Greenwald, John.
Tired of Each Other. / John Greenwald. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 72. Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Tired of Each Other, June 4, 2001; pp. 50+.
"In the most spectacular corporate crack-up in recent memory, consumers hardly knew whom to trust or root for last week [May 2001]. First, Bridgestone/Firestone CEO John Lampe brought the tire-maker's 95-year-old business with Ford Motor Co. to a screeching halt over what Lampe called 'significant concerns' about the safety of the Ford Explorer. One day later, Ford said it would replace 13 million [tires]...that were excluded from Firestone's sweeping 6.5 million tire recall last August [2000]." (TIME) This article examines the disintegration of the corporate relationship between Ford and Firestone following serious automobile accidents attributed to the tires on certain Ford vehicles.
1522-3191;
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.
Ford Motor Company.
Automobiles--Design and construction.
Product recall.
Product safety.
Sport utility vehicles.
Tires.
AC1.S5
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Tired of Each Other. / John Greenwald. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 72. Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Tired of Each Other, June 4, 2001; pp. 50+.
"In the most spectacular corporate crack-up in recent memory, consumers hardly knew whom to trust or root for last week [May 2001]. First, Bridgestone/Firestone CEO John Lampe brought the tire-maker's 95-year-old business with Ford Motor Co. to a screeching halt over what Lampe called 'significant concerns' about the safety of the Ford Explorer. One day later, Ford said it would replace 13 million [tires]...that were excluded from Firestone's sweeping 6.5 million tire recall last August [2000]." (TIME) This article examines the disintegration of the corporate relationship between Ford and Firestone following serious automobile accidents attributed to the tires on certain Ford vehicles.
1522-3191;
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company.
Ford Motor Company.
Automobiles--Design and construction.
Product recall.
Product safety.
Sport utility vehicles.
Tires.
AC1.S5
050