FILE - In this June 13, 2012 file photo, Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas, speaks to workers and media at the Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky. Ford Motor Co.'s board of directors is meeting Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, and CEO succession could be on the agenda. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that the directors are close to promoting Fields to chief operating officer. The report quoted an unnamed source. (AP Photo/Brian Bohannon, File)