David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) takes on another venerable, beloved, and long-standing institution: the Mustang, Ford's crown jewel. Only this institution is in disarray. Ford launches a redesign as the Mustang's fiftieth anniversary approaches and the auto industry struggles through the deepest trough of the financial crisis. The jobs of workers at Ford's Flat Rock Assembly Plant, the hopes of thousands of Mustang fans, and the city of Detroit's future all rest squarely on Dave Pericak's shoulders. As chief program engineer, he will steer the 2015 Mustang from the assembly line to the showroom—if only he can get the steering wheel to stop vibrating.
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David Gelb (Jiro Dreams of Sushi) takes on another venerable, beloved, and long-standing institution: the Mustang, Ford's crown jewel. Only this institution is in disarray. Ford launches a redesign as the Mustang's fiftieth anniversary approaches and the auto industry struggles through the deepest trough of the financial crisis. The jobs of workers at Ford's Flat Rock Assembly Plant, the hopes of thousands of Mustang fans, and the city of Detroit's future all rest squarely on Dave Pericak's shoulders. As chief program engineer, he will steer the 2015 Mustang from the assembly line to the showroom—if only he can get the steering wheel to stop vibrating.
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