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Hau Thai-Tang during a 2018 presentation to Ford employees: “Benchmark and copy with pride.”

June 17, 2019 04:00 AM

In 1993, on an otherwise drama-free June day in America's heartland, Ford Motor Co.'s future product development and purchasing boss, Hau Thai-Tang, faced a crisis.

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