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| Ford Picks Fiesta For B-Car Market |
| 2008-02-23 01:16:03 |
The Fiesta is Ford's small car offering in the European auto market. Now, Ford recently posted positive sales in Europe. That means that the Fiesta is doing great out there. And now, Ford will be announcing at the Geneva Motor Show that they will be using the name Ford Fiesta for their small cars for all regions....
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| Ford Presents: Small Business Van |
| 2008-02-15 22:43:47 |
For this year, the Ford Motor Company brought an entire range of premium vehicles in the industry for everyone to take pleasure in. Vehicles of all sizes and functions were served with ground-breaking technologies. The Transit Connect is expected to be a fully fashionable vehicle for North America. Chevrolet and Dodge's vans are the closest rival of the new Transit Connect....
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| The Ultimate Crossover |
| 2008-02-13 20:40:47 |
Performance. Design. Versatility. These are the qualities that define the 2009 Ford Edge Sport. It comes in four colors: sport blue, ebony, brilliant silver and redfire. Its newest features include a set of 22-inch polished aluminum wheels together with 40-series Pirelli Scorpion Zero tires that gave it an aggressive appeal, additional fog lights, taillight lenses, sport badges and smoked headlights....
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| For A New F-150 Trucking Experience |
| 2008-02-11 22:26:37 |
Featured in Fords F-Series trucks, the best-selling trucks in the US for 31 years, are smart innovations from Ford Work Solutions including an in-dash computer, that provides full high-speed Internet access, navigation and printing. It also has a Tool Link, a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracking system that allows maintenance of detailed real-time inventory of stocks in the pickup box....
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| Big 3 Cut Back On Super Bowl Expenses |
| 2008-02-05 03:43:27 |
Detroit's Big 3 seems to be slashing their expenses on Super Bowl. Matter of fact, General Motors will just be having 1 commercial on Sunday to tout its GMC Yukon Hybrid. "We thought we stood a better chance breaking through typical Super Bowl stuff with a simple message," said Mary Kubitskey, the national advertising manager for GMC....
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| Ford Lincoln To Go Global Soon |
| 2008-02-02 00:05:27 |
Just after unveiling its new concept of Lincoln model during last month's North American International Auto Show, reports from Reuters said that Ford Motor Co. is considering the idea of transforming it into a premium brand made available worldwide....
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| Ford Stepping Up Green Initiative |
| 2008-01-30 02:33:52 |
Ford, as we all know, has been the first automaker to manufacture a hybrid SUV. The Ford Escape Hybrid has received much praise due to its exemplary fuel efficiency. The SUV is able to have that efficiency because of its hybrid powertrain which has been developed by the Dearborn automaker to provide consumers with the green vehicles that they are looking for....
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| Ford To Regain NASCAR Reign |
| 2008-01-29 02:14:44 |
In the most recent NASCAR Nextel Cup series, Ford took a beating at the hands of Chevy. But Ford said it can cope with the competition and catch Chevy this season. The team's boss will depend heavily on the chassis and aero development of Roush Fenway Racing. Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray and David Regan, the more courageous drivers, will welcome a tighter fight with Chevy....
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| F-150 Receives Award |
| 2008-01-24 02:10:05 |
The improvements made on the Ford F-150 have been praised by many. In fact, the vehicle was chosen by auto magazine AutoWeek as the "Most Significant" vehicle at the NAIAS. The said award was given to the F-150 during the Design Forum held last Thursday night....
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| Ford To Review Dealer Network |
| 2008-01-17 23:55:10 |
Ford has lost nearly 1 percentage point of U.S. market share every year since 2000, and is slashing production capacity by closing over a dozen plants. In 2007, Ford's sales dropped 12% and ended the year with a U.S. market share of 16%. It was also in 2007 when Ford slipped, for the first time in less than 6 decades as No. 2 automaker in U.S. sales in favor of Toyota....
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| 10 Best Year-End Deals |
| 2008-01-09 02:39:16 |
Forbes Autos has created a list of the 10 Best Year-End Deals to help car buyers in their last minute car shopping. Included on the list are three models from Ford particularly Volvo, Land Rover, and Lincoln. GM has two entries Saab and Cadillac while Nissan's Infiniti has also made the list together with BMW's Z4 Coupe/M Coupe Roadster....
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| 2008 Ford Taurus Limited AWD |
| 2008-01-09 02:33:15 |
The new Taurus is also given an additional 30 percent improvement in horsepower but despite such it still delivers an EPA fuel economy rating of 17 mpg for city and 24 mpg for highway plus an environmentally-friendly PZEV emission rating....
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| Lavender-Scented Tires makes Good Gifts |
| 2007-12-29 00:08:43 |
How about choosing something unique like a set of lavender scented tires? It helps to eliminate that heavy rubber smell that many customers hate when they enter a tire store. The price of the Ecsta DX Aroma range from $90 to $110 per tire and targets women who drives female friendly vehicles. The tires have been selling like lavender scented hotcakes....
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| Ford to Close Deal on Jaguar and Land Rover Soon |
| 2007-12-18 01:41:15 |
Mark Truby, Ford spokesman said that the company is not ruling out the possibility of a deal before the end of the year. Rumors that are circulating in Detroit are saying that the two likely contenders being considered by Ford for its Jaguar and Land Rover are Tata Motors and Chase & Company's One Equity Partners....
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| Ford Faces Explorer Lawsuit |
| 2007-12-17 02:46:51 |
Ford was recently reported to be giving over a million Explorer sport-utility vehicle customers with $500 for new models or $300 for other Ford vehicles in settlement lawsuits claiming that Ford's SUVs have lost their resale value after the 2000 tire recall....
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| Unnamed Gulf Investors to Affect Ford's Decision |
| 2007-12-15 00:13:25 |
Ford's last luxury brand sale has also attracted interest from investors in the Middle East. Just this March, Ford rival of Honda the producer of Acura CSX wheel has sold the Aston Martin for $848 million to a consortium comprising investment Investment Dar and Adeem Investment, international investment companies, headquartered in Kuwait....
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| Mazda Verisa 'Stylish V' Special Edition |
| 2007-12-14 03:38:47 |
The 'Stylish V' edition is based on the C grade Verisa with high quality fabric seat covers. This package includes bright molding consisting of the front bumper/rear bumper/front grille/door sills/rear gate, front fog lights with bright bezels and an exhaust pipe finisher....
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| The First Escape Plug-in Hybrid for SCE |
| 2007-12-12 01:33:36 |
The company has recently delivered the first of 20 research PHEVs to Southern California Edison. Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid is a research vehicle that uses high voltage, lithium batteries. The vehicle continues to operate with fuel efficiency once the charge in the battery has been depleted....
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| Ford Verve to be produced in Nanjing Next Year |
| 2007-12-12 01:16:05 |
The Verve concept was originally designed in Europe and Ford's entry to the 'B-Car' segment of the market. Ford's Verve is a four-door notchback and the star of the fifth annual Guangzhou Auto Show. Our future small car is being developed as a global car....
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| Ford's Reaction To House Energy Bill |
| 2007-12-08 00:25:20 |
It is not a secret that the increasing thereat of global warming had automakers and lawmakers alike scrambling for fast solutions. Ford is one of the leaders in the green revolution with the delivery of its plug-in hybrid to Edison in California. The automaker is also the maker of the first hybrid SUV which combines the capabilities of large vehicles with the fuel efficiency of a smaller car....
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| Ford Leads Safest Cars List |
| 2007-11-17 01:57:44 |
Ford Motor Co., along with Honda Motor Co., holds the most vehicles in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's list of safest cars for the 2008 model year. The number of new cars has tripled in the past year with thirty-four vehicles considered top in safety for 2008, compared with 13 vehicles of 2007....
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| Ford disregards Plans for New Assembly Plant |
| 2007-11-17 00:47:47 |
Last year, Ford Motor Company announced its plans to build a "low-cost" assembly plant somewhere in North America, which is supposedly a significant part of the company's revamping effort. Ford said that the "low cost" plan is no longer needed. In January 2006, Ford Executive Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. said that Ford had promoted the plant, which it called "a new low-cost manufacturing site for the future". The plan was the company's strategy to become "America's car company"....
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| Ford introduces New Engine Family for Fuel Economy |
| 2007-11-16 01:24:39 |
As Ford Motor Co. seeks to improve fuel economy demanded by consumers, Chairman Bill Ford Jr. has revealed a new family of gasoline turbocharged direct injection, or GTDI, engines. The Congress has emphasized the need for efficient fuel consumption -- beefing up requirements under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program. Mr. Ford has always been interested in environmental issues. Environmental sustainability "is critical for out future growth", Mr. Ford said. The strategy is to create and in...
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| Ford collaborates with Microsoft |
| 2007-11-16 00:14:26 |
Since there are cellphone companies that set limits on the functionality of their Bluetooth phones, not all phones, unfortunately, are compatible with Ford's Sync. There is only a very little comparison between the Sync and the technology of Ford's archrival -- OnStar of General Motors Corp....
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| Ford foresees Sale of Luxury Brands next year |
| 2007-11-14 03:18:33 |
Ford's Premier Automotive Group has announced a pre-tax loss of 97 million US dollars (£46.3 M), compared with 508 million US losses last year, covering Volvo, Jaguar and Land Rover. Ford has also been in talks with both industry and private equity companies regarding the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover. In 1989, Ford has bought Jaguar for £1.6 billion. In 2000, it paid £1.7 billion for Land Rover....
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| The Need to go Hybrid |
| 2007-11-14 03:16:14 |
A senior union official has warned the company of an expected drop in Ford's St. Thomas assembly plant sales if it does not start producing more fuel-efficient cars. Smith said there was no discussion in the plant regarding a hybrid option for the Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis. The present Crown Victoria consumed a gallon every 15 miles or 24 kilometers in city traffic....
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| Ford's Custom Accessories Kiosk |
| 2007-11-13 02:43:18 |
The Custom Accessories Kiosk has been designed to sell Genuine Ford Accessories and Ford Licensed Accessories like vehicle appearance enhancement, electronics and all-new chrome wheel options to their customers who purchase new cars. Besides, Ford accessories add residual value and are covered by warranty, unlike aftermarket accessories....
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| Ford plans on investing for U.S. plants |
| 2007-11-13 02:33:27 |
The United Auto Workers (UAW) was able to win over significant factory investments from Ford Motor Co. in a tentative four-year contract. They have also obtained the company's commitment not to close or even sell any plants that were not yet proclaimed under the contract. Among included in that commitment are five new body shops at assembly plants, $200 million in new technology and equipment at stamping plants, and future products at several factories....
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| The Spicy 2008 Volvo S80 |
| 2007-11-13 00:52:16 |
The Volvo S80 is equipped with a long wheelbase and a wide track. The front seats are able to draw air via the perforation in the leather seats to keep the interior temperature at around 98 degrees Fahrenheit. It works with Volvo's blind-zone alert system to alarm the driver regarding passing cars, through a light that flashes on the door panel near the mirror....
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| Alterations in Ford’s plan on Plant Closure |
| 2007-10-31 03:48:29 |
Last year, Ford made use of about 79 percent of its plant capacity. Ford has named 10 specific plants that are sure to be closed by 2012. According to Gardner, those six plants might include Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant, which used only 65 percent of its capacity last year. Well, this phase is definitely crucial for Ford....
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| 2008 Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin for SEMA Show |
| 2007-10-30 04:05:17 |
Ford will be making its Sport Track Adrenalin a mix of the Explorer Sport Trac and the F-150 Lightning. Ryan Mitton, Sport Trac marketing manager, said, "The new Sport Trac Adrenalin is designed to appeal to the urban adventurer." The Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin looks lower, even if it was not actually lowered. The front of the Sport Trac Adrenalin has been finished with the Ford Mustang fog lights under the 'sinister' grille. By January 2008, the Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin will go on sale at start...
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| Ford's Grant for the National Civil Rights Museum |
| 2007-10-30 04:01:28 |
Ford Motor Company Fund, the arm of Ford Motor Company committed in creating opportunities to promote corporate citizenship, philanthropy, volunteerism, and cultural diversity for those who live in the communities where Ford does business, has recently announced its major grant to the National Civil Rights Museum in the Museum's annual Freedom Award program in Memphis, Tennessee....
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| Ray Day to lead Ford's Global Communications Team |
| 2007-10-26 03:28:54 |
Last Wednesday, Ford Motor Company proudly announced its appointment of Ray Day as vice president of Communications. In 1989, he joined Ford Motor Company and spent most of his career leading the company's global communications and public relations activities, specifically involving the company's products, design, manufacturing, sales, marketing, brand development and corporate issues. Ford President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said, "Ray Day is talented, passionate and tireless com...
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| Ford launches new products at the 2007 MEIMS |
| 2007-10-25 04:02:00 |
Ford will be launching five all-new products from Ford, Lincoln and Mercury at this year's Middle East International Motor Show. Ford Managing Director Waldo Galan said, "Our participation in the year's Show complements a truly outstanding year for Ford. Ford will also feature the Ford Focus RS World Rally Car, sponsored by the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), in the event....
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| Ford for the Championship Lead |
| 2007-10-25 03:59:21 |
Stone Brothers Racing's Russell Ingall was second on the podium yesterday. It was great to see Russell on the podium, and Steven Richards' win in race three was fantastic result for Ford Performance Racing." Overall, Ford's performance was absolute brilliant in the race....
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| Perry-Jones to Retire |
| 2007-10-24 04:11:03 |
Ford Motor Co. has announced that Richard Parry-Jones, 56, group vice president and chief technical office, responsible for the Mondeo and Focus models, will be retiring on December 31. That would be after over 30 years in service with the company....
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