Ford Closing In On 30 Years As UK Car Market Leader
Nov 7, 2006
BRENTWOOD, England: Ford is racing towards 30 successive years as Britain's top selling car brand, helped by an October share of the total vehicle market of almost 17 per cent. One in six cars and commercial vehicles sold in Britain last month was a Ford. From the Ford Ka to the iconic Transit, over 30,900 new cars and ... Continue reading
Nov 5, 2006
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Ford Reduces Employee Benefits
Nov 2, 2006
Washington DC November 2, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford launched a sweeping new round of benefit cuts on Wednesday for U.S. salaried workers and retirees, reports The Detroit News. The cutbacks included elimination of company health insurance for Medicare-eligible salaried retirees in 2008, and, for the ... Continue reading
Ford's U.S. Sales Rise for the 2nd Straight Month; Double-Digit Gains for New Expedition, Navigator
Nov 1, 2006
* Ford's October U.S. sales totaled 215,985, up 8 percent compared with a year ago. * Car sales totaled 82,949, up 22 percent; truck sales totaled 133,036, up 1 percent. * Ford Fusion (up 143 percent), Mercury Milan (up 67 percent), Lincoln MKZ (up 90 percent), Ford Focus (up 27 percent) and the outgoing Ford Taurus (u ... Continue reading
Ford Fusion Stands Out In Customization Crowd
Oct 27, 2006
By Chris Kassab, FCN IRVINE, CA - October 27, 2006: When it comes to vehicle personalization, not all cars are created equal. "In order for customization to be successful, you have to start out with a vehicle that looks good and performs well," said Beau Boeckmann, vice president of Galpin Motors in California, the lar ... Continue reading
Ford Edge Crossover Vehicle Offers Gentex Mirror
Oct 26, 2006
ZEELAND, Mich., Oct. 26 -- Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rearview mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is supplying auto-dimming mirrors for the 2007 Ford Edge. Ford's new crossover vehicle, the Edge, offers a Gentex interior auto- dimming mirror as standar ... Continue reading
2007 Ford Edge Crossover Review
Oct 26, 2006
FORD EDGE 2007 A Crucial Leg of the Journey of Fordâs Way Forward By Steve Purdy The Auto Channel Detroit Bureau We had a close look at, and a little wheel time in, Fordâs fresh new mid-size crossover sport-utility (CUV) called Edge in San Francisco last week. First presented at the Detroit auto show last Jan ... Continue reading
Ford Reports Preliminary 3Q 2006 Financial Results*
Oct 24, 2006
Editor's note: The following is one of two related press releases Ford Motor Company is issuing today. Please also refer to the release entitled: "FORD TO RESTATE RESULTS SINCE 2001 FOR ACCOUNTING UNDER SFAS 133." - Ford also announces plans to restate certain financial results to correct accounting under SFAS 133. The ... Continue reading
New Ford Edge Keeps Dealers On The Edge Of Their Seats
Oct 23, 2006
IRVINE, CA - October 23, 2006: Even before the new Ford Edge started rolling off the assembly line, the company had received 20,000 dealer orders for the CUV. More than 1 million people have checked out the Edge's Web site, and 320,000 visitors have configured an Edge for themselves. Ford dealers hope the Edge's arriva ... Continue reading
Ford and BP Open Hydrogen Station in Taylor, Michigan - Another Milestone in Ford's Hydrogen Roadmap
Oct 18, 2006
* Ford, BP and the City of Taylor, Mich., Today Opened a New Hydrogen Station to Fuel Ford Focus Fuel Cells Being Used as Official City Vehicles. * The four Taylor vehicles are part of a 30 car Ford Focus fuel cell demonstration fleet on the road in the U.S., Canada and Germany. * Ford Will Begin Deliveries of the Nati ... Continue reading
Oct 16, 2006
<http://www.japancorp.net/?page_num=1> JapanCorp: Toyota Group Companies to Display Latest Electric, Gasoline/diesel-electric Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicles at EVS-22 Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 16, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Auto Body Co., LTD., Hino Motoras, LTD. and Daihatsu Motor Co., LTD. annou ... Continue reading
Ford Announces Breakthrough In Seat Cushion Technology
Oct 16, 2006
DEARBORN, MI - October 16, 2006: Scientists at Ford's Research and Innovation Center are hailing a major breakthrough with soy-based polyurethane foams â the primary substance that makes up a vehicle's seat cushions, seat backs, armrests and head restraints. While many in the auto industry are experimenting with a ... Continue reading
Oct 12, 2006
DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 12 -- Ford Motor Company today announced that Chief of Staff Steve Hamp, who played an instrumental leadership role during the last year, will leave the company on Oct. 31. The Company previously confirmed Hamp's plans to leave Ford. With Hamp's departure, the position of Chief of Staff is being e ... Continue reading
Midwest Bronco 40th Anniversary Round-Up
Oct 12, 2006
For immediate release Morton Grove, IL Oct. 11, 2006 Big Turnout for Midwest Bronco 40th Anniversary Round-Up A few years ago a small group of guys from suburban Chicago got together to form a loose group who all had a passion for the Early Bronco. From time to time they would get together for a barbeque or meet down a ... Continue reading
Saleen Zakspeed S7R Captures the Pole & Victory
Oct 11, 2006
Drivers Jarek Janis, Sascha Bert & Andrea Montermini Win in Budapest, Hungary IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 11 -- In their #9 Saleen S7R Zakspeed, drivers Janis, Bert and Montermini made their way through the pack of Aston Martin, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati racers to Victory Lane completing 102 laps in just ove ... Continue reading
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