2006 Lincoln Mark LT 4X4 Review
Jul 13, 2005
THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS MODEL: 2006 Lincoln Mark LT 4X4 ENGINE: 5.4-liter V8 HORSEPOWER/TORQUE: 300 hp @ 5,000 rpm/365 lb.-ft. @ 3,750 rpm TRANSMISSION: 4-speed automatic WHEELBASE: 138.5 in. LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT: 223.8 x 78.9 x 73.5 in. TIRES: P265/60R18 all-season CARGO: 1620 lbs. Maximum paylo ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Names Used Car Best Bets, Offers Consumers Advice for Buying a Used Car
Jul 12, 2005
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12 -- Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, today announces its recommendations for the best used cars and trucks, and offers advice for used-car shopping. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20031009/LATH011ALOGO ) "Used cars and trucks, even those that ... Continue reading
Jul 11, 2005
NEW YORK, July 11 -- According to new data from GfK Automotive, men and women really are different when it comes to their next new car purchase. Fast and expensive vehicles drive men to take out their checkbooks while women are on the lookout for affordable, family-friendly wheels. For men, the Porsche 911 is the bigge ... Continue reading
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Cost to Own Rankings
Jul 11, 2005
Employee Pricing Helps Big 3 Dominate Vincentric's Lowest Total Ownership Cost Rankings BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan - July 11, 2005 - Vincentric, a leading automotive data compilation and analysis firm, released findings today showing that the employee discount programs currently offered by GM, Chrysler, and Ford have h ... Continue reading
Ford and Lincoln SUV's In Latest NHTSA Recalls
Jul 11, 2005
Report Date : July 11, 2005 at 12:29 AM New Information Added Since : July 1, 2005 Make / Models : Model/Build Years: FORD / EXPEDITION 2006 LINCOLN / NAVIGATOR 2006 Manufacturer : FORD MOTOR COMPANY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 05V310000 Recall Date : JUL 05, 2005 Component: TIRES:TREAD/BELT Potential Number Of Units Af ... Continue reading
Our American Family - Detroit Automakers Offer Employee Price Incentive Programs
Jul 6, 2005
DETROIT July 5, 2005; Olivia Munoz writing for the AP reported that the American auto-buying public seems to have found an incentive it really likes -- paying the same as the people who build the vehicles. Driven by the robust response General Motors Corp. realized by selling cars at its employee rates, Ford Motor Co. ... Continue reading
Ford Family Plan Puts Out the Welcome Mat; Employee Pricing for Ford, Lincoln, Mercury
Jul 6, 2005
* Ford, Lincoln and Mercury are announcing a new plan to offer employee discount pricing for customers who purchase a Ford, Lincoln or Mercury car, truck or SUV between July 6 and Aug. 1. * The Ford Family Plan is designed to drive showroom traffic through the busy month of July, bringing more customers into the Ford f ... Continue reading
Ford matches GM discounts, ups price war
Jul 5, 2005
DETROIT July 5, 2005; Tom Brown writinfg for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co., bowing to pressure from General Motors Corp. and hoping to end a long losing streak, said on Tuesday it was matching the big consumer incentives program that delivered blockbuster sales for GM last month. Ford announced its new marketing ... Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Reports June 2005 U.S. Sales Increased From Year Ago
Jul 1, 2005
* Ford Motor Company's June U.S. sales totaled 289,449, up 1 percent compared with a year ago. * Cars continue upward climb paced by Ford Mustang, Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego. June car sales up 9 percent capping first half sales increase. * Trucks lower but stronger than previous months. DEARBORN, Mich., July ... Continue reading
2005 Comparative New Car Rollover Rankings - Vehicles More Stable
Jun 24, 2005
The number of SUVs with a four-star rollover rating had increased substantially since U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began rating them in 2001. That year, just one SUV earned four-stars, whereas in 2005, 24 earned a four-star rating as part of the newly ... Continue reading
Jun 23, 2005
Number of SUVs Earning Four-Star Rating Leaps From 1 to 24 WASHINGTON, June 22 -- SUVs and light trucks are less prone to rollover according to new rankings and reports released today by the National Highway Transportation Agency (NHTSA). Less than five years after the implementation of NHTSA's rollover rating program, ... Continue reading
NHTSA 2005 SUV Crash, Rollover Ratings
Jun 22, 2005
Model year 2005 Acura MDX, Ford Freestyle, and Jeep Grand Cherokee earned the top rating of 5-stars for all available seating positions in frontal and side crash tests announced the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in their SUV Crash Test Summary. All resu ... Continue reading
Ford Cuts Profit Outlook and Heads and Bonus' and Benefits
Jun 22, 2005
DETROIT June 21, 2005; Tom Brown writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. slashed its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday and said it was planning more job cuts and belt-tightening measures to offset its slumping U.S. vehicle sales. The second-largest U.S. automaker, which has warned that its core automotive ... Continue reading
The Life and Times of One 1936 Lincoln Zephyr
Jun 16, 2005
The Life and Times of One 1936 Lincoln Zephyr Featured Stories Press Releases By: Brad Nevin | Ford Communications Network Lincoln recently purchased this pristine 1936 Zephyr Coupe Sedan to help promote the launch of the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr. DEARBORN, June 15, 2005 -- A verse in "Zephyr Song" by the popular rock group ... Continue reading
IntelliChoice Announces New Car Best Deals for June 2005
Jun 9, 2005
CAMPBELL, Calif.--June 9, 2005--PRIMEDIA's IntelliChoice, the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" selections for June, identifying the vehicles with the best ownership cost value in 29 respective classes. IntelliChoice's "Best Deals of the Month ... Continue reading
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