CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A Ford Motor Co. executive paid a rare tribute to one of his company's fiercest competitors Wednesday, saying the hot-selling Camry from Toyota Motor Corp. was a better car than Ford's Taurus. "Very frankly, Camry is a better product than Taurus today," said Jim O'Connor, who heads Ford's sales and marketing division for North America, speaking to reporters at the Chicago Auto Show. "It's all about product in this business," O'Connor said, when asked why the mid-sized Camry outsold Taurus in the U.S market last month. O'Connor said Ford still sees near-term demand for the...