Lincoln Zephyr Makes It Easy to Get Ready for Daylight Savings Time
Mar 26, 2006
Get ready to spring forward one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 2 – the last time America will begin Daylight Saving Time (DST) in April. How and when do you reset your clocks – and what does that say about your attitudes toward technology? A new study from Lincoln shows that while consumers may be tech sav ... Continue reading
Mar 21, 2006
ORLANDO, Fla.--March 21, 2006--AAA, one of the nation's leading member organizations that provides motorists with solutions to all of their automotive needs, has selected its top cars for 2006 in 13 distinct categories, including "Cool Car of the Year." They are: Category Car EPA Miles Per Gallon -------- --- --------- ... Continue reading
Hybrid SUVs Slow to Leave Dealership Lots
Mar 21, 2006
Washington DC March 21, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that as the price of gas continues to rise, car buyers are becoming more conscious of fuel economy in their purchase. However, hybrid SUVs are not selling nearly as much as smaller hybrid models, according to USA Today. Hybrid cars such as the Toyota Prius and ... Continue reading
'A' List of Independent Film Signs on for Lincoln Mercury Online Film Project
Mar 13, 2006
* Lincoln's 'LovelyBySurprise.com' and Mercury's 'TheNeverything.com' continue a successful new model of branded entertainment. * Two distinct Web mini-series culled from a single upcoming independent film are designed to drive consumers to learn more about Lincoln Zephyr and Mercury Milan. * Zephyr and Milan are drawi ... Continue reading
Consumer Reports : Japanese Cars Sweep Top Picks
Mar 2, 2006
DETROIT, March 1, 2006; Kevin Krolicki writing for Reuters reported that Japanese cars and trucks swept the Consumer Reports list of top picks for 2006, the magazine said on Wednesday, compounding the recent bad news for Detroit's embattled auto industry. Consumer Reports said it was the first time Japanese brands had ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Reports February 2006 U.S. Sales
Mar 1, 2006
* Ford sales totaled 244,021, down 4 percent compared with a year ago. * Ford's F-Series truck up 6 percent. * Ford, Lincoln and Mercury cars up 2 percent on continued strong demand for all-new Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr. * Land Rover dealers report record February sales. * Ford announces second quar ... Continue reading
Solutia Automotive's Acoustic Laminate Supplies Chicago Auto Show Star
Feb 17, 2006
TROY, Mich., Feb. 16 -- The all-new 2007 Lincoln Navigator, launched last week at the Chicago Auto Show, has a benefit worth keeping quiet about -- the quietness in the cabin of the vehicle. Vanceva(R) Quiet, the acoustic-grade interlayer in the windshield glass that causes the cabin to be so quiet, was provided by Sol ... Continue reading
Ford Will Be First To Build Hybrids In Canada
Feb 15, 2006
*Volume hybrid production of Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX by 2010 *By 2010, Ford will sell 250,000 hybrids globally and offer the option in up to half of its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury nameplates *Ford will have five hybrid vehicles on the road by 2008 OAKVILLE, Ont. - February 15, 2006: Ford of Canada will become the firs ... Continue reading
Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose
Feb 10, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading
Ford Internet Sales Increase 15 Percent
Feb 10, 2006
Sales from FordDirect Internet Leads Top 250,000 Vehicles and Represent 10 Percent of Ford Division Sales ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 10 -- As automobile dealers across the country gather at the National Automobile Dealers Association's (NADA) annual convention Feb. 11 - 14, they will find one of the main themes is Internet so ... Continue reading
Safety Canopy Rollover System From Ford
Feb 3, 2006
FACT SHEET: ADVANCED ROLLOVER PROTECTION Safety Canopy ™ Ford was the first in the industry to offer rollover deploying side curtain air bags, known as Safety Canopy™, beginning with the 2002-1/2 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer. Today, the Safety Canopy™ with rollover sensors – which helps ... Continue reading
UAW Statement on Ford Restructuring Plan
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT, Jan. 23, 2006; UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Gerald Bantom, who directs the UAW National Ford Department, issued this statement on the restructuring plan announced today by Ford Motor Co. "The restructuring plan announced this morning by Ford is extremely disappointing and devastating news ... Continue reading
Ford Plan - Cut 30,000 Workers
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT, Jan 23, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. said it will cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs in North America and idle 14 manufacturing facilities through 2012, hoping to turn around the money-losing unit. The sweeping restructuring plan also calls for reducing capacity by 1.2 million units, or 26 percent, by 200 ... Continue reading
Plant Closings and Job Cuts Loom As Ford Motor Co. Embarks on Restructuring Plan
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT January 23, 2006; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. employees are bracing for thousands of jobs cuts in North America as the company embarks on a new restructuring plan. Ford was set to announce details of the plan Monday morning in Dearborn, Mich., home of the 103-year-old automake ... Continue reading
Green Car Advocates Respond to Ford’s Announcement that Worker Layoffs is “The Way Forward”
Jan 22, 2006
Reports indicate that going green would create more jobs for the auto industry. SAN FRANCISCO - Green car advocates expressed astonishment today that Ford Motor Company considers mass worker layoffs to be “the way forward” that will pull the company out of its current financial slump. “Instead of pled ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel content library (since 1996) has grown to become the world’s most extensive and complete interactive archive of automotive centric news, articles, reviews and intense event coverage, presented to viewers as Text, Video and Images.
