the stock is down right now, but phil lebeau has been following not only the outlook for the company of controversy that's now emerging around mr. mulally. phil, what can you tell us? >> well, we'll talk about mr. mulally in just a bit, but i first want to give you the update from ford regarding its outlook for 2014. the company just announcing it plans to add 5,000 u.s. jobs next year. most of those are going to be salaried jobs. but again, 5,000 jobs is the expectation from ford to add next year. we're showing you video right now of a vehicle that ford is actually showing to reporters in dearborn this afternoon. they'll be testing this technology along with state farm insurance and a couple other entities. the bottom line is this. when you look at the data -- and they're showing a split-screen video that was shot ahead of time by the company, in this split-screen video, the company is using lidar sensors mounted on the car to scan the road. now, they're not projecting potential sale date for autonomous drive vehicles, but the whole idea here is they are like everyone else, jumping

phil lebeau joins us from chicago with more on what drove those number sales so much higher. phil, a lot of auto makers ran black friday promotions this year. did they really help? >> huge help, tyler. it wasn't just on black friday, that's a big draw. it was through the whole weekend almost every auto maker today said we had huge numbers this weekend, that's why we saw strong sales. >> tell us a little bit about what to expect from the luxury car market. this is the time of year when people like to give the keys to the fancy car under the christmas tree. >> sure, they have funny names for sales or unique names, i should say, and they are pushing aggressive marketing plans, susie. we saw strong sales in november, expect that to continue through december. >> phil lebeau, have to leave it there and there you see the luxury seams, mercedes number one and bmw and lexus. thank you. >>> president obama trying to generate support for the revamped rollout of the trouble plagued healthcare.gov website saying the site is working well and warning critics that he will fight efforts to rep

our phil lebeau joins us from chicago. phil, it is a bit of a tangle right now. where do we stand.d what and what's next. >> reporter: they are trying to figure it out in washington. the fcc which strictly is in charge of the technical aspect of communication from passengers to the ground on passengers, they are considering whether or not to lift the ban on cell calls. that would strictly be on a technical basis. the d.o.t. is also reviewing the policy. d.o.t. resultly who would make the ruling in terms of sure you can go ahead and make the call and yesterday the secretary of transportation made it very clear he's not in favor of that. meanwhile congress is considering a law to keep the ban in place. they are going to go around everybody. we don't think it should be allowed. public opinion is solidly against cell calls being allowed on planes. the airlines now allow expanded use of electronics in many cases from gate to gate. the fcc has approved a review of the electronics policy and this is the fcc yesterday. there's the head of the fcc looking at this from a technical standpoint

phil lebeau, where he told phil, you know, he's proud to serve.swer the question phil was asking directly. why do you think that mr. mulally is going to be the pick, because the market seems to be voting today that he is not. >> look, i think that spoke volumes when phil said, well, excuse me, but you didn't answer the question. and alan mulally said, we don't comment on rumors and speculation. if he weren't interested, if he weren't in discussions, he could do what some others have said, which is, "i'm not going." and he won't say that. it's like, "i'm happy serving ford." well, okay, yeah, that's fine, what about answering the question? are you going to microsoft? and to that, he responds, we don't comment on rumors and speculation. and then, later you had this comment from edsall ford, who frankly has said that mulally has told him that his plan is to stay with ford until the end of 2014. well, that's been the case, you know? that's his plan, so his plan changes -- >> rick, hang on one second. could i please see shares of microsoft, guys, hit n

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here to show us the new mustang is ford's alan mulally talking to our own phil lebeau in new york. it, phil, the mustang still looking hot at 50. >> it's iconic, no doubt about it. and here is, along with ford's ceo alan mulally, joining us in new york, you've been waiting a long time for this. i know how excited you are about this. the one topic that's out there right now regarding you and the future at ford has to do about whether or not you were talking with microsoft about the ceo position there. have you been approached, either by the microsoft board or by representatives at microsoft about taking the ceo position there? >> phil, i am honored to serve ford. we have no change in my plan. >> i understand that. but you didn't answer my question. have you been approached? >> i did answer your question. i am honored to serve ford. there's no change in my plan and we don't comment on speculation. >> a lot of people here say we understand you're committed to ford. i know you're frustrated that this is out there. why not come out and say i'm not a candidate? >> phil, we don't comment

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if you can't wait 11 years you can wait one minute because first phil lebeau gives us a look at what> 21 years. >> 2014 will be the year of the battle over entry level luxury cars heats up. the mercedes-benz class is so hot putting pressure on mercedes rivals. audi will answer with the a 3 in march and you can bet that bmw, lexus and cadillac will make sure their entry level models are priced competitively. automakers and auto dealers will throw more cash on the hood in order to make sure sales stay strong. why? there will be 66 brand new or completely redesigned models rolling into show rooms next year. that's a record number. and in order to make sure the other 234 existing models still sell, the auto dealers will have to throw more cash to sweeten the deals. all eyes on the tesla model x, the first crossover utility vehicle which comes out late next year. for the model s sales are expected to grow in 2014 oversea. for the company's stock who knows if it will stay red hot next year but with ceo elon musk taking a cross country trip in teslas the model s will be a hotp topic for muc

>> lebeau was the judge. >> phil is a very bright guy. he knows the industry very well. >> give me a final trade. >> are you aproviding of the judge? >> apple long. >> pete. >> my con going higher. >> awi long. >> that does it for us. "power lunch" starts now. >> "halftime" is over. the second half of your trading day begins now. >> i like how they run over here with the camera. rates are rising, stocks are rigz, if it's happened before and it has, but it certainly hasn't happened very often. so what does it mean? why are they both going up simultaneously? steve lease man found some possibilities and he's standing by with answers and that will come in a short 30 seconds. they were dogs in 2013. will they be the stars in 2014? we're going to go through the list of naughty and nices, we're going to look at the naughties and debate them and see whether they might be nice in 2014. >>> and 15 days of shopping time left before christmas. we've got the "power lunch" focus group, where are shoppers going? how much are they spending? what are they

here is how he answered to phil lebeau about taking the top job. >> i'm honored to serve ford and we have no change in the plan. >> reporter: i understand that but you didn't answer my question. have you been approached? >> i did answer your question. i'm honored to serve ford and we don't comment on speculation. >> shares of microsoft fell nearly 2.5%. >>> shares of twitter went the other way today, rising almost 4.5% after announcing adds targeting tools designed to give its advertisers a boost and prove to investors it can make more money. julia boorstin has the story. >> reporter: twitter's newest advertising tool targets users based not on what they tweet about but the websites they visited. if you visit trip advisor, that site plus any company interested in reaching consumers planning a trip could show promoted tweets with relevant deals. this is valuable because advertisers can reach consumers who already expressed an interest in making a particular purchase. it's reaching them online and on mobile devices. key because mobile is the fastest growing add category. >> because the

phil lebeau gave us his predictions on what we can expect in 2014. how did phil do in 2013?said auto sales would surge past 15 million in 2013. he was right, where phil was right and wrong. auto sales will come in just below 16 million. phil said gm shares would be above the ipo price. phil was right, gm rose above the ipo price of $33 and stands around $41. lincoln and cadillac says phil would be stuck in neutral. half right and half wrong. lincoln remains in stuck in neutral but cadly lack sales up 20%. two out of three pretty good. half credit on that. see what phil says lies ahead next year. >> 2014 will be the year the battle over entry-level luxury cars heats up. the mercedes-benz cla class is so hot it's putting pressure on mercedes rivals. audi will answer with the a 3 coming out in march and you can bet that bmw, lexus and cadillac will make sure their entry-level models are priced competitively. in 2014 automakers and auto dealers will throw a little more cash on the hood in order to make sure sales stay strong. why? there will be 66 brand new or completely redesig

phil lebeau now with a look at airlines in 2014. phil?> reporter: 2014 in the airline business will be the year transcontinental flights become a big battleground between carriers. look for more flights to be added to major cities on the east and west coasts like los angeles and new york. the planes on those routes will feature more amenities geared towards business travelers like lie-flat seats. speaking of in-flight amenities, look for airlines to push new technology and new services that will let you stay in touch with others while you soar at 30,000 feet. now, it would probably cost you anywhere from a few bucks to perhaps as much as $9 to text or e-mail in flight. what about making phone calls in flight? don't look for that to happen in 2014. >>> finally, you may hate the fees you're paying when you're flying whether it's for checking bags or rebooking a flight. next year they won't go away. but there is a feeling the airlines may be hitting a limit for how much they charge for certain services. so while you will be still paying for

and phil lebeau has more on that. phil?the lead analyst for ford, and he joins us from our affiliate in detroit. eric, when you look at the sales in november, how much were they improved by what happened on black friday and the holiday weekend? >> there's no question we saw a strong improvement, black friday, the holiday thanksgiving weekend, but keep in mind that is generally the case. the month of november tends to be very strong at the tail end because of the holiday weekend. >> and yet you've got the rest of this year where a number of automakers are saying we're over 16 million for sales pace this month, likely for december, as well. do you think we finally have crossed the threshold for good? >> well, certainly we're taki taking -- for good, i never want to say for good. but certainly, what we saw in november was an excellent month. we estimate that mid-16 million vehicles our total vehicles. and we think that we're going to have it shaping up to be a very good december for us, as well. >> and quickly, cars are still

first, mary thompson, jane wells, phil lebeau covering all three. mary, you first. >> we've been talking about this all morning, tyler. it is the biggest data breach at a u.s. retailer since 2005 when data for 90 million tjx customers was compromised. target says it's resolved the issue, but some 40 million customers may have been affected. those impacted, customers who paid for their purchases at target's 1,800 stores using their credit and debit cards. the breach occurring from november 27th through last sunday, december 15th. now, online shoppers were not affected. in a statement, target said it's working with law enforcement officials including the secret service and the third-party forensic firm to identify the themes. target isn't saying how the data was accessed, but security expert tim rhine of kroll speculates it could have been malware. target says the data access includes a customer's name, card number, expiration date of the card and security code. a cybersecurity analyst says this data held in the magnetic stripe on the back of the debi

phil lebeau has more on who she is and why she was asked to take the wheel. >> reporter: mary barra is a gm fer and soon her life will revolve around running the global auto giant. >> i've worked at general motor for 33 years. i've known it's a great company. the men and women are so dedicated and i truly believe we have the best team on the field. it's an honor to lead the team. >> reporter: she's well-known and well-respected in gm. she rose through the ranks on the operation side. barra earned high marks for streamlining operations and pushing gm to pick up the game. she bluntly told gm designers, no more crappy cars. >> i think if you look what she's done for the company, she's respected and highly regarded and made decisions with the product and enga near. >> reporter: she will replace dan ackerson stepping down to spend more time with his wife who has advanced stage caer. he's been vocal about gm thinking and acting differently. putting a woman in charge of a company known as an old boys club will certainly change things but ackerson said barra wasn't picked because of her gender

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phil lebeau, thank you so much.is interesting, too, to finally see her out there with the other executives. this is her moment. it's a moment, perhaps, for gm more broadly. they just announced, u.s. fully divesting their stake in the u.s. automaker. she has an interesting challenge. >> they're getting more aggressive than some of their peers. people are asking, why is gm lifting off and ford is stagnant? you would think they would have similar characteristics in terms of the way they trade. gm is going to buy back stock. gm is going to do more on the dividend than ford is willing to do. that's interesting to see them get more aggressive at this juncture. >> guy, we have to let you go but how about that point? do you think ford should be more aggressive on the financial engineering side of things to keep pace with gm? guy adami? >> i'm here. can you hear me? >> yeah. >> just the last four, five months the stock has underperformed. i think ford has done everything right all along. to me the stock is taking a pause. i

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. >> phil lebeau joins now from chicago with all the details. >> keep in mind. what tesla according to an interview that was coming out of germany, what the chief designer is saying is that they will unveil this mass market model e. that's not the model e. that's the model s. supposedly the model e will be unveiled in january of 2015. the key here? what kind of range are we looking at and what price. and it's all electric. if they come out with something that can only give you maybe 125 miles range or 150 miles range and its 35,000 people might sit there and say i'm not crazy about that. meanwhile with regard to the model s, the company has officially launched its website in china so they are taking orders online. if you wanted to place an order for a model s, which the first deliveries will start in the first quarter, just $41,000 u.s. dollars. if you actually want to buy it it starts at $145,000. they have steep tariffs for any vehicles imported. >> dan, what's the trade on tesla in your view? >> right now, the stock sold off 40% from all time highs. it just b

. >> phil lebeau helped break the news before we got on the air. he joins us on the newsline. when do we expect some sort of official announcement, phil? can you hear me, phil? apparently not yet. hope i didn't jump the gun. we'll talk to phil as soon as he can. >> reporter: can you hear me? >> we hear you, phil. go ahead. >> reporter: we just talked to general motors, we have official confirmation about the story we broke. there's a broader one here. mary barra will take over as ceo january 15th. it might be having people say that's a really quick announcement and quick transition. it's been brought on by the decision of dan ackerman to leave as ceo virtually immediately. his wife has been diagnosed with advanced stage cancer. he has made the decision to take some personal time. so the succession has been moved up dramatically, and that has mary barra moving in january 15th. the president of the company will now become dan ammand, who was cfo. this is a day of transition. employees will hear from dan ak akerson and mary barra. >> what was their previous plan that you were awar

let's go to phil lebeau for more color on these comments this morning. morning, phil. >> reporter: the ceo is laying out the outlook for 2014 and beyond. three things weighing on ford stocks. you talk about the auto division, 2014 will be a solid year but not as strong. look for lower operating margins, pretax margins will be lower. how much lower they're not saying. they're bringing in about $8.5 billion this year. i expect it will be in the 8.2 to 8.3 range. that's conjecture at this point. but most importantly, their guidance beyond 2014, the company says that its global automotive operating target for operating margin of 8% to 9% is now at risk because of europe and because of latin america and that has a lot of people saying, okay, when can we expect those operating margins to get up there in that 8% to 9% range? if you're taking it off the table beyond 2014, will it come back on the table at later date? bob shane is briefing reporters but that's an indication of why people are a little down on the shares of ford this morning. back to you. >> thanks

phil lebeau does. let's first get to that before we talk about american airlines. how bad is it out there? >> it's not too good. you know what, i should say it's improving here at dfw. when i flew in last night i arrived at 3:30 in the morning, my flight was supposed to arrive at 10:00. it was a mess. and it was a mess on the roads heading to american's headquarters. it's a little bit better now. we're starting to see fewer canceled flights. so gradually it's getting back to normal here in dallas. >> you know, snow in the northeast, not really, no offense, breaking news to anybody, hey it's northeast winter, we're getting snow, but in dallas, in dallas, like a sliver of ice on the road is a major tragedy. >> you know what, unless you've been down here and driving it this is the worst i've ever seen for dallas. i haven't been here every time they've had an ice storm but there is snow out there and there are chunks of ice especially on the overpasses. i can see why this city was really paralyzed the way it was over the last three days. >> and maybe dallas and melbour

to phil lebeau with us. >> she's not the first female ceo at general motors only, the first to run a major automaker. think about this industry, long dominated by men, now mary barra will be running general motors. who is she and some might be saying is she the right person to run general motors. the answer is she's a 33-year veteran of general motors. her father worked as a dye maker on the pontiac line at general motors. her background coming up through the ranks on the operations side. here's what she had to say earlier today abe the opportunity that she now has. >> i've worked at general motors for 33 years and always known it's a great company. the men and women of general motors are so dedicated and i truly believe we have the best team on the field. so it's an honor for me to be able to lead this team and to continue the momentum, to have the best cars, trucks and crossovers with the highest quality and continue to drive value for our shareholders and stakeholders. it's a true honor for me to be a part of this team and to have the opportunity to lead it. >> mary barra taking o

yoga himself, and that would be phil lebeau. i don't know if you have a comment on that. your home airport. you could be in that room chilling out, doing the sun god pose with your bronzed pecs popping out. other than that, the airlines lobby group is out with big numbers for the new year. how good are they for the airlines? >> they're very good, brian. when you take a look at what the airlines are expected to bring in in terms of profitability next year, they're going to be up around 19.7 in total profitability. that's the projection worldwide for 2014. now, you might look at that and say, wow! that's a heck of an increase from $12 billion, which is what they're expected to make this year. but when you, you know, strip out how many passengers are going to be flying worldwide, it comes out to average profit per passenger of just $6 for the airlines. by the way, north america, that's the most profitable region next year. they'll make about $8.3 billion here in north america next year. at least that's the projection. >> the headlines are really good. if you read a little fu

and phil lebeau has been following the news from chicago. >> as we speak, tyler, dan akerson is finally outlining an investment that general motors announced within the last hour. this is a big one. gm investing $1.3 billion in five plants around the united states. these plants are primarily the engine plants and supplies or components to their engines. they're going to be adding about 300 new jobs at those plants and a lot of people always say you hear about these job announcements, how many jobs have they really brought back since bottoming out during bankruptcy in 2009. back then, u.s. jobs totaled 7,000, that's hourly and salary. added more than 11,000 since then, now almost 88,000 work for gm in the u.s. by the way, their sales this year up 8.8%. just a little above where the industry is for the year, 8.4%. but the market share and a lot of people will be watching this, it is now down to 17.9%. that is a low if they were to end this year, i'm not sure they've ever ended below 18%. quickly take a look at shares of general motors. if it tops 4117, it's a new all-time high. it's been

phil lebeau, what is the big deal about this? not a huge deal but enough of a deal that a few people -- i've talked with a couple of them -- who have said, listen, i'm not sure this sends the right message. let's set the scene from west jet. what they did in late november, they had people on two flights going from toronto and hamilton out to calgary, about a four-hour flight. when they checked in, there was a santa screen and they were asked, what would you like for christmas? people answered, i want this, that. as they were flying out there, look what they got when they landed, not their baggings, what they asked for on the screen. it's an amazing five-minute video. i'm going to be quiet and let you take in a little built of it. ♪ >> no way! >> it really is, perhaps, one of the best corporate videos i've ever seen done. the problem is for some people they think it sends the wrong message that christmas is the season of giving and it shouldn't be about getting gifts. it should have been, you should ask to see the airline give to

i'm phil lebeau with the market flash.ake a look at shares of ford, the stock is getting hammered today, suffering its biggest decline in more than two years. dropping more than 7%. it's issued a profit warning for 2014. ford expects profits next year to drop between $500 million and $1.5 billion. a big problem, the rising cost of launching new models, 23 new ones coming out next year. take a look at shares of ford and gm over the last three months. you see a bit of a split here as ford dropping more than 7% today, gm on the other hand, has been moving higher. back to you. >> all right. phil, thank you very much. >>> power pitch time. 60-second pitch. panel of judges up or down vote. today, the agony or ecstasy of the feet. >> i'm mandy drury. on today's power pitch we have a company turning shoot industry on its heel by letting the customer, yes, you, become the designer. door reyan how werds is the ceo of milk and honey. she worked in the entertainment industry at nickelodeon, disney and paramount pictures. let's see her

but one area, phil lebeau, the car guy, the car sales have been instrumental in fixing the psyche ofrall u.s. economy, but we all know that the obsolescence of vehicles played a big part in that. we see the growth in subprime auto lending and we see all of the consumption in many ways at the expense of other areas. like apparel to name one. is that dynamic telling us something we choose to ignore? last but not least is japan. japan seems to be where all roads lead for conversation regarding strategic trades on this trading floor, because as confusing as the first three areas are, it seems a weak end -- and the moral of the story, looking to the u.s., in my opinion, the biggest trading issue for 2014 isn't going to be on this wonderful trading floor, it's going to be in voting booths in november of 2014, because i really think that we are at a stalemate in many ways, like entitlements and like some of the big issues that the recent budget swept under the rug. but firsthand experience is going to make the 2014 elections big, and maybe it'll make third rails disappear that politicians n

phil lebeau joins us and has a special guest with him today. phil? >> reporter: thank you, becky. american headquarters, the new american headquarters with the new ceo of the new american, doug parker. congratulations, today's the day you guys can finally say it's done, we're ready to trade on nasdaq. >> yes, we can, we're excited about that. >> that's going to be under aal. >> that's correct, american airlines. >> this brings up the question, now this merger is complete. a lot of people are looking at this in the investment community and saying that's it. the consolidation game has played out as far as the airlines are concerned. you've been in this industry long enough to realize it never completely plays out. does it at least take a pause for a while? >> i don't know. it may. the reality -- you're right. you never know in this business what comes next. but for right now, we're happy with this transaction. we've been working on this for a long time as you say. it's great for our investors, customers, employees, and it's a really big day for us. >> when you look at you guys along

phil lebeau is in the windy city with more details. actually just a little north of chicago. we're in the suburb of highland park. and these northern suburbs, this is where a lot of luxury vehicles are sold in this area, and now, tesla has opened its first, what they call, service center and showroom up in this part of the city. why is this significant? well, you touched on it during the introduction, that until w now, for the most part, when you look at most of the tesla showrooms around the country, they've been galleries set up in high-end malls, predominantly, getting a lot of foot traffic, but it wasn't that easy to set up a test drive, or this is hopefully going to be easier for them. they now have 50 stores and service centers in north america, and i get this question a lot. what are the top markets when it comes to tesla sales? no surprise, california is the number-one market in this country in terms of sales. texas, new york/new jersey, here in illinois, and florida. those are the other -- rounding out the top five for tesla s

phil lebeau joins us from new york. and we can't wait to see this. >> i wish i could show it to you right now, becky. >> come on. >> we do have a picture of what you will see here in the next couple of hours when we reveal it and talk with ford ceo alan mullaly, and this is the iteration of the ford mustang. approximately 9.2 million mustang models have been sold, the height year being 1965 when they sold well over 500,000 that one year. mustang sales are strongest in the mid-60s, tapered off in the mid to late 90s and really in the last few years while they have been out there it's really become more of a niche vehicle. in fact, 71,159 mustangs have been sold in 2013. they believe they're going to get much higher sales when the new model goes on sale next year. and as you take a look at this storm here, the reason we're showing you this. this is ford's stock going back to october of 2006. why do we go back to then? because that's when he took over as ceo of ford. you can see the stock has had a nice move since then. we

phil lebeau with details. what can you tell us? >> breaking news from boeing.end announcement from boeing. increasing dividend by more than 50%. it will go up to 73 cents a share. at same time the company is announcing a share repurchase of $10 billion. again, a share buyback of $10 billion and 50% increase in the dividend to 73 cents a share. back to you. >> yeah, phil, it's happening so often, we need to start having a nickname for dividend increases and buyback programs. those that couldn't see the chart, boeing shares are up about 2%. thank you, phil. >>> stocks hitting record highs. according to a new survey, investors don't expect that run to push into 2014. poll showing 39% predict stocks will drop. only 14% think the year will end higher. guys, thanks for being here. >> good to be with you. >> hank, you can't really invest on a survey like this alone, can you? >> no, you can't. but i think it is indicative of the continued anxiety that's out there. the fact that we're nowhere near any levels of greed from a sentiment standpoint that might get you worrie

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phil lebeau is live at the dallas-ft. worth airport. >> reporter: good morning, carl.orld's largest. when you take a look at all the mergers that have played out over the last five years, you have three major carriers, a fourth if you include southwest with american being the largest by seat miles followed by united and then delta. the new american airlines will operate 6700 daily flights flying to more than 50 different couldn't tris. very strong in latin-american as well as to europe. not as strong to asia. this is a global network this airline will run. it also has a new ticker symbol, aal. they rang the opening bell for the nasdaq which is where the new american airlines ticker will be traded at. earlier today, on "squawk box," we had a chance to talk about doug parker, the american ceo. we asked him about the pressure he is now facing to be profitable in this environment. >> we have to provide a return for our investors. we know that. the last 10, 11 years have proven that airlines that can't do that are allowed to grow and expand and do all the things we want to

i'll be seeing you on "talking dead," but phil lebeau's on the phone with breaking news about generals huge news from general motors. the company has designated mary berra as the next ceo succeeding dan ackerson. currently the head of product development worldwide for general motors, a veteran of the company. and the significance of this cannot be overstated. for years, decades, the auto industry has been pretty much accurately portrayed as an old boys club. and if you're a car guy -- and while there have been women who have risen through the ranks as many automakers and mary barra up until was on the high end of a female auto industry executive. and she'll be theceo, ceo of the world's largest automaker or close to the world's largest automaker depending how you count the sales in china, mary barra will be the next ceo of general motors. >> this is really big news. the street has been trying to figure out who the next ceo would be. mary was considered one of the contends are for this job. for car development, this is a very big position. before that she was in human resources. that d

told phil lebeau last week there's been no change in his plans.ow, slated to remain as ford ceo through the end of 2014. and i'm -- i've got to give some kudos to the stanley fisher thing. >> he's great. he's fantastic. >> this -- this -- thank you. i don't like everything, but m.i.t. guy, and born in zambia. >> he's fantastic. >> good guy. >> good for vice chairman. >> and one of ben bernanke's mentors too. >> yeah. >> which will give you additional continuity in similar lines of thinking. i get the sense he's a little more hawkish. >> i would argue he has credibility in the wall street community. >> he does. >> to the extent he has relationships on wall street and you need that right-hand person to reach out. >> that's the first thing i thought of. >> really would make it -- that's a great tag team. >> first thing i thought of what becky said, maybe he'll tap the brakes a little. >> yeah. i think he has spoken -- >> what do you think? >> between black friday, cyber monday and green monday, online and traditional retailers look like they're set t