Phil Martens leaves Ford!
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Phil Martens leaves Ford!
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Product chief Phil Martens leaves Ford Motor Co.
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Phil Martens, Ford Motor Co.'s head of production creation for North America, is leaving the company, sources said Monday afternoon.
Matt DeMars, Ford's vice president of North American vehicle operations, is also leaving the company.
"I can confirm that we've received correspondence from each of them indicating their intention to leave," Ford spokesman Oscar Suris said Monday.
In a statement, the automaker said: "Bill Ford and Mark Fields have made an assessment of the management team in the Americas and we expect they will review certain leadership changes with our board in the very near future. We would not be surprised if some people elect to leave Ford Motor Co. in the meantime. If they choose to do that, that is of course their decision."
Martens, 45, started at Ford in 1987. He was named to his current post, group vice president of product creation, on Oct. 1, 2003.
In 1999 he was assigned to Mazda Motor Corp. to head product planning and development. There he led the redesign of the RX-8 sports car and creation of the Mazda6 sedan.
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Phil Martens
Phil Martens, Ford Motor Co.'s head of production creation for North America, is leaving the company, sources said Monday afternoon.
Matt DeMars, Ford's vice president of North American vehicle operations, is also leaving the company.
"I can confirm that we've received correspondence from each of them indicating their intention to leave," Ford spokesman Oscar Suris said Monday.
In a statement, the automaker said: "Bill Ford and Mark Fields have made an assessment of the management team in the Americas and we expect they will review certain leadership changes with our board in the very near future. We would not be surprised if some people elect to leave Ford Motor Co. in the meantime. If they choose to do that, that is of course their decision."
Martens, 45, started at Ford in 1987. He was named to his current post, group vice president of product creation, on Oct. 1, 2003.
In 1999 he was assigned to Mazda Motor Corp. to head product planning and development. There he led the redesign of the RX-8 sports car and creation of the Mazda6 sedan.
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Re: Phil Martens leaves Ford!
He understood the company, but I believe he's also the guy who pulled for a version of the 500 to replace the Crown Victoria.
Not that his departure has any immediate effect. It won't be till the 2009 model year before we see cars developed without his decisions.
Not that his departure has any immediate effect. It won't be till the 2009 model year before we see cars developed without his decisions.
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Re: Phil Martens leaves Ford!
I thought the 500 line WAS replacing the Panther cars? So where is the does this leave the Fusion?
Wonder why they left, don't really follow that close so I'm in the dark 99% of the time when people leave.
Wonder why they left, don't really follow that close so I'm in the dark 99% of the time when people leave.
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