Auto industry pioneer Lee Iacocca has died at age 94
Lee Iacocca, a major figure in the automobile industry, who previously served as president of Ford and chairman of Chrysler, died on Tuesday at the age of 94. Iacocca is best known for helping launch the Ford Mustang in the 1960s and for reviving Chrysler under his leadership and saving it from bankruptcy in the 1980s. His daughter confirmed to The Washington Post that he had died of complications from Parkinson's disease at his home in Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
Lee Iacocca, a major figure in the automobile industry, who previously served as president of Ford and chairman of Chrysler, died on Tuesday at the age of 94. Iacocca is best known for helping launch the Ford Mustang in the 1960s and for reviving Chrysler under his leadership and saving it from bankruptcy in the 1980s. His daughter confirmed to The Washington Post that he had died of complications from Parkinson's disease at his home in Bel-Air in Los Angeles.
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