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News From The World Of Ford - ZTWsquared - 05-12-2006 Revelations from a recent Ford shareholder meeting: Ford Shareholder Meeting Wrote:Asked about the company's commitment to reducing its reliance on gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs, Ford said the company was weighing a plug-in hybrid. Ford Shareholder Meeting Wrote:Shareholders voted down a proposal that would have stripped the founding Ford family of much of its voting power, by converting Ford Class B stock to common stock. Ford Shareholder Meeting Wrote:Shareholder gadfly Evelyn Davis made an appearance at the meeting and sharply criticized Ford's plans to produce a reality television show featuring car designers. "This is outrageous that the board wants to spend money on a reality show," she said. "Somebody put the wool over your heads." Ford Shareholder Meeting Wrote:More than 95 percent of Ford shareholders voted against a a proposal to remove sexual orientation from the automaker's equal employment policy. Ford Shareholder Meeting Wrote:"Mr. Ford is a failure," said Sam Joanette, a Miami Beach investor, who said he had lost about $1 million in Ford stock since 1999 and spoke in favor of requiring Ford to step down. News From The World Of Ford - NOS2Go4Me - 05-13-2006 Proper efficient and emissions-wise turbo diesels could solve a lot of fuel consumption woes, lessening the need for so much crude while not removing driveability. News From The World Of Ford - Festive_Zombie - 05-13-2006 NOS2Go4Me,May 12 2006, 08:03 AM Wrote:Proper efficient and emissions-wise turbo diesels could solve a lot of fuel consumption woes, lessening the need for so much crude while not removing driveability. I'd buy a Focus diesel in a hearthbeat. |