Nasser's outgoing style makes him target of rumors Internet chock full of sites that bash 'polarizing' leader The Detroit News William Clay Ford Jr. introduces Jacques Nasser at the North American International Auto Show.
Reports surface occasionally about friction between the two.
Since Jacques Nasser swaggered onto the auto scene in 1994, Detroit has found it impossible to ignore the charismatic Aussie. When Nasser's wife, Jennifer, filed for divorce in March it made front-page news. The two later said they were reconciling. Not since Lee Iacocca was bouncing in and out of divorce court has a marital rift sparked so much interest in Detroit. Given Nasser's bare-knuckle business style, such tales may be wishful thinking by disgruntled Ford employees.