CEO Alan Mulally: Ford Still in Black but Also Green, Partners With Microsoft Hohm

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Ariel Schwartz contributed to this report.

At his keynote address at New York's International Auto Show today, Alan Mulally rallied the nation's car manufacturers with a call to arms--and just a hint of boasting. If the industry doesn't wake up to the need for greener vehicles, such as hybrids and EVs, he warned, America will be hit hard. "We are, literally, fighting for the soul of manufacturing in the United States right now."

His company's latest victory in that...