Iacocca's journey 1946: Joined Ford Motor, assigned to Chester, Pa., district sales office 1957: Ford Division car marketing manager in Dearborn, Mich. 1960: Ford Division general manager 1964: Mustang introduced 1965: Vice president, Ford Motor Car and Truck Group 1967: Executive vice president, Ford North American Automotive Operations 1970: President, Ford Motor Co. 1978: Fired by Henry Ford II on July 13
Milestones in the Ford life of Lee Iacocca
Few firings in the automotive world have caused as big a ripple as the ousting of Lee Iacocca by Henry Ford II on July 13, 1978.