rperez817 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Ford CEO Jim Farley Is the 2022 MotorTrend Person of the Year Ford is in the midst of a stunning recovery and transformation, an incredible shift for a legacy carmaker that has all but stopped making actual cars, as opposed to trucks and SUVs. Farley is the right man for Ford's top job, and he is the 2022 MotorTrend Person of the Year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Never heard of this award. Is it new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 23 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Never heard of this award. Is it new? I think they started doing this a year ago. Not sure how marketing campaign ties into it though ? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, rmc523 said: Never heard of this award. Is it new? Person of the Year award goes back to 2016, but Motor Trend effectively had something similar since 2005 with its Power List. #1 ranking on the Power List could be considered equivalent to Motor Trend "Person of the Year" for years 2005-2015. Past Person of the Year Winners (motortrend.com) 2021. "The American Driver" 2020. Peter Schreyer, Hyundai 2019. Sergio Marchionne, FCA 2018. Mary Barra, GM 2017. Elon Musk, Tesla 2016. Thomas Doll, Subaru 2015. Martin Winterkorn, VW 2014. Martin Winterkorn, VW 2013. Sergio Marchionne, FCA 2012. Sergio Marchionne, FCA 2011. Alan Mulally, Ford 2010. Ferdinand Piech, VW 2009. Takeo Fukui, Honda 2008. Rick Wagoner, GM 2007. Fujio Cho, Toyota 2006. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan 2005. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Edited December 14, 2021 by rperez817 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemke Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Any guesses how much this award costs? Remind me to check the shareholders report in spring to see if Farley got a bonus for winning the award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, slemke said: Any guesses how much this award costs? To Farley? Lots of 80+ hour workweeks to build on Jim Hackett's efforts getting Ford fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slemke Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, rperez817 said: To Farley? Lots of 80+ hour workweeks to build on Jim Hackett's efforts getting Ford fit. That’s likely true for most executives. It was tongue in cheek about how much motor trend charged those on the short list to win the award. The car/truck/suv of the year comes down to how much publicity MT can extract from the winner they choose. With Maverick sold out/turning over in 5 days, Ford didn’t need the award. The choice of Rivian will get motor trend’s name out in the press as if they still have some relevance in the market. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 But, but, but......Peter DeLorenzo says that Farley isn't qualified to be Ford's CEO........ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, mackinaw said: But, but, but......Peter DeLorenzo says that Farley isn't qualified to be Ford's CEO........ Autoextremist? He also made up some nonsense about Motor Trend itself over 20 years ago. While Autoextremist will occasionally come to his senses and share insights about the automotive industry that are 100% correct, that's the exception not the rule. His verbal abuse directed at the industry and especially certain high-ranking executives are meant as entertainment. I don't think Autoextremist has been sued for defamation yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, rperez817 said: Autoextremist? He also made up some nonsense about Motor Trend itself over 20 years ago. While Autoextremist will occasionally come to his senses and share insights about the automotive industry that are 100% correct, that's the exception not the rule. His verbal abuse directed at the industry and especially certain high-ranking executives are meant as entertainment. I don't think Autoextremist has been sued for defamation yet. I guess you didn't catch his comment was a joke? Lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyD Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 9 hours ago, slemke said: Any guesses how much this award costs? Remind me to check the shareholders report in spring to see if Farley got a bonus for winning the award. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Meanwhile over at Time magazine.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisgb Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 12 hours ago, rperez817 said: Person of the Year award goes back to 2016, but Motor Trend effectively had something similar since 2005 with its Power List. #1 ranking on the Power List could be considered equivalent to Motor Trend "Person of the Year" for years 2005-2015. Past Person of the Year Winners (motortrend.com) 2021. "The American Driver" 2020. Peter Schreyer, Hyundai 2019. Sergio Marchionne, FCA 2018. Mary Barra, GM 2017. Elon Musk, Tesla 2016. Thomas Doll, Subaru 2015. Martin Winterkorn, VW 2014. Martin Winterkorn, VW 2013. Sergio Marchionne, FCA 2012. Sergio Marchionne, FCA 2011. Alan Mulally, Ford 2010. Ferdinand Piech, VW 2009. Takeo Fukui, Honda 2008. Rick Wagoner, GM 2007. Fujio Cho, Toyota 2006. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan 2005. Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Man... Looking over the past "winners," you could almost say it is an affront to be on their list. Winterkorn? Marchionne? Ghosn? Rick freakin' Wagoner??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Chrisgb said: Man... Looking over the past "winners," you could almost say it is an affront to be on their list. Winterkorn? Marchionne? Ghosn? Rick freakin' Wagoner??? To be fair, you're looking at this list in hindsight. At the time for some, it made sense. Others....eh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGR Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 10 hours ago, twintornados said: Meanwhile over at Time magazine.... This and Farley's award have ol' Peter DeLorenzo throwing a conniption fit. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 1 hour ago, AGR said: This and Farley's award have ol' Peter DeLorenzo throwing a conniption fit. Yes sir AGR. Autoextremist is probably writing a tirade filled rant about Musk being "Ego-maniacal Scumbag of the Year" and Farley being "Consummate Bullshit Artist of the Year", if he hasn't done so already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisgb Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 13 hours ago, AGR said: This and Farley's award have ol' Peter DeLorenzo throwing a conniption fit. PMD weighed in on "St. Elon" (sic) but strangely not a word about Jim Farley, another one of his love-to-hate execs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rperez817 Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Chrisgb said: another one of his love-to-hate execs. Autoextremist loves to hate almost all high-ranking automotive industry executives. Especially the ones that are really good businessmen such as Jim Farley, Jim Hackett, Elon Musk, and the late Sergio Marchionne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyD Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 10:24 PM, rperez817 said: To Farley? Lots of 80+ hour workweeks to build on Jim Hackett's efforts getting Ford fit. 80 hour work weeks fixing Hackets screw ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 2 hours ago, SteelyD said: 80 hour work weeks fixing Hackets screw ups. Please name these screwups that Farley is undoing. Seems almost everything he’s doing was started by Hackett. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoonerLS Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) On 12/14/2021 at 12:29 PM, rmc523 said: To be fair, you're looking at this list in hindsight. At the time for some, it made sense. Others....eh... Rick Wagoner being on top of the list in ‘08 is a bad joke, and not the funny kind. At the time, GM was a raging dumpster fire that only survived because the Feds bailed them out, and Wagoner was on his way out the door. Edited December 18, 2021 by SoonerLS 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 2 hours ago, SoonerLS said: Rick Wagoner being on top of the list in ‘08 is a bad joke, and not the funny kind. At the time, GM was a raging dumpster fire that only survived because the Feds bailed them out, and Wagoner was on his way out the door. The good old days with Mulally grinning about not needing any government aid. Carlos Ghosn has to be the topper on the list as he tried to avoid prosecution in Japan by sneaking out in a shipping box. And I believe Barra has gotten a ton of flack for having no answer to the Bronco family and the Maverick, 3 massive hits by Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 (edited) On 12/18/2021 at 9:54 AM, akirby said: Please name these screwups that Farley is undoing. Seems almost everything he’s doing was started by Hackett. IMO Hackett was setup to be a "failure" (not saying he was, but with the press) and take the hit for the reorganization that lead up to what we have now. Edited December 19, 2021 by silvrsvt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 1 hour ago, silvrsvt said: IMO Hackett was setup to be a "failure" (not saying he was, but with the press) and take the hit for the reorganization that lead up to what we have now. He didn't exactly help himself with his presentation/talking style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 21 hours ago, rmc523 said: He didn't exactly help himself with his presentation/talking style. Half the battle is winning with Wall Street and Hackett never did that. But Mulally and Farley did almost immediately. They both seemed to energize the whole company and change perceptions about Ford. A new excitement that translates to investors and customer orders alike. I guess it shows how important an exceptional CEO is. Ford has had two in the last 25 years or so. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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