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For new Ford CEO Fields, aluminum truck is key

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photo In this May 1, 2014, photo, Ford Motor Co. President and CEO Alan Mulally, left, Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr., center, and Chief Operating Officer Mark Fields speak during a news conference in Dearborn, Mich. For new Ford CEO Fields, the company’s stock price hinges on the flawless production of the aluminum-body F150 pickup truck.

By DEE-ANN DURBIN

AP Auto Writers

and TOM KRISHER

AP Auto Writers

DETROIT – For all the miracles Alan Mulally pulled off at Ford Motor Co., one eluded him. He couldn’t make the stock price leap.