Drivers deserted the big three US brands and their once-popular sport utility vehicles in favour of smaller cars from Asian and European marques ©Getty Drivers deserted the big three US brands and their once-popular sport utility vehicles in favour of smaller cars from Asian and European marques Ford Motor , which pioneered the affordable mass-produced motor car, is looking to play a bigger role in building public transport vehicles or integrating cities’ transport systems as it grapples with the growing challenge of helping people move around the world’s traffic-choked cities. Alan Mulally, Ford’s chief executive, said questions of “personal mobility” and “quality of life” were some of the “most important and exciting developments” around the world and simply providing more and more cars was “not going to work”. Mr Mulally’s comments at a Detroit auto show event offer a rare insight into a senior auto executive’s thinking about the […]