“If you live in a city, you don’t need to own a car.“

“If you live in a city, you don’t need to own a car.“ William Clay Ford Jr., CEO, Ford Motor Company Ltd. October 2000

The following excerpt from the UK Observer provides the context for Bill Ford’s statement that puts a so-called auto-dependent nation in perspective:

[The company is also repositioning itself as a purveyor of mobility. “The day will come when the notion of car ownership becomes antiquated. If you live in a city, you don’t need to own a car.“ He sees a future where Ford owns vehicles and makes them available to motorists as and when they need access to transport.]