Thanks for the background on this guy. I'm glad that he is a product guy. That should spell good things for Lincoln. I wonder what he has planned for Lincoln.Farely was never really in charge, he was simply lending an extra hand that he didn't really have. I like Galhotra for the simple reason that he's a product guy and product guys ALWAYS push for the best possible product because after all product leads brand not the other way around.
More importantly Galhotra put in a several year stint heading up Ford Asia Pacific, now he's running the show just in time for the Asian invasion. Good move.
P.S Reins, not Reigns
/pedantic (I know)
New Lincoln Head is Named by Ford
Ford has hired a new head of its Lincoln division. Ford announced the move this week.
Kumar Galhotra, the automaker's current vice president of Engineering, will take the reigns of Lincoln on September 1st.
Mark Fields said:
Kumar Galhotra, the automaker's current vice president of Engineering, will take the reigns of Lincoln on September 1st.
Mark Fields said:
Jim Farley had been leading the Lincoln brand since 2012, but he will now revert to his role as executive vice president of marketing-sales and service."Now is the right time for the next chapter in accelerating Lincoln as a world-class luxury brand. Kumar has more than 25 years of global product and business experience, including leading engineering for all of our Lincoln vehicles today. Being our dedicated senior Lincoln leader will serve our clients, employees and dealers extremely well going forward.
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That makes sense considering the growth of the Chinese market. I don't think that'll be a bad thing at all. Just more cars that can be converted to long wheel base. I am curious as to how much influence the person at the top has over the products, especially when they first come in, because Lincoln must already have a few vehicles pretty far through development.
I agree with this, but I am wondering specifically about when a new leader takes over. Lincoln must already have products in development. How much influence can he have over those vehicles, and when will we see the first Lincoln vehicle that was developed entirely under the new leadership?I think the person at the top has a lot of power over products but they still have people to verify it, if it's viable and all that's needed. @Truthiness
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