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FORD LEADS UK’S OCTOBER MARKET WITH INCREASED CAR SALES AND SHARE
Ford extended its UK market lead in October with increased car sales and market share compared with October 2010. Official figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that total UK car sales in October, compared with October 2010, were up 2.6 per cent at 134,944 units. Ford's car share for October was 13.7 per cent and it sold 18,476 units, up 2,132 units and 1.3 percentage points compared with October... [more]
ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS WINS THE HEARTS OF SCOTTISH FAMILIES
The all-new Ford Focus has won Best Family Car at the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers' Car of the Year awards. A jury of 17 Scottish automotive journalists chose the Ford Focus launched this year and available from £13,995 (five-door) and £17,100 (estate). President of ASMW, John Murdoch, presented the award and said: "In this, Ford's centenary year and our 50th anniversary year, it is with great pleasure that we can jointly celeb... [more]
Ford's Focus ECOnetic Technology and Fiesta ECOnetic Technology debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show
At the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, Ford will show two new ultra-efficient models packed with advanced fuel saving technology. The new Focus ECOnetic Technology – featuring first lean NOx adsorbing technology in a Ford diesel – achieves 89 g/km, and the new Fiesta ECOnetic Technology – the first Fiesta with Auto-Start-Stop technology – which delivers 87g/km. The Focus will be able to travel 100 kilometres on 3.4 litres of fuel (83.1 mpg), m... [more]
Speedy Hire selects Ford's Transit ECOnetic vans
Speedy Hire has taken delivery of 19 of Ford’s super-efficient Transit ECOnetic vans. The Ford Transit ECOnetic was selected for its superior fuel economy, tax benefits and best-in-class CO2 emissions.The Ford Transit ECOnetic vans, supplied through Ford dealer Gordons of Bolton, will be used by Speedy’s engineers to provide rapid and efficient transport for maintenance calls around the UK. They join a fleet of around 2,000 vehicles – exclusively... [more]
Renault's Clio Expression Eco offers even lower emissions and greater fuel economy
Renault has launched an improved low-emission Clio, producing only 94 g/km CO2. Building on the success of the former 98g/km Clio, the latest versions of the 1.5-litre diesel-engined supermini now offer even lower emissions and greater fuel economy, thanks to a raft of enhancements. The new 94g/km versions come courtesy of an ‘Eco Pack’ which can be specified as a £250 option on Expression trim level versions of Clio 3- and 5-door. Prices for ... [more]
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Ford’s Theatre to open education and leadership center
More than 750,000 people visit Ford’s Theatre annually to ponder Abraham Lincoln’s assassination — Booth’s single shot and histrionic leap to the stage, the mortally wounded president’s death across the street at a boarding house, where Lincoln was carried after the shooting. Read full article >>
FordDirect and Ford Motor Company Name Ford, Lincoln Internet Dealers of the Year
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- FordDirect and Ford Motor Co. today announced their Internet Dealers of the Year and eCommerce Elite winners. Given annually at the National Automobile Dealers ...
Ford Dealers Are Recognized for Outstanding Contributions to Their Communities with Ford's Salute to Dealers Award
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Six Ford dealers from across the world have been awarded Ford's Salute to Dealers award for showing exceptional generosity toward their communitiesLaunched ...
Why Ford's Stock Surged
Or, why 2012 is suddenly looking like a good year for the Blue Oval.
Ford honors top dealers
FORD Philippines recently hosted its 2012 Ford Dealer Convention, an annual gala event to recognize the achievements of its dealers and partners in 2011, which helped the company post an all-time record sales year.
Afraid to commit? Why Ford seems unfocused on the Focus Electric
Ford is gearing up to release an impressive array of new electrified and fuel efficient vehicles, but does its new strategy exemplify the American automakers hesitancy to fully commit to electric cars?
Ford draws on luxury hotel experience for Lincoln overhaul
DETROIT (Reuters) - In the plan to overhaul its luxury Lincoln brand, Ford Motor Co is embarking on a new approach, leaving behind the routine ideas of the auto industry and instead taking cues from the likes of high-end boutique hotels. Case in point: When the Graves 601 hotel in Minneapolis learned that Jim Farley, Ford's global head of sales and marketing, lived near Detroit during his stay ...
Ford Stock Riding To $14 Despite International Bumps
Ford Motor Co. posted fourth quarter results that portray impressive growth but leave a few gray areas of concerns.
Ford Edge Ecoboost a harbinger of the new efficiency
(Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) With the 2012 Ford Edge, the Ecoboost engine is like having your cake and icecream, too. The Edge is a tank of a car, big and chunky, weighing close to 4,000 pounds. The Ecoboost engine only has four cylinders, with displacement at 2-liters. That's the size of a soda bottle. Yet with a turbocharger and direct injection, that engine makes 240 horsepower, enough to move ...
Ford Tells GM, NBC To Pull Apocalypse-Themed Chevy Super Bowl Ad [Video]
# superbowladwatch UPDATED! Ford's not pleased with the Chevy truck super bowl ad that implies Ford trucks aren't built tough enough to survive the Mayan apocalypse. How upset are they? They're so pissed the automaker's sent letters to both GM and NBC asking them to pull the ad from tonight's big game. More »
