The jacket is from Armani. His accent is harder to pin down, with elements of Oklahoma, California and Germany. The color reasserts itself on walls throughout a sharply angled, generously columned Mercury display with the feel of an art gallery. Even the information desk is dramatically angled. Overall, the exhibit uses one-third fewer cars than last year, showcasing image and emotion instead of every available level of Sable sedan.
Mays takes care to credit Exhibit Works of Livonia, which actually built the display.
He points out that dozens of designers and technicians helped on the project, and that five other vice presidents sat with him on Ford's auto show steering committee. He isn't talking about the cars. Married 10 years to Jodi, who had a marketing and sales company until the birth of son Morgan, 5. He was worried there wouldn't be enough snow to go sledding with his dad this week. Time at home is too precious for that right now.