Ford Motor ousts CEO as Ford's great-grandson assumes control

Wednesday, October 31, 2001

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. chairman William Clay Ford Jr. took over as chief executive of the struggling automaker Tuesday after the ouster of Jacques Nasser, becoming the first Ford in 22 years to run day-to-day operations.

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