William Clay Ford Jr

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William Clay Ford Jr, the family principal behind the motor giant’s electrification

The $1 billion electric vehicle transformation by the Ford Motor Company in Europe is a vindication for its fourth-generation executive chairman, William Clay Ford Jr, a lifelong environmentalist.

The $155.9 billion family-controlled automaker announced this week all of its passenger and commercial vehicle ranges in Europe will be zero-emissions capable—all-electric or plug-in hybrid—by 2026, moving to entirely electric by 2030.

Grandson of Henry Ford dies, aged 88

March 10, 2014

The last surviving grandchild of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford has died, ending the US family business’s direct link with the famous industrialist who pioneered automobile assembly line manufacture, which made owning a car a possibility for millions of people around the world.

William Clay Ford, who was less than a week shy of his 89th birthday, died of pneumonia on 9 March, the Ford Motor Company said.