Comments on: Ford to Scale Down Projections for 2006 http://www.partstrain.com/blog/2006/05/09/ptford-to-scale-down-projections-for-2006/ The definitive automotive blog with articles, commentaries, news, advice and reviews covering the world of autos and auto parts. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:02:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Steve Okeefe http://www.partstrain.com/blog/2006/05/09/ptford-to-scale-down-projections-for-2006/#comment-695 Steve Okeefe Fri, 12 May 2006 17:10:55 +0000 http://www.partstrain.com/blog/?p=161#comment-695 Will General Motors and Ford merge? It almost happened once, in 1908, when J.P. Morgan tried to put together a deal between four major car makers: Ford, Buick, Olds, and Briscoe-Maxwell. The secret meeting between the heads of those companies is retold in an excerpt from the new book, "Billy, Alfred, and General Motors," published by AMACOM, at http://tinyurl.com/nqf2x What's amazing is that all the parties agreed to the merger -- even Henry Ford. It looked like a done deal, then suddenly fell apart. The reasons are complex, involving the psychology of self-made men vs. schooled managers, distributed vs. central control, and inventors vs. the financiers they hate but can't grow without. The book is written by National Book Award nominee William Pelfrey. A veteran freelance journalist and GM insider, Pelfrey recreates the events of that day using obscure newspaper accounts, personal letters, and other previously unpublished documents. Will General Motors and Ford merge? It almost happened once, in 1908,
when J.P. Morgan tried to put together a deal between four major car
makers: Ford, Buick, Olds, and Briscoe-Maxwell. The secret meeting
between the heads of those companies is retold in an excerpt from the
new book, “Billy, Alfred, and General Motors,” published by AMACOM, at

http://tinyurl.com/nqf2x

What’s amazing is that all the parties agreed to the merger — even
Henry Ford. It looked like a done deal, then suddenly fell apart. The
reasons are complex, involving the psychology of self-made men vs.
schooled managers, distributed vs. central control, and inventors vs.
the financiers they hate but can’t grow without.

The book is written by National Book Award nominee William Pelfrey. A
veteran freelance journalist and GM insider, Pelfrey recreates the
events of that day using obscure newspaper accounts, personal
letters, and other previously unpublished documents.

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