also the rising cost of
standards."health care that leaves US manufacturers at
a disadvantage. "Unless, nationally, we get
The executive said that all of theour arms around this, it's going to be very
stakeholders should help to create a morehard to be a manufacturer in this country of
comprehensive plan for cutting carbonanything," he said during a
emissions. He also stressed that Ford isquestion-and-answer  session.
continuing to invest in cleaner, more
fuel-efficient technology in spite of itsHowever Chairman Ford has also made it clear
restructuring  program.that he is not at all endorsing a national
universal health-care system but he did say
Chairman Ford Jr. said, "Environmentalthat the present system is "broken". US
sustainability is a critical issue for ourautomakers are facing a growing burden of
future  growth  and  prosperity."providing heath care for thousands of
retirees and active employees. But he didn't
He further added that although the companymention just how Ford will deal with its
has been able to develop the first hybrid SUVhealth-care costs especially since its talks
which is the Ford Escape and redeveloped itswith the United Auto Workers union are
Rouge plant in Dearborn, Mich., in what hegetting  near.
termed as "environmentally friendly way", the
Chairman wishes that the company would haveIt can be remembered that Ford the producer
done  more.of high quality car accessories such as Ford
floor mats has taken a big step in changing
Chairman Ford Jr., also said during aits management stature when it hired Alan
question-and-answer session that the companyMulally who is a former Boeing Co. (BA)
"didn't stretch far enough in the past fewexecutive as the new Chief Executive. And
years" on design but the new vehicles such asjust recently, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger
the Edge crossover utility and the Ford Flexwhile speaking to the same conference has
are "really indicative of the kind of designmade a call for a national, single-payer
we  want  to  have  in  the  end."health-care system. Gettelfinger said, "Our
continued failure to enact serious
Despite the fact that Ford did well at truckhealth-care reform puts U.S. companies at an
and SUV design, Chairman Ford said, "I thinkenormous competitive disadvantage. All of our
as we started getting back to the carmajor trading partners, every one, have
business, we weren't perhaps bold enough." Henational health-care systems which deliver
also said that he was "Very disappointed" byquality care at an affordable price.



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