Events in the 1970s related to the Ford Pinto automobile illustrate some of the ethical issues related to technology and safety. In an effort to produce a stylish but affordable subcompact automobile with a low operating cost, Ford Motor Company...

The Ford Pinto was a subcompact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market, first introduced on September 11, 1970, and built through the 1980 model year. Like many Ford cars, it had a similar car sold under the...

Today is Tuesday, March 13, the 72nd day of 2007. There are 293 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 13, 1925, a law went into effect in Tennessee prohibiting the teaching of the theory of evolution.On this date:In 1781, the planet Uranus...

Shares of Ford Motor Co. dropped to their lowest level in 22 years on Friday, one day after 2007 sales figures showed that Toyota Motor Corp. had dethroned Ford as the No. 2 auto seller in the U.S.General Motors Corp. stock also slipped to a...

The English have been gaga over him for years, for reasons not yet fully understood on this side of the pond. The short version is that David Beckham, along with being the master of many hairstyles, has a special talent for kicking a stationary soccer...

Category: Business Law

Around 1967 Ford Motor Company decided to design a small size car called the Ford Pinto. The automobile industry at the time (and still is) was highly competitive and very cyclical. In the late 1960's, America began to see the influences of foreign vehicles.