tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post1813370918507020787..comments2024-03-08T17:48:05.678-05:00Comments on Curmudgeonly & Skeptical presents Boned Jello: Your ProgramRodger the Real King of Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11349261387199416434noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-22081296077600032832017-06-23T08:32:25.856-04:002017-06-23T08:32:25.856-04:00Ford had a partnership with Mazda that ended a cou...Ford had a partnership with Mazda that ended a couple of years ago. Everyone thought it was death to the little independent company.<br /><br />Ford did save Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin, & Volvo. They introduced modern manufacturing to some of them & clout in buying components for others. They have since sold off all of them.<br /><br />People talk about Ford having an Aston Martin like grill. It's more like Aston Martin has a Ford like grill.rwnutjobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817731941205249461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-87562629972482071702017-06-23T03:27:23.685-04:002017-06-23T03:27:23.685-04:00I'm probably not remembering this correctly, b...I'm probably not remembering this correctly, but IIRC didn't Ford buy a chunk of Mazda back in the early '70s? I seem to remember something about Ford wanting/needing to adopt some of the Japanese manufacturing/quality techniques that were eating their lunch and the family that owns Mazda was willing to share knowledge in exchange for a substantial cash infusion. Aliennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15290406.post-76477582069105454202017-06-22T20:54:15.318-04:002017-06-22T20:54:15.318-04:00You left out America's Best-Selling Car:
htt...You left out America's Best-Selling Car: <br /><br />http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/10/americas-best-selling-car-isnt-what-you-might-think/SA-X4https://www.blogger.com/profile/08138423983891670248noreply@blogger.com