Apr 9, 2008
Religious, Pension Fund Shareholder Resolutions Key to Step Taken by Ford DETROIT and NEW YORK, April 9 -- Religious and other institutional investors joined today with Ford Motor Co. in announcing that Ford is the first U.S. auto company to spell out how it plans to reach the goal of reducing by at least 30 percent th ... Continue reading
New Ford Mirror Design and Radar Systems To Minimize Blind Spot Risk
Apr 9, 2008
- Ford introduces two new features coming in 2009 to aid drivers' visibility: Blind Spot Mirror and the Cross Traffic Alert with Blind Spot Monitoring System. - The Blind Spot Mirror arrives as standard equipment replacing traditional side view mirrors and features an integrated convex spotter mirror aimed directly at ... Continue reading
All-new Kuga is latest Ford model to gain "Allergy Tested Interior" Seal of Approval
Apr 8, 2008
The stylish and charismatic Kuga is the seventh Ford model to receive the certificate, joining the Ka, Focus (including the Coupé-Cabriolet), C-MAX, S-MAX, Galaxy and Mondeo. Ford vehicles are the first in the world to have passed these stringent TÜV standards. ... Continue reading
Apr 7, 2008
- Ford introducing comprehensive new marketing platform called "Drive One" - Effort showcases Ford's leadership in quality, safety, "green" and smart technologies - Ford employees to star in TV and web advertising, which begins Tuesday during American Idol DEARBORN, Mich., April 7, 2008 -- Ford employees will be the st ... Continue reading
An Ode to a Ford - Upgrade composition for the new Ford Focus II by Loder1899
Apr 7, 2008
True to Ford's advertising slogan "the new Ford Focus is music for the eyes" the Bavarian tuner Loder1899 has composed a melodious accessory line for the aesthetic Ford Focus. Loder1899 gives its magic touch to the latest Ford success story. Loder1899 celebrates the Focus fastback limousine with a tuning program and is ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company to Release its 2007 Annual Report and 2008 Proxy Statement
Apr 3, 2008
DEARBORN, Mich., April 3, 2008 -- Ford Motor Company will release its 2007 Annual Report and file its 2008 proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, April 4. Reporters are invited to the Ford World Headquarters Media Center in Dearborn, Mich., at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to receive copies of ... Continue reading
March 2008 - Ford's Focus and Edge Buck Turbulent Economy
Apr 1, 2008
- Ford Focus March retail sales climbed 36 percent compared with a year ago. - Ford Edge retail sales up 35 percent as consumer demand accelerates in California and other coastal regions. - Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 213,074, down 14 percent. - Total Ford Motor Company sales (including Jaguar, Land Rover, ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company announces agreement to sell Jaguar Land Rover to Tata Motors
Mar 26, 2008
Ford Motor Company announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Jaguar Land Rover operations to Tata Motors. The transaction is the culmination of Ford's decision last August to explore strategic options for the Jaguar Land Rover business, as the company accelerates its focus on its core ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Announces Agreement to Sell Jaguar Land Rover to Tata Motors
Mar 26, 2008
DEARBORN, Mich., March 26, 2008; The AP reported that Ford Motor Company announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Jaguar Land Rover operations to Tata Motors. The transaction is the culmination of Ford's decision last August to explore strategic options for the Jaguar Land Rover busin ... Continue reading
India's Tata Motors Becomes Global Player With Ford Deal
Mar 26, 2008
MUMBAI/LONDON March 26, 2008; Reuters reported that India's Tata Motors Ltd geared up for a bigger international presence on Wednesday with the expected announcement of its $2 billion-plus purchase of luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research). Shares in India's leading vehic ... Continue reading
The Car That Put the World on Wheels Ford Model T
Mar 25, 2008
Ford Model T The Car That Put the World on Wheels By Lindsay Brooke, in cooperation with The Henry Ford Museum The story of Ford Motor Companyâs Model T is the story that launched the American automobile industry--and Americaâs love affair with the car. When he introduced the Model T in 1908, even an eternal ... Continue reading
Ford Craiova takes its place in the Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant network
Mar 25, 2008
Ford Motor Company today became the majority owner of the former Automobile Craiova vehicle manufacturing complex in Romania. At a ceremony in the plant, the documents completing the sale were signed by the chief negotiators for each side - Mr. Sebastian Vladescu, President of the privatisation committee for Automobile ... Continue reading
Ford Announces Key Executive Appointments in Asia Pacific and Africa, Mazda
Mar 21, 2008
- Mei-Wei Cheng, 58, is elected group vice president, Ford Motor Company, and appointed executive chairman, Ford Motor China. - Robert J. Graziano, 48, a Ford Motor Company vice president, is appointed president and CEO of Ford Motor China. - Philip G. Spender, 54, is elected a Ford Motor Company vice president and nam ... Continue reading
Urban Artist Uses Ford Flex 'Cool Lid' as Canvas
Mar 19, 2008
-- The unique, white suede-colored roof of the new Ford Flex -- the ultimate 'Cool Lid' -- is the latest medium of choice for New York urban artist Tristan Eaton. -- Famed for his street art, commercial illustration and urban toys, Eaton will create his art on life-size sheet-metal stampings of the Flex roof on the ope ... Continue reading
Provocative Ford Flex Dares To Be Different
Mar 19, 2008
-- The distinctive design of the new 2009 Ford Flex provokes and polarizes opinions. With its signature side grooves, all-black greenhouse and distinct roof, it is like no other vehicle on the road. -- Surprising space and comfort, upscale details and features, and clever flexibility combine to give Flex a contemporary ... Continue reading
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