As we discussed last week on the Car Pro Show, I had a conversation with Mark Truby, the Chief Communications Officer for the Ford Motor Company about the open letter I wrote to Ford CEO Jim Farley. He enlightened me on some of the challenges Ford and the other automakers were facing to be in compliance with federal mandates.
I invited him and/or Jim Farley to join me on the radio show so my listeners could hear it directly. Mark has agreed to do so this Saturday morning, July 20, 2024. I appreciate the opportunity to let Ford set the record straight, and as I stated last week, appreciated them reaching out to me. A similar letter to General Motors CEO Mary Barra was ignored.
This is an interview you don’t want to miss. We’ll be live at 9:35 Central on WBAP 820 AM and 99.5 FM HD2 in Dallas-Fort Worth and streaming at WBAP.com. I will replay the interview in its entirety on the nationally syndicated show at 11:35 AM Central across the country. You can click the LISTEN LIVE button at CarPro.com to catch it there, and the podcast will be posted this Saturday by 2:30 PM on our website. You can check local radio station listings here.
About Mark Truby
Mark Truby is chief communications officer of the Ford Motor Company, a position to which he was appointed May 22, 2017. At that time, he also was elected a Ford Motor Company officer. He reports to Jim Farley, Ford CEO.
Truby leads all of the company’s global communications and public relations activities. His role includes building the company’s reputation globally and helping to lead communications that reach Ford’s external and internal audiences, including customers, employees, dealers, suppliers, news media, communities, governments, and policy makers.
Truby joined Ford in 2007 as director of global corporate communications. He has also served as communications director for Bill Ford, vice president, Communications, Ford Europe, Middle East and Africa, and most recently, vice president, Communications, Ford Asia Pacific.
Prior to joining Ford, Truby was an award-winning reporter and editor at The Detroit News. Born in 1970, he is a graduate of Marshall University in West Virginia.
Photo Credit: Ford Motor Company
