How many other fellow disgruntled employees of Ford are there?
An eight-year-old German schoolboy who wanted to complain to his mother about being sent out of class took his teacher’s car and crashed it, police said. The boy, banished from class for disrupting a lesson, pinched the 40-year-old teacher’s car key when she was not looking and managed to start up her compact car, accelerating and putting the vehicle into first gear “The little fellow drove for about 25 metres before crashing into a Volvo, also parked in the car park outside the school,” a police spokesman in the eastern German city of Zwickau said on Thursday. The boy later told police he had wanted to drive home to his mother to complain about the teacher sending him out of class. Police estimated he caused 8,000 euros (6,695 pounds) of damage. Teachers beware about punishing your young students in this manner! Sources: http://www.zigwheels.
DETROIT – Ford Motor Co.’s new management team led by William Clay Ford Jr. is moving quickly to make good on promises to rebuild relations with dealers, employees and other key groups. The company is making overtures to restore relations with divorced partner Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., and Ford Motor lawyers are discussing settlements with disgruntled employees who have sued over the company’s performance reviews. Dealers expect the company to leave businesses that compete with franchised retailers, including JoeAuto.com, an auto repair business in which Ford Motor is an investor. Suppliers anticipate a more collaborative partnership. Sources: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79821221.
