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Lee Iacocca
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca was an American author, engineer, and executive who developed the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then revived the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. He was president of Chrysler from 1978 to 1991 and chairman and CEO from 1979 until his retirement at the end of 1992. He was one of t…
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Born 15 October 1924 · Died 2 July 2019 · Q281847
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2026· 3 entries
“I Am Changing My Name To Chrysler,”
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“Detroit Is Living in the Past”
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2025· 1 entry
Lead Stories rated the claim “U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that automobile executive Lee Iacocca had endorsed his tariff plans in April 2025, even though Iacocca died in 2019.” Never Said It.
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2020· 3 entries
Yahoo: Lee Iacocca’s Former L.A. Mansion Is Listed for $29.9 Million
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Business Insider: See inside the $26 million Bel Air estate where legendary Ford and Chrysler exec Lee Iacocca lived
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Yahoo: Lee Iacocca’s 1992 Dodge Viper, the First One Ever Produced, Is Going Up for Sale
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2019· 16 entries
Detroit Free Press: Chrysler's Lee Iacocca remembered for being a courteous family man
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Forbes: Business Wisdom From The Master CEO: Lee Iacocca
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CNN: Lee Iacocca: The life of a rockstar CEO in pictures
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Detroit Free Press: Lee Iacocca gave people what they wanted, whether they knew it or not
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The Drive: The Automotive Community and Beyond Reacts to Lee Iacocca’s Death
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CNBC: Auto executive Bob Lutz said listening to Lee Iacocca was 'dangerous' — he could make the illogical seem logical
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Forbes: Lee Iacocca Practiced Persuasion At A World-Class Level, Lacking Only Twitter In His Arsenal
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Carscoops: Lee Iacocca Passes Away At 94
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Reuters: Lee Iacocca, auto executive who saved Chrysler from bankruptcy, dies at 94
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Iacocca died at his home in Bel Air, at the age of 94, from complications of Parkinson's disease
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Died 2019-07-02.
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“There are times when even the best manager feels like a little boy with a big dog waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there”
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“If you can find a better car, buy it”
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“Management is nothing more than motivating other people”
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“We were on a joyride, on free energy almost. [...] It seems to me we need something like the Manhattan Project. We need some urgency saying, "Here's what we should be doing. We've got to get off fossil fuels.”
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“Here I am in the twilight years of my life, still wondering what it's all about . I can tell you this: fame and fortune is for the birds”
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2007· 4 entries
Simon & Schuster published Iacocca's book, Where Have All the Leaders Gone
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“Where Have All the Leaders Gone? (2007), Scribner, ISBN 1416532471”
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“t been paying attention to the success of hybrid vehicles and other market trends, Lee Iacocca says. He says Detroit will need a Manhattan Project-like push to shed fossil fuels. Special Series The Long View Iacocca Says Detroit Is Living in the Past April 26, 2007 12:01 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Iacocca Says Detroit Is Living in the Past Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed”
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2006· 1 entry
In the 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election, Iacocca appeared in televised political ads endorsing Republican candidate Dick DeVos, who lost.
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2004· 1 entry
Iacocca launched Join Lee Now, a national grassroots campaign, to bring Faustman's research to human clinical trials in 2006
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2000· 1 entry
Iacocca founded Olivio Premium Products, which manufactures the Olivio line of food products made from olive oil
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1999· 1 entry
Iacocca became the head of EV Global Motors
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1998· 1 entry
Stepped up to serve as acting chairman of the troubled company, and led it through a merger with Family Restaurants (owner of Chi-Chi's and El Torito)
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1997· 1 entry
Iacocca founded Iacocca, a company formed to develop and market electric bikes with a top speed of 15 mph and a range of 20 miles between recharging at wall outlets
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1995· 2 entries
Sold his interests in several Indian gaming projects to Full House Resorts, a casino operator led by his friend Allen Paulson, becoming a major shareholder and later a member of the board of directors
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Iacocca helped billionaire Kirk Kerkorian attempt a hostile takeover of Chrysler, which was ultimately unsuccessful
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1993· 1 entry
Had joined the board of MGM Grand, led by his friend Kirk Kerkorian
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1991· 1 entry
After the death of Senator John Heinz, but Iacocca declined
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1988· 2 entries
And was in the planning stages of a campaign with the slogan "I Like I", before ultimately being talked out of it by his friend Tip O'Neill
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With Sonny Kleinfeld, Iacocca co-authored Talking Straight, a book meant as a counterbalance to Akio Morita's Made in Japan, a non-fiction book praising Japan's post-war hard-working culture
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1987· 1 entry
Which brought the profitable Jeep division under the corporate umbrella
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1986· 1 entry
But in 1987, after nineteen months, Iacocca had the marriage annulled
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1984· 1 entry
Iacocca co-wrote an autobiography with William Novak: Iacocca: An Autobiography
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1983· 1 entry
Bore fruit in the highly successful Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager
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1979· 2 entries
Because he believed that the company would be more likely to receive government aid under new management
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Career landmark: chairperson (1979–1992).
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1978· 4 entries
Iacocca was fired from Ford, even though the company posted a $2 billion profit for the year (about $9
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Career landmark: chief executive officer (1978–1992).
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All 1971–76 Pintos were recalled and had safety shielding and reinforcements installed to protect the fuel tank
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Career landmark: president (1978–1992).
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1977· 1 entry
There were allegations that the Pinto's structural design allowed its fuel-tank filler neck to break off and the fuel tank to be punctured in a rear-end collision, resulting in deadly fires
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1970· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1970–1978).
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1968· 1 entry
Iacocca foresaw the need for domestically produced, small, fuel-efficient vehicles, and proposed a vehicle that weighed less than 2,000 pounds and would be priced at less than $2,000 (about $19,000 in 2025)
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1960· 1 entry
Iacocca was named vice-president and general manager of the Ford Division; in January 1965 Ford's vice-president, car and truck group; in 1967, executive vice-president; and president on December 10, 1970
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1956· 1 entry
Model year cars with a 20% down payment and $56 (~$663
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1924· 4 entries
To Nicola Iacocca and Antonietta Perrotta, Italian Americans from San Marco dei Cavoti, who settled in the steel producing region of the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania
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Born 1924-10-15.
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“s woes and customer dissatisfaction. Iacocca joined Chrysler and began rebuilding the entire company from the ground up and bringing in many former associates from Ford. Also from Ford, Iacocca brought to Chrysler the”
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“, Morning Edition, NPR, 26 April 2007 It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again. [...] Let”
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