Miata Mailing List: December 1998, Message #284

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Well this news isn't all that bad!

Look at it this way, maybe Mazda WILL build the Miata 4WD turbo ice racer by
combining their two best cars: Miata and the Ford Escort Cosworth turbo.
:-))))))


Nico van Steen


>Ford may buy the rest of Mazda
>By David Welch / The Detroit News
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>DEARBORN -- Ford Motor Co. may buy all of Mazda Motor Corp., which it
>already controls through a part-ownership stake.  But even if Ford
>doesn't purchase the struggling Japanese automaker outright, a
>rethinking of the company's product line is in the works.  Ford, which
>owns nearly 40 percent of Mazda, wants to eliminate competition between
>the two companies, said Chairman Alex Trotman, who ends his tenure as
>chairman and chief executive on Jan. 1.  "They'll be working cohesively
>with Ford in putting product and manufacturing plans together," Trotman
>said. "Their cycle plan and Ford's cycle plan are meshed together."
>Trotman said in an interview Monday that Mazda and Ford compete almost
>directly in some car segments, particularly small cars.  He also said
>Ford may acquire the rest of the company, but he declined to predict
>when such a move would be made.
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>Michael Opalak
>Peachtree Miata Club, Atlanta GA
>'91 A Classic Red (for sale!)
>'99 PEP Brilliant Black - Team Brainstorm - Team Voodoo
>"Part of freedom is the right of each of us to go to hell in his own
>fashion."
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