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American Public University System.docx American Public University System In 1978, Ford Motor Company agreed to recall 1.5 million Ford Pinto and 30,000 Mercury Bobcat sedan and hatchback models d... ue to the fuel tank design that made the vehicle susceptible to fire if there was to be a collision towards the rear of the vehicle. The president at the time was Lee Lacocca. He was the one to introduce the concept of the pinto in order to compete with sub-compact European vehicles. The design of the vehicle as well as the manufacturing of the vehicle seemed to have been rushed into production in the eyes of the consumers. Ford launched the Pinto in 1971 to compete with german and Japanese compact cars. Fully aware of the faulty fuel tank that often ruptured during impact resulting in death, Lacocca decided that the production of the vehicle will continue because the process is too far along and it will be an expensive recall. U. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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