In 1968 Lee Iacocca and the Ford Motor Company wanted to produce a inexpensive vehicle to appeal to the first time buyers market. Mr. Iacocca philosophy was for consumers to remember Ford as the very first vehicle that they owned so that when it was time for them to invest in another vehicle it would be a Ford. But‚ in order for Ford to develop a inexpensive vehicle to fit the philosophy of Lee Iacocca‚ they had to cut corners. Unfortunately‚ the one corner they cut was the placement of the fuel
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Ford Pinto Case Study MGT 216 Ford Pinto Case Study The purpose of this paper will be to determine whether Ford was to blame in the Ford Pinto Case. This paper will provide possible solutions as well as supporting statements. This paper will examine all external social pressures and determine how external pressures affect individuals’ points of view. Further‚ this paper will discuss how the issue would be viewed differently in today’s society. In today’s society ethical issues
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Ford Pinto Case: The Invisible Corporate Human Pricetag In this essay‚ I will argue that Ford Motor Company’s business behavior was unethical as demonstrated in the Ford Pinto Case. Ford did not reveal all the facts to consumers about a harmful gas tank design in the Ford Pinto. They tried to justify their decision to sell an unsafe car by using a Cost-Benefit Analysis which determined it was cheaper to sell the cars without changing to a safer gas tank. The price of not fixing the gas tanks
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Ford Pinto Case Study Analysis (ESSAY) Moral issue: One of the most important ethical issues concerning the Ford Pinto case is that the Ford Motor Co. disregarded their customer’s safety for monetary gain and did not take into consideration that the cost of death estimate would one day result in an actual person. During the early 1970’s‚ Ford was hastily preparing to jump into the market with the introduction of their newly designed car named ‘Ford Pinto’. Although the Pinto was initially
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An example of the Ford Pinto scandal‚ where organizational leaders mad bad decisions are related to the Ford Pinto catching fire when involved in a rear-end crash where a defect in design or manufacturing could lead to death or serious bodily harm. Ford had access to a new design which would decrease the possibility of the Ford Pinto from exploding‚ the company chose not to implement the design‚ which would have cost $11 per car‚ even though it had done an analysis showing that the new design would
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Coordinator for Ford Motor Company. Field reports are coming in reporting the following: Rear-end collisions‚ Fires‚ and Fatalities. I must decide whether to recall the Pinto. (Case: Pinto Fires‚ Trevino & Nelson‚ p. 115) 3. Before the Pinto‚ Ford was immersed in an intense‚ internal struggle between “Bunky” Knudson and Lee Iacocca over the company’s product line. ● Major pressure to compete with German & Japanese compact cars. Iacocca and the compact car won the struggle. ● The Pinto debuted in
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Ford Pinto Ethics Case Analysis Dickey L. Sours Jr. Business Ethics Course The Ford Pinto designs had the placement of the fuel tank behind the rear axle. The fuel tank position has allowed the projecting bolts to puncture the tank when the vehicle was struck from the rear. The Ford Motor Company had decided not to change the fuel tanks design location in order to reduce the production costs. Ford Motor Company determined there would be a savings of approximately $20.9 million dollars. Between
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THE FORD PINTO CASE A Dangerous Product On 10 August 1978 Judy Ann Ulrich‚ eighteen‚ was driving a 1973 Ford Pinto to volley-ball practice in Goshen‚ Indiana. Inside the car with her were her sister Lynn Marie‚ sixteen‚ and their cousin Donna Ulrich‚ eighteen. As they were heading north on U.S. Route 33‚ their car was struck from behind by a 1972 Chevrolet van. The Pinto collapsed like an accordion; the fuel tank ruptured; and the car exploded in flames. Lynn Marie and Donna burned to death in
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Running Head: ENGINEERING Engineering Issues and the Ford Pinto Major Walker‚ III Troy University The Ford Pinto was first introduced to the North American market in 1970. The Pinto was introduced primarily to compete in the small car market with where Volkswagen dominated. The way the Ford Pinto was designed tragically left rear-ends accidents up in flames. This is because the gas tank was positioned in between
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CASE STUDY: FORD PINTO The case over here is that of Pinto a car launched by Ford motor company. The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the model years 1971–1980. The car’s name derives from the Pinto horse. Initially offered as a two-door sedan‚ Ford offered "Runabout" hatchback and wagon models the following year‚ competing in the U.S market with the AMC Gremlin and Chevrolet Vega‚ as well as imported cars from Volkswagen‚ Datsun ‚ and Toyota. By January 1971
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