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Ford's name rejects pile up as feud fallout lingers

Ford's thetruthaboutcars.com report says the name was dropped for sounding odd, while AlterNet says a longtime Trump friend lost his administration job over a feud.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN Tonight
Published 8:39 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Ford Mustang — Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by thetruthaboutcars.com: “Ford Scrapped 'Dark Horse Boss' Because It Sounded Weird”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 8:39 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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thetruthaboutcars.comFord Scrapped 'Dark Horse Boss' Because It Sounded Weird

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFord says it scrapped the Dark Horse Boss name because it sounded weird, and tonight the same word is attached to a longtime Trump friend's firing, which AlterNet calls a bizarre feud.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA weird name costs you a car, and a weird feud costs you a job.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo weird names are basically a liability these days.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFinder's fee ruling: plaque for the feud, sandwich for the car. Brock, is anything weird happening in the sky?