Thankfully so, as my oldest son has a middle-level executive position at Ford.

I think Mulally is a more foresightful CEO than some others. He began his administration at Ford with a better portfolio of cars that will be introduced in the next couple of years. He also arranged for a huge commitment of debt financing for use in the tough times being experienced now. Ford's fleet will have comparable fuel economy statistics to any other car maker in the world. Their product quality has also been "up there" for several years. In fact, I believe they were ranked higher than Toyota in initial product quality by the Powers Survey.

But they still live under the threat of the failure of a couple of key suppliers. If a GM and/or Chrysler failure results in their shutdown, Ford will suffer as well.