Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.Com Names Their Top 10 Road Trip Cars of 2009
May 21, 2009
Kbb.com Editors Offer Their Top New Car Choices for Road Trips in a Variety of Categories IRVINE, Calif., May 21 -- The Top 10 Road Trip Cars of 2009, www.kbb.com/roadtripcars2009, were named today by the expert editors from Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information. Memori ... Continue reading
May 20, 2009
CLEVELAND, May 19, 2009 â Ford Motor Company today marked the start of production of its advanced fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines at Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 â a key step in Fordâs plan to deliver leading fuel economy across millions of vehicles. Ford invested $55 million to retool and reopen the pla ... Continue reading
Ford's Sweetened Scrappage Deals Deliver Thousands of Orders
May 19, 2009
Market leader Ford has taken more than 3,000 extra orders from first-time customers in the new car market, thanks to the Government's vehicle scrappage scheme. ... Continue reading
Ford Transit Across America Promotion
May 17, 2009
2010 Ford Transit Connect Transit Connect 2010 Transit Connect to 13 markets, offering test drives to prospective customers; Ford also visiting small-business owners across the country for one-on-one test drive experiences and vehicle reviews All test drive participants are entered into a sweepstakes, with an upfitted ... Continue reading
Ford Assumes $163 Million Asset-based Loan for Visteon
May 16, 2009
By DETROIT, May 15, 2009; David Bailey writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co (F.N) has assumed a $163 million secured revolving credit facility from lenders to U.S. auto parts maker Visteon Corp (VSTN.PK), one of its biggest suppliers, Visteon said in a regulatory filing on Friday. Ford took on the asset-base ... Continue reading
VOTING RESULTS FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S 2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
May 14, 2009
WILMINGTON, Del., May 14, 2009 â A total of 98 people attended Ford Motor Company's [NYSE: F] 54th Annual Meeting of Shareholders today at the Hotel du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. Preliminary voting results indicate that a total of 1,945,535,622 shares of common stock and 70,852,076 shares of Class B stock were ... Continue reading
May 13, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., May 13 -- Ford Engineers Pit Shopping Carts, Water Cannons Against New Safety Technologies Using robots to ram shopping cars and bicycle wheels into car doors, and blasting water cannons to force vehicle into skids, Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] engineers are using extreme tests to fine tune new, indust ... Continue reading
May 13, 2009
DALLAS--Today, Oncor joined Ford Motor Companyâs application for U.S. Department of Energy stimulus funds to support a groundbreaking test of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles. If approved by the DOE, beginning in 2010, Oncor could receive as many as 67 plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles built by Ford as part ... Continue reading
Ford Raises $1.4 Billion Through Common Stock Offering
May 12, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., May 12 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that it has agreed to sell 300 million shares of its common stock in a public offering at a price of $4.75 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $1.4 billion. Ford also granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 45 million ad ... Continue reading
Ford Engineers Pit Shopping Carts, Water Cannons and Metal Whips Against New Safety Technologies
May 12, 2009
- Ford is using new types of testing as it leads the industry in introducing advanced safety technologies for mainstream vehicles - Ford engineers test the predictive, pressure-sensing air bag technology featured on vehicles such as the new 2010 Taurus against shopping carts, bicycle wheels and metallic whips - Ford ho ... Continue reading
Ford MPVs Support Charity Walkers
May 8, 2009
Walkers pounding 26 miles sporting their bras next weekend to raise money for charity will be helped by a support crew in Ford S-MAX and Ford Galaxy MPVs provided by Ford of Britain. ... Continue reading
New Fords Show Biggest CO2 Improvement Says Green Car Website
May 8, 2009
Ford's latest low carbon cars are leading the industry at reducing CO2 levels according to environmental website Clean Green Cars. ... Continue reading
Mazda's O'Sullivan Named Auto Exec of the Year
May 8, 2009
By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau (Photo provided by Automotive Executive of the Year staff) Detroit, May 6, 2009 - The ornate ballroom of the famed Detroit Athletic Club was packed with well-wishers today as the prestigious Automotive Executive of the Year Award was presented to Jim OâSullivan, Maz ... Continue reading
Volvo Car Sales Aution Moving Ahead - Geely?
May 7, 2009
sale of Volvo is moving ahead as it runs due diligence on the remaining bidders, and a buyer could be announced by the end of this month or next, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Less than five bidders remain in the auction for the Swedish brand, and China's Geely Automobile Holdings is one of them, t ... Continue reading
Ford invests $550M to bring new Focus to market
May 7, 2009
Ford invests $550 million to convert SUV facility to build new Focus for small-car market WAYNE, Mich. May 6, 2009; Kimberly S. Johnson writing for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. stripped "truck" from the name of one its Detroit-area plants Wednesday as it announced plans to build its next-generation Focus here, i ... Continue reading
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