You can only buy from us.

Is that what Ford is saying with this new rule? On the one hand it seems like a simple case of corporate stupidity. And is it even legal? On the other hand, what does it say to your customers when your employees don't even want to buy your product? Okay, I can see both sides of this argument, but before we go nuts over the whole thing....the parking lot in question only caters to 15% of the employees. The rest park in another lot with no such restriction. Not such a big deal after all, huh? But with all of the news on Ford and GM's financial woes, this was too good an opportunity for the media to miss. The original stories that came out on this didn't even mention the 15% fact.

Anyway, the top white collar workers left themselves an out. They don't have to be seen driving a Ford Focus. Cars from other Ford owned companies are allowed too. Cars from companies like
Jaguar, Aston Martin, Land Rover and Volvo.