成本费用上升、点火线圈故障及1996年一季度利润下滑58％,这些都是福特公司面临的新问题。但对于该公司创业100年以来经历的种种险境而言,这仅是凤毛鳞角。 1945年9月21日,年仅28岁的小亨利·福特从他80岁高龄的祖父手中接管了公司。这成为当时颇具戏剧性的一幕。 在其父埃德赛两年前因癌症病逝时,他那上了年纪的祖父重新掌管福特家业。当埃德赛的遗孀以出卖股票相威胁时,老人指定小亨利为公司唯一接班人。 Rising costs, ignition coil failures, and a 58% decline in first-quarter profits in 1996 are all new problems for Ford. But for the various risks that the company has experienced since it started its business 100 years ago, it is only a matter of magnitude. On September 21, 1945, the 28-year-old Henry Ford took over the company from his 80-year-old grandfather. This became a dramatic scene at the time. When his father Edsy died of cancer two years ago, his old grandfather regained control of Ford’s family business. When Edsay’s widow threatened to sell shares, the old man appointed Little Henry as the company’s sole successor.