In 1978 he was fired as the president of Ford, only to become the new president of Chrysler
[DOC] [TLE] Lee Iacocca's Years at Chrysler - Allpar [PAR] After being fired from Ford in 1979, Iacocca received a phone call from John ... 
Iacocca would join Chrysler as president and move up to CEO and chairman on 
New ... to be permanently eliminated so the company could become profitable.