David Sneath worked in a Ford Motor Company parts warehouse fro 34 years, but didn’t take much time leaving after winning $136 million in the lottery. “I yelled to the boss, ‘I’m out of here,”‘ the Livonia man said Thursday after coming …

The eyes of April were upon UMass coach Travis Ford on Thursday night.

Ford Motor Co. paid Chief Executive Alan Mulally 24 percent less in 2007 than it did in 2006, but Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said he and the rest of the board remain confident that Mulally’s turnaround plan is on track.

April 4 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. , the world’s third- largest automaker, awarded Alan Mulally $21.7 million in his first full year as chief executive officer, as the company’s 2007 annual loss narrowed by $10 billion.

DETROIT, April 4 - Ford Motor Co reported on Friday that Chief Executive Alan Mulally earned more than $22 million in 2007, citing progress in revamping strategy and structure at the struggling No. 2 U.S. automaker.

Ford Motor Co. President and CEO Alan Mulally received compensation valued at $22.8 million in 2007, down nearly 42 percent from the prior year, when he joined the company and collected a hefty signing bonus, according to a federal regulatory filing published Friday.

Ford Motor Co. says it will launch a major new marketing campaign on Tuesday’s edition of the top-rated “American Idol” show on the Fox network.

Mega Millions jackpot winner David Sneath said he indeed will buy Ford cars for himself and his family with his new fortune, after working 34 years for the company. And he said he’s thinking of getting back together with his ex-wife, Deborah, adding, “I love that girl.”

April 4 (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co. , the world’s third- largest automaker, awarded Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally $21.7 million for 2007, a year in which the stock fell 10 percent.

DEARBORN, Mich., April 4, 2008 — Ford Motor Company today reiterated the significant progress it is making on its plan to transform and position the company to grow profitably around the world with the release of its 2007 Annual Report and notice of its 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement.