On the Dash: Jim O’Connor, former Ford Division and Lincoln-Mercury president, has died at 83 He led Ford Division, Lincoln-Mercury and Ford of Canada over 40 years at Ford O’Connor retired in 2004 after overseeing Ford’s luxury and racing brands Jim O’Connor, who spent more than four decades at Ford Motor Company and rose to lead Ford Division, Lincoln-Mercury and Ford of Canada, died Sept. 25 in Morristown, New Jersey, at 83. O’Connor started at Ford as a management trainee and worked his way up to president of Ford of Canada, president of Lincoln-Mercury and president of Ford Division. He retired in 2004 as group vice president of North American…
