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Ford stories: 194 news summaries

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 Ford Fusion 
 Wins Car of the Year 

Midsize model wows Motor Trend

Nov 17, 09 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The 2010 Ford Fusion midsize model has won Motor Trend’s car of the year award, one of the most sought-after in the industry. Ford’s reboot of the Fusion model impressed judges with better fuel efficiency, an upgraded engine, and a new interior. Among the finalists were the Camry... More »

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Auto Turnaround

@Ford: Give Social Media Some Credit

Ford's finally profitable, and coincidentally, it owns the web

Nov 2, 09 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - You’ve heard all the standard reasons for Ford’s $1 billion third-quarter profit—cost-cutting, layoffs, cash for clunkers, and so forth. Lost in the hubbub is another crucial element: Ford’s social media prowess. The company's social media guru has been extremely successful at drumming up buzz for its... More »

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social networking • Ford • auto industry • Twitter • social media

 Ford Looks to Sell 
 Volvo to China 

Geely is only bidder remaining for Swedish subsidiary

Oct 28, 09 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ford put its Volvo unit up for sale last December, and it's narrowed the possible buyers to just one bidder: a Chinese consortium led by Geely, the country's largest private automaker. Geely first approached Ford about the purchase in summer 2008 and is prepared to pay about $2 billion, less... More »

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mergers and acquisitions • Ford • Volvo • auto industry • Ford Motor Co. • Geely Automobile Holdings

Ford Recalls Another 4.5M Vehicles Over Fire Hazard

Faulty switch linked to decade-long problems

Oct 13, 09 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ford today made 4.5 million vehicles eligible for what is already its biggest recall ever. The move involves a faulty switch, an automatic cruise control deactivator made by Texas Instruments, that has been linked to at least 550 fires, mostly while the vehicles were turned off. Ford has now... More »

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safety • automaker • Ford • recall • car safety • fire

Recession Crushes
White-Collar Michigan

Layoffs, property price plunge leaves middle-aged workers in limbo

Sep 17, 09 1:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of middle-aged white-collar workers have been left jobless and stranded in Michigan by the recession, the Wall Street Journal reports. Auto industry veterans laid off by the Big Three are finding themselves competing against against younger people for a smattering of job openings. With property prices down... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Detroit • Michigan • recession • Ford • unemployment • auto industry • Big Three • white collar

 Ford Unveils Minivan Lite 

7-passenger 'people mover' on its way

Sep 15, 09 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ford has announced its reentry into the please-don't-call-it-a-minivan category, USA Today reports. The carmaker has been out of the minivan business since 2007, and it plans to stay that way—at least in name—with the Grand C-Max, scheduled to be on US roads in two years. Built on... More »

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automaker • Ford • auto industry • small cars • minivan • people mover • Grand C-Max

Clunkers Drives Ford's August Sales Up 17%

Hyundai surges 47%; GM drops 20% and Chrysler 17%

Sep 1, 09 1:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cash for Clunkers reverberated through August auto sales reports released today, with Ford and Hyundai scoring big jumps, the Wall Street Journal reports. The winners and losers:
  • Ford's light vehicle sales rose 17% year-over-year, with the Focus and Escape both in the top eight most popular vehicles purchased through
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(Newser) - In June, Ford brought the heads of the nation’s top police fleets to its Dearborn headquarters and had them test drive its latest Taurus. The goal: to convince them that there would be life after the Crown Victoria. The Crown Vic is the unrivaled king of cop cars, making... More »

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(Newser) - When the recession hit, Bed Bath & Beyond saw an opportunity. Chief competitor Linens ‘n Things was laden with debt, so Bed Bath & Beyond “decided to destroy them,” says one analyst. It matched every Linens’ discount, issued a barrage of coupons in Linens’ key markets, and,... More »

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recession • Ford • Toll Brothers • market share • Bed Bath & Beyond • New York Life Insurance Co.

(Newser) - The "cash for clunkers" program might be a boon for car dealers, but for American automakers the news isn't so good—four of the five top-selling cars in the program are Japanese. While the Ford Focus is the No. 1 seller, Toyota and Honda occupy the next four spots.... More »

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Toyota • Honda • Ford • auto industry • car dealers • Ford Focus • Japanese auto industry • Cash for Clunkers

(Newser) - CEOs and investors have springs in their steps. After a week full of positive earnings reports, many now believe worst is over, the Wall Street Journal reports. Yesterday saw a slew of reports that matched or beat estimates, including Motorola, Goodyear, Sony, and Kellogg Co. The economy “has... More »

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stock market • Citigroup • earnings reports • Kellogg • Ford • corporate earnings • second quarter earnings • Dow Chemical Co. • economy

 Resurgent Ford Has 
 High Hopes for Taurus 

Automaker's financial independence has improved its image with consumers

Jul 28, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ford is hoping to use the imminent launch of the 2010 Taurus to cement its newly dominant position among Detroit’s Big Three, MSNBC reports. Ford’s position as the only major US automaker not receiving government aid has been translating into small but significant gains in market share as... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • automaker • Ford • Big Three • US automakers • Ford Taurus

EARNINGS REPORT

 Ford Shocks Street 
 With $2.3B Profit 


Jul 23, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ford surprised the markets today by posting a $2.3 billion quarterly profit, thanks mostly to debt restructuring actions, Reuters reports. The result beat estimates and represents Ford's first good quarter in more than a year; this time in 2008, the automaker lost $2.7 billion. But the global downturn... More »

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debt • Ford • corporate earnings • restructuring • auto industry • quarterly reports • quarterly profits • cars

(Newser) - The crash of the US auto market has sped up the global auto industry's shift toward emerging markets, and no one is better poised to take advantage than the Chinese, the Wall Street Journal reports. Geely, one of the few Chinese auto firms that operate without a foreign partner, has... More »

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China • General Motors • Ford • Volvo • auto industry • Geely Automobile Holdings

 10 Cars That Changed Our Lives

Forbes compiles autos that changed the world

Jun 28, 09 5:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cars can create or symbolize profound change—in lifestyle, financial status, and even forms of government. Forbes looks at 10 that changed the world:
  1. Toyota Prius. The flagship model for all hybrids, the Prius opened people's minds to the ugly environmental impact of driving. It remains the world's best-selling
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Toyota • Ford • SUV • Prius • Jeep Grand Cherokee • automobile

GM-Owning Feds Buy
Rival Fords

General Services Administration spends $129M on competition

Jun 11, 09 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The federal government isn't letting its stake in General Motors and Chrysler stop it from doing business with rivals, the New York Times reports. Ford, the only one of the Big Three not to receive bailout funds, won the biggest order in the General Services Administration's recent stimulus-funded $287 million... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • fuel efficiency • Ford • economic stimulus package • General Services Administration • auto bailout

 US Automakers See 
 Sales Increase in May  

Ford, GM have best month of 2009

Jun 2, 09 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some actual good news for the auto industry: All three US automakers saw sales of new cars jump from April to May, reports the New York Times. Granted, sales are still way down compared to last year, but the month-to-month leap offers a glimmer of hope among the bankruptcy headlines.... More »

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Chrysler • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • Honda • Nissan • Ford • auto industry • auto sales

(Newser) - Hoping to profit from its rivals' pain, Ford will ramp up this year's third-quarter production 10% over last year's, in a bid to grab market share from GM and Chrysler as they recover from bankruptcy, the Wall Street Journal reports. It’ll be Ford’s first production bump in... More »

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bankruptcy • Ford • auto industry • pickup trucks • Ford Motor Co.

Big Three See Bumpy Road With 20-Somethings

Demographic key to rebuilding for US automakers

May 29, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit automakers face a hard road when it comes to Generation Y—consumers aged 22-32 whose business is crucial to securing the firms' futures, BusinessWeek reports. Their boomer parents broke from tradition by shifting to Japanese cars, and Gen Y is following in those footsteps. Detroit “simply must do... More »

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Chrysler • baby boomer • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • automaker • Ford • Big Three • Generation Y • US automakers • Japanese auto industry

 Ford Courts 
 GM, Chrysler 
 Customers 

Helps pay off their loans, trains dealers in 'conquests'

May 22, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - With General Motors and Chrysler struggling, Ford is moving to pick off some of its rivals’ customers, the Detroit News reports. The firm is passing cash to its dealers to ease Chrysler owners’ loan payments—so they can pick up Fords. Ford may soon do the same for GM owners.... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Detroit • automaker • Ford • auto industry • Big Three

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