2014 Event Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally, will retire in July and be replaced by Mark Fields; Mulally restored profitability and distinguished the company as the only Big Three automaker to refuse government bailouts during the 2008-2009 recession 2014 Event AT&T adds an unnamed automaker to its list of car manufacturers using the company's wireless service for mobile connectivity on the road; current customers include Volvo, Tesla and General Motors 2014 Event Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra will begin selling the e2o, an electric car, in Bhutan for about $11,300; vehicle exhaust is causing air pollution problems in Bhutan that threaten the country's tourist-dependent economy 2014 Event Chinese automaker Dongfeng and the French government have each invested in PSA Peugeot Citroen, which ranked as the European car company with the lowest sales of new vehicles last year 2014 Event Stock shares of automaker Tesla rise above $200 after reports that Apple, Inc. executives met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in 2013 to potentially discuss an acquisition 2013 Event U.S. automaker General Motors appoints Mary Barra CEO; she becomes the first female to become CEO of an automative company 2012 Event An issue with airbag deployment causes U.S. automaker Ford to recall 154,000 Fiestas 1982 Event Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (Not guilty) 1925 Birthday John DeLorean, former automaker, DeLorean 1917 Birthday Henry Ford II, automaker, Ford Motor Co. 1911 Event Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP
