Kbb.com's 2006 Back-to-School Poll: For Young Drivers, Mustang Remains Tops
Aug 30, 2006
KBB Editors Offer Parents Tips for Buying Student's Next Vehicle IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 30 -- Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com, the Trusted Resource(R) for new and used vehicle information today released the results of its annual back-to-school car-buying poll. Whether heading back to high school or college the 2006 study re ... Continue reading
Aug 29, 2006
FORD ROLLS OUT MORE STANDARD SAFETY EQUIPMENT, STEPS UP RESEARCH TO HELP REDUCE TRAFFIC DEATHS U.S. vehicle fatalities last year reached their lowest levels since 1994, according to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study. The decline comes at a time when overall safety belt usage rates ha ... Continue reading
Aug 29, 2006
Pipas to Discuss Challenges Facing the Current SUV Market LOS ANGELES, Aug. 29 -- At September's Motor Press Guild (MPG) luncheon, George Pipas, Ford Motor Company's well-known manager of U.S. sales analysis and reporting, will be the organization's featured speaker. His presentation will focus on one of Ford's most im ... Continue reading
TV Docs Swap Scrubs for Warrior Wear, Joining Ford's Fight Against Breast Cancer
Aug 29, 2006
- The Cast of ABC's Emmy-Nominated Drama 'Grey's Anatomy' Will Wear Items From Ford's Warriors in Pink Collection for its Annual Celebrity Ad Campaign to Fight Breast Cancer. - To Date, Ford has Dedicated More Than $87 Million in Cash and in-Kind Donations to Fund Breast Cancer Research, Education, Screening and Treatm ... Continue reading
Ford 'PZEV' Badging Helps Consumers Choose to Drive Green
Aug 28, 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-efficient ve ... Continue reading
Former American Motors CEO Comments on Nasser/Jaguar Deal - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Aug 26, 2006
NEW YORK - August 26, 2006: Gerald Meyers, CEO of American Motors from 1978 to 1982, offers some thoughts and insight on what's happening at Ford and why Jack Nasser (former Ford president and CEO) would be interested in trying to save Jaguar. CLICK BELOW to watch Part 1 of the story. CLICK BELOW to watch Part 2 of the ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2006
For the last 30 years, Ford Fiesta has proved that good things come in small packages. Although today's Fiesta is different in many ways from the original Fiesta that went on sale in 1976, it shares many of the fundamental attributes for which Fiesta has always stood. "Fiesta's birthday gives us the opportunity to cele ... Continue reading
Jack Nasser To Buy Jaguar From Ford? - VIDEO NEWS STORY
Aug 25, 2006
NEW YORK - August 25, 2006: Bloomberg News Columnist Doron Levin reports on former Ford president Jacques Nasser's possible attempt to buy Jaguar from Ford. Click below to watch the story. ... Continue reading
San Diego Ford Dealers Advertising Association Names JWT as New Advertising Agency
Aug 25, 2006
JWT replaces incumbents Dailey & Associates of West Hollywood and Macedo Advertising of Covina SAN DIEGO, Aug. 25 -- The San Diego Ford Dealers Advertising Association has named JWT as its new marketing communications agency to handle creative, media placement and Hispanic marketing. "JWT provided all the resources we ... Continue reading
Robert E. Rubin Resigns from Ford Board of Directors
Aug 25, 2006
- Cites Citigroup's Multi-faceted Relationship with Ford - Bill Ford praises Rubin's contributions DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 25 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that Robert E. Rubin, director, chairman of the Executive Committee and member of the Office of the Chairman of Citigroup Inc., has resigned from the Ford Boa ... Continue reading
Ford Flexible Engine Production Boosted By Investment In Britain
Aug 24, 2006
BRIDGEND/DAGENHAM, UK - August 24, 2006: Ford of Europe is now reaping the benefits of a 3-year, £890 million ($1.670m / â¬1.305m) investment in flexible manufacturing facilities at its two UK-based engine plants. The move will significantly increase output while at the same time allow Ford to better serve the m ... Continue reading
Ford May Expand Attrition Program
Aug 22, 2006
Washington DC August 22, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford Motor Co. is considering a major expansion of its attrition program for hourly workers and could extend buyout or early retirement offers to all of its blue-collar employees in the U.S., reports The Detroit News. Sources from Ford said the automaker ... Continue reading
Navistar International Corporation to Supply Ford Motor Company with New Diesel Engine
Aug 22, 2006
WARRENVILLE, Ill., Aug. 22 -- International Truck and Engine Corporation, a Navistar company, today announced that it will supply Ford Motor Company with a new 6.4-liter Ford Power Stroke(R) Diesel engine for the 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty. The new Power Stroke diesel engine will displace 6.4-liters, which is an inc ... Continue reading
Some Hybrid Vehicles Becoming Sensible Purchases, According to Edmunds.com
Aug 22, 2006
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Aug. 22, 2006--Edmunds.com's latest hybrid study shows that despite higher sales prices, purchasing some -- though not all -- of today's hybrids can make good financial sense. For the latest installment of its "Fuel Economy Guide," Edmunds.com compared the sales prices and annual gas expenses of h ... Continue reading
Ford Super Duty To Lead Diesel Revolution With Cleanest, Quietest Power Stroke Engine Ever
Aug 22, 2006
All-new 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup will go on sale in early 2007 with a new 6.4-liter Power Stroke(R) Diesel that is Ford's cleanest and quietest diesel ever sold in America. New ultra low-sulfur diesel fuel and advanced diesel particulate filter will provide particulate emissions levels that are equivalent t ... Continue reading
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