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The Ford Fiesta was the UK's best-selling car in July

The Ford Fiesta was the UK's best-selling car in July

UK market leader Ford has secured the two top sales positions for cars and commercial vehicles in July and for the year to date. According to the official figures for the first half of 2014 from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT): Ford Fiesta and Focus are the number one and two best-selling cars For ... Continue reading

Ford to Present $30,000 to Winner of Community Leader of the Year Award During Neighborhood Awards This Weekend

Ford to Present $30,000 to Winner of Community Leader of the Year Award During Neighborhood Awards This Weekend

2014 marks Ford's eighth consecutive year as title sponsor of the 2014 Neighborhood Awards hosted by Steve Harvey, comedian and best-selling author - Ford will present the winner of the Community Leader of the Year Award with a check for $30,000 to be used as a donation to his or her nonprofit organization of choice - ... Continue reading

Ford Offers Motorcraft Brake Pad Replacement Guarantee

Ford Offers Motorcraft Brake Pad Replacement Guarantee

New point-of-sale program at Ford and Lincoln dealerships and Quick Lane Tire & Auto Centers provides consumers with no-cost replacement of Motorcraft brake pads purchased as of July 1, 2014; program applies to passenger vehicles and certain commercial vehicles Motorcraft brake pads that have worn down to less than thr ... Continue reading

Ford's Jim Clark Award Goes to Dr John Harrington

Ford's Jim Clark Award Goes to Dr John Harrington

The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has presented Doctor John Harrington with this year's Ford-supported Jim Clark Memorial Award in recognition of his work raising medical standards and improving safety at rallies for almost 30 years. Chief medical officer of the Highland Snowman Rally in Inverness since 1987 ... Continue reading

The Prince, Parties, Bimmers, GP, RR, Rovers, Maserati, Nissan, Cadillac, A Good-bye in This Month's Letter From Europe

The Prince, Parties, Bimmers, GP, RR, Rovers, Maserati, Nissan, Cadillac, A Good-bye in This Month's Letter From Europe

Letter from Europe. Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief Somewhere Over The Atlantic August 1, 2014; I am in Seat 12K of Virgin Atlantic's venerable 747 on my way back to San Francisco. Seems like the right time to send you a report on the Summer which was anything but boring! It started, as it has for the last 40 odd y ... Continue reading

Ford Vehicle Sales July 2014: Up 10 Percent

Ford Vehicle Sales July 2014: Up 10 Percent

Ford Motor Company U.S. July sales increased 10 percent with 212,236 vehicles sold for best July performance in eight years Ford Fusion posted a record July sales month with 23,942 cars sold, up 17 percent Ford Explorer sales increased 32 percent; Ford Escape posted best July with a 19 percent sales increase Ford F-Ser ... Continue reading

New Ford Focus will debut Perpendicular Parking

New Ford Focus will debut Perpendicular Parking

Ford tests automatic braking technology on some of Europe’s toughest commuting roads at the worst possible time – Paris during rush hour traffic Paris is among 10 most congested cities in Europe with notorious junctions like the Place de l’Etoile at the Arc de Triomphe, where 12 major avenues converge Fo ... Continue reading

Ford Announces First Official Automaker App Developer Conference

Ford Announces First Official Automaker App Developer Conference

Ford Motor Company announced today that it will hold the auto industry's first app developer conference on Sept. 8 as part of the Connected Car Expo taking place at Super Mobility Week, Sept. 8-11, 2014 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The conference will be followed by an overnight hackathon where developers w ... Continue reading

Let's Talk: Plug-In Electric Vehicles and Energy Companies Are About to Start Communicating via the Cloud

Let's Talk: Plug-In Electric Vehicles and Energy Companies Are About to Start Communicating via the Cloud

Ford is collaborating with seven global automakers and 15 U.S. utilities to develop technology that would allow plug-in electric vehicles to exchange messages with energy providers This new software-based technology would let plug-in electric vehicles from all participating automakers communicate with the power compani ... Continue reading

2014 Ford Focus Titanium Hatch Review By Carey Russ

2014 Ford Focus Titanium Hatch Review By Carey Russ

2014 Ford Focus 5-Door Hatchback Titanium Review ... Continue reading

The All New Ford EcoSport

The All New Ford EcoSport

All-new Ford EcoSport offers all the practicality and affordability of a small car in a spacious and flexible SUV package EcoSport is among the first Ford vehicles in Europe to be equipped with Ford SYNC with AppLink for voice control of smartphone apps including Spotify Equipped with the 2014, 2013 and 2012 Internatio ... Continue reading

Ford Credit Earns Second Quarter 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $434 Million; Net Income of $264 Million

Ford Credit Earns Second Quarter 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $434 Million; Net Income of $264 Million

Ford Motor Credit Company reported a pre-tax profit of $434 million in the second quarter of 2014, compared with $454 million a year earlier. The lower pre-tax profit was more than explained by a higher level of insurance losses from storm damage to dealer inventory. Ford Credit’s net income was $264 million in th ... Continue reading

Ford Posts Second Quarter 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $2.6 Billion

Ford Posts Second Quarter 2014 Pre-Tax Profit of $2.6 Billion

North America, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Europe and Ford Credit Profitable; Net Income of $1.3 Billion+ ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta Becomes the Best-Selling Car in the UK

Ford Fiesta Becomes the Best-Selling Car in the UK

Ford Fiesta ranks as the UK’s best-selling vehicle ever in the UK, exceeding 4,115,000 sales since 1976 Fiesta now overtakes the Ford Escort, the previous record holder, with 4,105,961 registrations Ford celebrates Fiesta’s sales success at the Commonwealth Games starting today, where it is official vehicle s ... Continue reading

Ford and Detroit Symphony Orchestra Bring Chamber Music to Detroit Neighborhoods with New Free Concert Series

Ford and Detroit Symphony Orchestra Bring Chamber Music to Detroit Neighborhoods with New Free Concert Series

Chamber music series “DSO on the Go with Ford” will feature 10 free performances by Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians at neighborhood locations around Detroit Series starts today with a performance by bassoonist Michael Ke Ma and cellist David LeDoux at Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) Performanc ... Continue reading

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