Ford CEO says Big 3 to discuss costs with Bush
From the Associated Press
Leaders of the Big Three domestic automakers will bring up currency exchange rates and healthcare costs when they speak with President Bush on Tuesday, Ford Motor Co.’s chief executive said.
“Clearly, having a level playing field is very important,” Alan Mulally said in an interview with the editorial board of the Detroit Free Press.
Mulally, hired recently from Boeing Co., also said he would talk to the president about other free-trade issues that give foreign products advantages over U.S.-made ones.
The leaders of Ford, General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler Group tentatively were scheduled to meet with Bush in May, but the meeting was postponed until after the election.
