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McNamara Stopped The Rot

July 10th, 2009

It is thought by many on the Car Forums that Robert McNamara Stopped the rot that had started to eat at the Ford Motor Group back in the 1950′s. In the mid 50′s McNamara opposed Ford’s planned Edsel automobile and worked to stop the program even before the first car rolled off the assembly line. That was a bold move for someone who had previous experience of army life but not the auto industry. He eventually succeeded in ending the program in November 1959. The car continues to be seen as one of the largest blunders in automotive history. He was rewarded on November 9, 1960 by being named as the first president of Ford from outside the family of Henry Ford. He received substantial credit for Fords expansion and success in the postwar period.

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