News By Topic: Ford

Record Web Traffic on Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Dealers Network of Web Sites

Sep 6, 2006

DETROIT--Sept. 5, 2006--ChannelNet announced today that Ford's current "0% percent financing for 72 months" promotion has produced record-breaking traffic on Ford's extensive network of Web sites. Web site traffic was up 70% and new inventory searches grew 100% during the week following the launch of the promotion. Cha ... Continue reading

Global Insight's George Magliano Comments on Ford Restructure - VIDEO NEWS STORY

Sep 5, 2006

NEW YORK - September 5, 2006: George Magliano, Director of Auto Research at Global Insight offers his pro and con thoughts on Bill Ford-Alan Mulally move. CLICK BELOW to watch the story. ... Continue reading

Stock Guy David Harris Talks About Carmakers - VIDEO NEWS STORY

Sep 5, 2006

NEW YORK - September 5, 2006: David Herro, Harris Associates, analyzes the financial woes and goes in the auto world. CLICK BELOW to watch the story. ... Continue reading

Ford Names Boeing's Alan Mulally President & CEO; Bill Ford Is Executive Chairman

Sep 5, 2006

* Mulally led turnaround of the commercial airplane division of The Boeing Company. He has a record of success in customer satisfaction, manufacturing, product development, labor relations and supplier management. * Bill Ford, as executive chairman, will concentrate efforts on strategic repositioning of Ford Motor Comp ... Continue reading

Ford CEO Say He's Open To Step Down

Sep 4, 2006

FRANKFURT, Sept 4, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Bill Ford Jr is prepared to let someone else lead the carmaker his great-grandfather founded should the right manager be available, he said in a magazine interview. "I'm always looking to bring talent into this company. If I can find somebody ... Continue reading

English Ford KA - A Design Icon

Sep 4, 2006

BRENTWOOD, Essex, 1 September 2006 – From the moment that it was launched the Ford Ka created not only a new market sector but a new automotive design style too. With its "New Edge" design principles the Ka’s sweeping lines were continued inside the car and even at launch there was the option of CD player, ai ... Continue reading

NEWSWEEK INTERVIEW: Bill Ford Jr., CEO, Ford

Sep 4, 2006

On Company's Current Crisis: 'We Understand We're in Trouble in North America ...We Understand That It Requires Extraordinary Action, and We Are Taking That' Will Bring in Top Talent, Even If It Means Replacing Himself: 'If I Can Find Somebody ... I'll Go Get Him ... That Is Regardless of the Position' NEW YORK, Sept. ... Continue reading

Ford CEO Bill Ford Says Car Company Is Updating Its Business Model to Make a Turnaround

Sep 4, 2006

DEARBORN, Mich. September 3, 2006; The AP reported that Ford Motor Co., the nation's No. 2 automaker, must change the way it does business in order to make a turnaround, the company's head said in an e-mail to employees. "The business model that sustained us for decades is no longer sufficient to sustain profitability, ... Continue reading

Ford Fiesta Gets 75 MPG Diesel and 52 MPG Gasoline

Sep 2, 2006

August 31, 2006: Autocar India and Ford Fiesta have entered the Limca Book of Records in a first-of-its-kind Max Mileage Marathon, recording the longest distance ever traveled on a single tank of diesel and petrol. The Max Mileage Marathon, held on 29 th and 30 th July featured Fiesta 1.4 litre Duratorq TDCi Diesel and ... Continue reading

Ford August 2006 Sales Results

Sep 1, 2006

* Combined sales for the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln Zephyr in August were 22,863 - easily eclipsing the previous monthly sales record for company's new mid-size sedans. * Overall, Ford's August sales up 6 percent compared with July 2006, but down 12 percent compared with August 2005 when Ford offered emplo ... Continue reading

Ford To Exit Minivan Segment; May Move to Large Crossovers

Sep 1, 2006

Washington DC September 1, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford is officially getting out of the minivan business. A spokeswoman for the automaker, Sara Tatchio, confirmed yesterday that production of the Mercury Monterey ended this week, and the Ford Freestar would continue through the 2007 model year. Howeve ... Continue reading

Ford "PZEV" Badging Helps Consumers Choose To Drive Green

Sep 1, 2006

• To raise public awareness of Partial Zero Emissions Vehicles (PZEV) as the cleanest emissions standard available in mass market vehicles, Ford Motor Company announces a "PZEV" badging initiative in California for the highly popular Ford Focus car line. • The 2007 Ford Focus PZEV is an affordable and fuel-ef ... Continue reading

Camilo Pardo, Chief Designer of the Ford GT Creates Mural and Mag Cover

Aug 31, 2006

By Chris Kassab, FCN When Winding Road, a monthly digital magazine for car enthusiasts, contacted Ford about doing a cover story comparing the Ford GT with the new Shelby GT500, they had something very special in mind for the artwork. "We approached Ford with an idea to commemorate these two iconic, Detroit-designed ve ... Continue reading

Ford Strengthens Russian Presence

Aug 31, 2006

FORD STRENGTHENS PRESENCE IN RUSSIAN MARKET WITH NEW MODEL DEBUTS AT MOSCOW MOTOR SHOW Ford adds to Russia product line-up with S-MAX, new Galaxy, Focus Coupé -Cabriolet Ford sees Russia sales doubling in 2006 to 120,000 units July 2006 best-ever sales month for Ford in Russia – 12,038 vehicles sold MOSCOW, Rus ... Continue reading

Ford Adds Interactive Fun to This Year's Detroit International Jazz Festival

Aug 30, 2006

DETROIT, Aug. 30 -- The 27th Annual Detroit International Jazz Fest, the largest free jazz festival in North America, will again gather jazz fans from around the globe to inhabit downtown Detroit from Hart Plaza to Campus Martius Park from September 1, through September 4, 2006. This year, the excitement of this three- ... Continue reading