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 DETROIT (AP) - Ford Motor Co. has made preparations for a strike by auto supplier Delphi Corp., but Ford Chairman and Chief Executive Bill Ford said he's been encouraged by reports of progress in negotiations that could avoid a strike.
Ford also said he supports President Bush's effort to let the administration — not Congress — set new fuel economy standards for cars, saying that would ensure the rules are dictated by science instead of politics. But he said he was hurt earlier this year when Bush implied that the Big Three automakers aren't making relevant products.
"If we haven't done a good job of demonstrating that relevance, then I guess that's partly our fault and I hope today starts to re-establish that," Ford said in an interview with Washington-based reporters Thursday after meeting with members of Congress.
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