Ford and Firestone Case Study
Summary
Ford motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. the company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
Ford-Firestone case is a unique and an appropriate example of violation of business ethics my two renowned corporation, Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company, each of which was the manufacturer of a different product. This essay talks about as to how the leading car manufacturer Ford, can be held morally accountable for the various accidents and deaths which occurred in US due to vehicle rollovers of its popular SUV known as the For Explorer, However, Ford executives somehow managed to put most of the blame on Firestone by saying that the accidents and deaths occurred mainly due to tire blowouts, and therefore it is a Firestone tire problem and not a vehicle problem. On the other hand firestone claimed that many of the accidents were mainly due to the vehicle's lack of stability and were not due to its tires. Indeed much of the essay is about opposing statements made by the executives of Ford and Firestone. therefore, in order to have a better understanding of the case, it is important to understand the difference between when an item is a product in its own right and when it is component of another product. when thousands of parts cane into a Ford assembly plan, firestone tires were also like those other components that were acquired by Ford. Therefore it can be presumed that the tires were manufactured in a manner to suit the Ford specifications, and they did become a part of the assembly process. At the time of assembly Ford should have
Ford motor Company is an American multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It was founded by Henry ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. the company sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and luxury cars under the Lincoln brand.
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is an American tire company founded by Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons, buggies, and other forms of wheeled transportation common in the era.
Ford-Firestone case is a unique and an appropriate example of violation of business ethics my two renowned corporation, Ford Motor Company and Firestone Tire Company, each of which was the manufacturer of a different product. This essay talks about as to how the leading car manufacturer Ford, can be held morally accountable for the various accidents and deaths which occurred in US due to vehicle rollovers of its popular SUV known as the For Explorer, However, Ford executives somehow managed to put most of the blame on Firestone by saying that the accidents and deaths occurred mainly due to tire blowouts, and therefore it is a Firestone tire problem and not a vehicle problem. On the other hand firestone claimed that many of the accidents were mainly due to the vehicle's lack of stability and were not due to its tires. Indeed much of the essay is about opposing statements made by the executives of Ford and Firestone. therefore, in order to have a better understanding of the case, it is important to understand the difference between when an item is a product in its own right and when it is component of another product. when thousands of parts cane into a Ford assembly plan, firestone tires were also like those other components that were acquired by Ford. Therefore it can be presumed that the tires were manufactured in a manner to suit the Ford specifications, and they did become a part of the assembly process. At the time of assembly Ford should have