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It's certainly tough to argue with the results of Alan Mulally's tenure as chief executive officer of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford Motor Company</a>. The product and financial resurgence that Mulally has led allowed Ford to be the only Detroit-based automaker to avoid going through bankruptcy. That success is reflected in the Ford CEO's paycheck as well.<br />
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Mulally earned more in 2009 than the CEOs of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/">Toyota</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/">Nissan</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/honda/">Honda</a> combined with a total take of $17.9 million in cash and bonuses. Toyota's Akio Toyoda earned $1.1 million and Honda's Takanobu Ito took home $1.3 million. Nissan's Carlos Ghosn was the highest paid of the Japanese company executives at almost $10 million.<br />
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It's not at all unusual for American executives to earn more than their counterparts overseas, although currently only Mulally is earning these large sums in Detroit. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> CEO Ed Whitacre and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> CEO Sergio Marchionne are both limited as a result of the government bailouts. In spite of Mulally's success, his pay still pales next to the $100+ millions regularly paid to financial executives.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100626/BUSINESS01/6260301/1322/Alan-Mulallys-pay-tops-total-of-3-Japanese-car-chiefs&template=fullarticle">Detroit Free Press</a> | Image: Bill Pugliano/Getty]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/28/report-mulallys-compensation-more-than-that-of-top-three-japan/">Report: Mulally's compensation more than that of top three Japanese execs combined</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/28/report-mulallys-compensation-more-than-that-of-top-three-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19532814/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/28/report-mulallys-compensation-more-than-that-of-top-three-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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It's certainly tough to argue with the results of Alan Mulally's tenure as chief executive officer of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford Motor Company</a>. The product and financial resurgence that Mulally has led allowed Ford to be the only Detroit-based automaker to avoid going through bankruptcy. That success is reflected in the Ford CEO's paycheck as well.<br />
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Mulally earned more in 2009 than the CEOs of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/">Toyota</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/nissan/">Nissan</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/honda/">Honda</a> combined with a total take of $17.9 million in cash and bonuses. Toyota's Akio Toyoda earned $1.1 million and Honda's Takanobu Ito took home $1.3 million. Nissan's Carlos Ghosn was the highest paid of the Japanese company executives at almost $10 million.<br />
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It's not at all unusual for American executives to earn more than their counterparts overseas, although currently only Mulally is earning these large sums in Detroit. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> CEO Ed Whitacre and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> CEO Sergio Marchionne are both limited as a result of the government bailouts. In spite of Mulally's success, his pay still pales next to the $100+ millions regularly paid to financial executives.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100626/BUSINESS01/6260301/1322/Alan-Mulallys-pay-tops-total-of-3-Japanese-car-chiefs&template=fullarticle">Detroit Free Press</a> | Image: Bill Pugliano/Getty]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/28/report-mulallys-compensation-more-than-that-of-top-three-japan/">Report: Mulally's compensation more than that of top three Japanese execs combined</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/28/report-mulallys-compensation-more-than-that-of-top-three-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19532814/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/28/report-mulallys-compensation-more-than-that-of-top-three-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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