Thai-Tang: From the Mustang to the C-suite

Hau Thai-Tang helps debut the lighter, leaner and stronger 2020 Ford Explorer at Ford Field in 2019.

October 02, 2022 04:00 AM

DETROIT — Hau Thai-Tang spent the final days of his nearly 35-year career at Ford Motor Co. in the same place where he got his first big break: Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

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