Article: A ford in Ford's uncertain future: Henry Ford's great-grandson is the new CEO at the world's second-largest carmaker. But his tenure may be short if he doesn't right the company's sinking fortunes. (NATION: Ford Motor Co.).(William Clay Ford Jr.)

For the last several years the Ford Motor Co. has been on a roll, delivering increasing sales and earnings for investors that were the envy of the auto industry. In March 2001, Ford Motor nearly overtook General Motors as the world's largest automaker based on sales and market capitalization. But it has been all downhill ever since. Falling profits and, more importantly, a sharp erosion in Ford Motor's cash position, have caused several management changes at corporate headquarters in Dearborn, Mich. And even as the tire problems related to the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle seemingly subsided, litigation brought by hundreds of current and former owners of Ford Motor's ...

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