Lee Iacocca

thumb|Iacocca in 1993 Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler as its CEO during the 1980s. He was president and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was one of the few executives to preside over the operations of two of the Big Three automakers. Quotes We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, "Stay the course." Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned Titanic. Where Have All the Leaders Gone? (2007), Scribner, 1416532471 We were on a joyride, on free energy almost. [...] It seems to me we need something like the Manhattan Project. We need some urgency saying, "Here's what we should be doing. We've got to get off fossil fuels." "The Long View: Iacocca Says Detroit Is Living in the Past", Morning Edition, NPR, 26 April 2007 It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again. [...] Let's face it, if your car breaks down, you're not going to take it to the White House to get fixed. But, if your company breaks down, you've got to go to the experts on the ground, not the bureaucrats. http://www.newsweek.com/id/195551 It Pains Me Halpert Julie April 30, 2009 Newsweek May 23, 2009 Safety doesn’t sell. In 1972 (Dowie Mark Pinto Madness Mother Jones September 1977 http://motherjones.com/politics/1977/09/pinto-madness December 2, 2018; Selling Autos by Selling Safety Paul C. Judge The New York Times January 26, 1990 December 2, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/26/business/selling-autos-by-selling-safety.html). External links Category:1924 births Category:2019 deaths Category:Autobiographers from the United States Category:Businesspeople from the United States Category:Catholics from the United States Category:Chief executive officers Category:Non-fiction authors from the United States Category:People from Allentown, Pennsylvania Category:Philanthropists from the United States