Ford Motor Credit Reports First Quarter 2009 Preliminary Results*
Apr 24, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 24 -- Ford Motor Credit Company reported a net loss of $13 million in the first quarter of 2009, a decrease of $37 million from net income of $24 million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Motor Credit reported a loss of $36 million in the first quarter, compared with earnings of $32 millio ... Continue reading
Apr 24, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 24 -- -- Net loss of $1.4 billion, or $0.60 per share, for the first quarter of 2009; pre-tax operating loss of approximately $2 billion, excluding special items++ -- Results for total company operations improved as compared with the fourth quarter of 2008 -- Ended first quarter with Automotive g ... Continue reading
Ford Reports Smaller Than Expected Loss
Apr 24, 2009
DETROIT April 24, 2009; David Bailey and Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co posted a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss and said it was on track to at least break even in 2011 and did not expect to seek U.S. government loans, sending its shares up more than 22 percent. The company also ... Continue reading
The Return of the Station Wagon - VIDEO STORY
Apr 24, 2009
DETROIT - April 24, 2009: Toyota, Ford and GM have all rolled out new models of the once-popular station wagon, and the wagon may be on the road to a stateside comeback. The re-vamped versions are a unique mix between a sedan and an SUV; combing functionality, utility and often better fuel economy. In addition, the woo ... Continue reading
Iconic Ford Transit 'Goes Green' With New Econetic Model
Apr 23, 2009
Ford's ECOnetic low CO2 technology is coming to Ford's most popular commercial vehicle icon, the Ford Transit. On sale later this year, the new Transit ECOnetic is based on the front-wheel drive Transit 280 panel van with short wheelbase and 2.2-litre 115PS Duratorq TDCi engine. Target fuel economy is 39.2mpg, while av ... Continue reading
Ford Reveals Britain's 'Greenest' Small Van: Fiesta Van Econetic
Apr 23, 2009
Super-frugal, stylish and 'green' the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic goes on sale in Britain later this year. The new Fiesta Van ECOnetic shows form can exist with function, offering the same Fiesta style with lowered suspension, low rolling resistance tyres and a specially calibrated Duratorq 1.6-litre TDCi for an ultra-low ... Continue reading
Fresh Design and New Features For New Ford Transit Connect Range
Apr 23, 2009
Ford's successful Transit Connect and Tourneo Connect have undergone extensive changes with a new fresh look, new features and higher quality levels. With all of these changes in design, safety and quality, the Connect range will be on sale in Britain this summer. ... Continue reading
Ford Team Aims To Drive 2010 Fusion Hybrid 1,000 Miles on a Single Tank of Gas
Apr 21, 2009
- The Ford Fusion Hybrid team will attempt to drive more than 1,000 miles for more than 43 continuous hours - on a single tank of gas, raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in the process - The most fuel-efficient, mid-sized sedan in America - the Fusion Hybrid driven by a team of Ford hybrid engi ... Continue reading
New Ford Fiesta Crowned What Diesel? Car of the Year 2009
Apr 21, 2009
The new Ford Fiesta has beaten 26 contenders and eight class winners to be crowned What Diesel magazine's Car of the Year 2009. ... Continue reading
New Ford Fiesta and Ka Make Top Prices at First Auction
Apr 20, 2009
Ford of Britain and British Car Auctions (BCA) launched the new Ford Fiesta and new Ford Ka onto the used car market in a special sale staged at BCA Nottingham this month with excellent results for the new Ford superminis. All 15 new Fiestas were sold for an average of 85 per cent of cost new and Ka sold for an average ... Continue reading
Details of Ford Motor Company's April 24 Briefing for First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
Apr 17, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 17, 2009 - Ford Motor Company will release its first quarter 2009 financial results at 7:00 a.m. EDT, Friday, April 24. The following briefings will be held after the announcement: At 9 a.m. EDT, Alan Mulally, Ford president and chief executive officer, and Lewis Booth, Ford executive vice presid ... Continue reading
2009 Ford Fiesta Steals Europe's Top Spot as Golf's Crown Slips
Apr 17, 2009
JATO Dynamics' monthly analysis of the European new car market is showing, for the first time in a year, the hugely popular Volkswagen Golf has lost its strangle hold as Europe's most popular model, handing the accolade to Ford's well received new Fiesta. ... Continue reading
Original 1964½ Mustang Owners Head Down Memory Lane. Alabama For Mustand's 45th Birthday
Apr 16, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 16, 2009 â When Phil Florio bought his 1964½ Wimbledon White Ford Mustang, he says it was âlove at first sight.â Forty-five years later, the love affair is still going strong. âIâm going to be 71 in May, but when I get behind the wheel of that car and turn the key, Iâ ... Continue reading
Ford Mustang Makes Movie Magic For 45 Years
Apr 16, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 16, 2009; Perhaps nowhere is the Mustang mystique felt more than in Hollywood, where Fordâs iconic pony car has been lighting up the silver screen â and the small screen â for the past 45 years. Who could forget Steve McQueen as the hardened police detective chasing down killers in ... Continue reading
The Great Mustang Debate: 1964½ or 1965
Apr 16, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., April 16, 2009 â Ever since the debut of the original Ford Mustang 45 years ago, there has been an ongoing debate about what to call the pony cars built between April and August of 1964. Are they â1964½â Mustangs or 1965 models? Technically, all of the original Ford Mustangs are 1965 ... Continue reading
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