> "What Jim Farley really wanted to do was kick the daylights out of General Motors. "I'm going to beat Chevrolet on the head with bat," he said with a slightly wicked smile. "And I'm going to enjoy it." There was a saying going around Ford: GM was like the kid who was born on third base and yells out, "Hey Ma, I hit a triple!" Farley and his fellow Ford executives and workers were ready to rumble."

...This was like the glory days again — Ford versus GM, let the better car company win. "We're going to beat on them, and it's going to be fun," said Farley. "F—- GM. I hate them and their company and what they stand for. And I hate the way they're succeeding." >

Een triestige opmerking, want in Detroit geldt een gentlemen's agreement dat je publiekelijk weinig of niets over elkaar zegt.

Jalopnik vroeg zowel General Motors als Ford voor een reactie, beide PR's waren vrij kort.

> GM: "We would not have expected such crass words coming from Ford" >

> Ford: "We still have not seen the book and are unable to comment on the specific quotes. This is a passionate, competitive industry, and we respect all of our competitors. >

Het boek verschijnt in oktober.

> Via Jalopnik >