KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, Ford is making a controversial move. The carmaker is pulling ads from certain publications. Susan Lisovicz joins us live from the New York Stock Exchange to explain that story. Susan?</s>SUSAN LISOVICZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Kyra. It is not easy being Ford these days. The No. 2 automaker is under pressure from investors, unions, consumers. Now Ford has decided it will no longer advertise its luxury Jaguar and Land Rover brand in gay-oriented magazine. The move comes nearly a week after the American Family Association, a conservative Christian group said that its concerns are being addressed in good faith and will continue to be addressed in the future. The group had criticized Ford in the spring as being too gay- friendly. Gay and lesbian groups, well, they have a different perspective. They say Ford caved under pressure from the religious right. But a Ford spokesman tells CNN that pulling the ad was a business decision based on difficult market conditions, and not a response to any sort of pressure.</s>LISOVICZ: LIVE FROM continues right after this.
Ford Makes Controversial Advertising Move