3ponies
03-02-2007, 05:46 AM
More changes! I thought this guy was the golden boy of Mustangs!
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Ford SVT Chief To Brazil
Hau Thai-Tang, formerly head of Ford's SVT division, is leaving that post to become Ford's director of product development in Brazil
photo courtesy Ford
The head of Ford’s Special Vehicle Team is leaving the high-performance division and headed to Brazil for another job with the Blue Oval.
Hau Thai-Tang, director of advanced product creation and Special Vehicle Team, better known as SVT, since 2005, has accepted a new position in Brazil to become director of product development in South America. His new assignment is effective March 1, 2007, according to Ford.
He is considered one of Ford’s brightest engineers, and his rise through the ranks began in 2000, when he was named vehicle dynamics supervisor and vehicle engineering manager for the Lincoln LS. Thai-Tang, 40, headed up the team that created the 2005 Mustang, one of the best things to happen to the company in years.
Thai-Tang is replacing David Breedlove, who is retiring after more than 30 years with Ford. Thai-Tang will be based in Camacari, Bahia, Brazil. Replacing him at SVT will be Hermann Salenbauch, a former BMW employee, who joined Ford in 2000.
- By George Mattar
Muscle Cars
Ford SVT Chief To Brazil
Hau Thai-Tang, formerly head of Ford's SVT division, is leaving that post to become Ford's director of product development in Brazil
photo courtesy Ford
The head of Ford’s Special Vehicle Team is leaving the high-performance division and headed to Brazil for another job with the Blue Oval.
Hau Thai-Tang, director of advanced product creation and Special Vehicle Team, better known as SVT, since 2005, has accepted a new position in Brazil to become director of product development in South America. His new assignment is effective March 1, 2007, according to Ford.
He is considered one of Ford’s brightest engineers, and his rise through the ranks began in 2000, when he was named vehicle dynamics supervisor and vehicle engineering manager for the Lincoln LS. Thai-Tang, 40, headed up the team that created the 2005 Mustang, one of the best things to happen to the company in years.
Thai-Tang is replacing David Breedlove, who is retiring after more than 30 years with Ford. Thai-Tang will be based in Camacari, Bahia, Brazil. Replacing him at SVT will be Hermann Salenbauch, a former BMW employee, who joined Ford in 2000.
- By George Mattar