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The Great Escape

I really enjoyed "Ford's Escape Route" (October). I worked on the Hybrid Escape program for the last three years of its development, and your article really captured the emotion and spirit of the effort. The program changed a lot of people, myself included. I feel proud and honored to have been a part of the team.

Christopher Teslak
Power-train control systems technical specialist
Ford Motor Co.
Dearborn, Michigan

Chuck Salter's article on Ford's Escape demonstrates how same-page cooperation and perseverance between scientists and engineers can lead to great things being accomplished. But I wonder why Ford didn't utilize Mazda scientists and engineers in the vehicle's development. After all, the Mazda Tribute is closely related to the Escape. If Ford considers itself a global company with equity interests in Mazda, Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover, and Aston Martin, one would think R&D and engineering talent from these auto manufacturers would also assist in developing such a complex vehicle as this.

Joseph Panozzo
Researcher
Infotrack
Chicago, Illinois

Chuck Salter responds: Ford did use Volvo's hybrid research in the early stages of the program following the Volvo acquisition.

The Man Behind the Curtain

I just wanted to write to let you know how much I enjoyed Jennifer Reingold's story on Michael Sheehan ("The Man Behind the Curtain," October). It was an inspirational story in terms of how he has overcome his own personal challenges. It also included a lot of valuable tips for those of us in communications. I passed it along to some of the other folks here because I thought it would be the subject of a good professional-development session.

Judith Navoy
Vice president
Brodeur Worldwide
Boston, Massachusetts

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