Theseare the people's well-knownbrands, at the same time, as theFordMotorCompany has so painstakingly built up overtheyears, thebranditselfhasgreatvalue.
At the Wayne Assembly Plant, where the Focus is built, Ford imposed a rigorous testing process that James Padilla, head of Ford's North American operations, used to turn around Jaguar's quality.
Instead, the new Expeditions, as well as the new Lincoln Navigators builtat Michigan Truck, will undergo a battery of tests that is unprecedented, at least for Ford.