[StBernard] Ford CEO going back to DC

[Westley Annis]

Forget the corporate jets. 





When the Big Three automakers come back to Washington for hearings later
this week on the proposed auto bailout, Ford CEO Alan Mulally will be making
the more than eight-hour trip from Detroit to the Capitol by car, the
company said today. The company won't say yet, however, what kind of car
Mulally will take (a Ford F-150 pickup truck or a Ford Focus compact car?),
whether he will be behind the wheel, or when he will arrive: "It depends on
traffic," says a spokesperson. 





The other automakers, General Motors and Chrysler, haven't yet said what the
plans are for their top executives, but Ford's announcement will make it
nearly impossible for them to fly to Washington without facing blistering
criticism. A General Motors official said GM CEO Rick Wagoner will
definitely not be using the company's airplane, but did not offer an
alternative transportation plan, whether commercial jet, train, or car. The
Big Three face Senate hearings Thursday and House hearings on Friday to
discuss the details of their plans for the bailout money, which all three
companies are expected to release tomorrow.

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Maybe they can dig up an old Pinto or something for him to drive.