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The public relations department at Ford Motors scored a hat trick with the unveiling of a new compact car factory in Michigan. All three newscasts sent a correspondent along to publicize the "not so hidden agenda," as ABC's Chris Bury put it, that "Ford is expanding while General Motors and Chrysler are slashing…Ford is aiming to overtake GM as the #1 US automaker, a spot it has not seen since the 1930 Model A." The retooled $500m factory used to build 6,000lb Sports Utility Vehicles but will now hire 3,200 workers to make electric-hybrid versions of the 2,000lb Ford Focus. Ford is a company "that made a fortune selling gigantic SUVs," CBS' Dean Reynolds reminded us. CNBC's Phil LeBeau noted on NBC that going green by making fuel-efficient smaller cars is no surefire formula: "The success of electric models is dependent on gas prices."
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