Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2009 |
PRICES ANNOUNCED FOR NEW FORD TRANSIT CHASSIS DOUBLE CAB UTILITYBRENTWOOD, 30 January, 2009 – On-the-road prices for the new Ford Transit chassis double cab Utility will start at £21,876 which includes converting a regular Transit Chassis Double Cab into the new 'Utility'. |
| 29 Jan 2009 |
PREMIUM LONDON MINICAB FLEET ADDISON LEE ADDS 1,000 MORE FORD GALAXYSBRENTWOOD, ESSEX, 29 January, 2009 – Ford is supplying 1,000 new Ford Galaxy models to Addison Lee, London’s top minicab service. |
| 29 Jan 2009 |
FORD MOTOR CREDIT REPORTS 2008 PRELIMINARY RESULTSFord Motor Credit Company reported a net loss of $1.5 billion in 2008, a decrease of $2.3 billion from net income of $775 million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Motor Credit reported a loss of $2.6 billion in 2008, including the second quarter 2008 impairment charge of $2.1 billion for North America operating leases, compared with earnings of $1.2 billion in the previous year. The decrease in full year pre-tax earnings is more than explained by the impairment charge, a higher provision for credit losses, and higher depreciation expense for leased vehicles. |
| 29 Jan 2009 |
FORD REPORTS 4TH QUARTER 2008 NET LOSS OF $5.9 BILLION; GAINED MARKET SHARE IN U.S., EUROPE, ACHIEVED COST TARGETFord Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported a fourth quarter net loss of $5.9 billion, or $2.46 per share. This compares with a net loss of $2.8 billion, or $1.33 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2007. |
| 28 Jan 2009 |
STUDY: FORD RANKED AS INDUSTRY LEADER FOR QUALITY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF TECHNOLOGY PATENTSA new study by the world’s leading patent analyst, The Patent Board™, found that Ford Motor Company outperformed all other automakers in the quality and significance of its technology patents. |
| 28 Jan 2009 |
NEW MANAGING DIRECTORS AT FORD AACHEN RESEARCH CENTREDr. Andreas Schamel and Professor Dr. Pim van der Jagt have been appointed Managing Directors of the Ford Research Center in Aachen, Germany, effective February 1st, 2009, following the retirements of Dr. Charles Wu and Professor Dr. Horst Schulte. Andreas will assume the lead role as site manager of the Ford Research Center Aachen and have overall responsibility for the operational business. |
| 28 Jan 2009 |
JANUARY 28 FORD E-NEWSFord strengthens global marketing function to deliver "One Ford" vision; Fusion Hybrid’s Class-Leading Fuel Efficiency Earns Highest Available Tax Credit; Ford Leads in Quality, Significance of Technology Patents |
| 28 Jan 2009 |
2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID QUALIFIES BUYERS FOR HIGHEST AVAILABLE FEDERAL TAX CREDIT – $3,400Customers eager to purchase America’s most fuel-efficient mid-size sedans, the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid, can take advantage of a $3,400 tax credit from the federal government. |
| 28 Jan 2009 |
ALL-NEW FORD KA COMES WITH LOW COST OF OWNERSHIPFord's new Ka is now on sale with lower insurance groups across the range, which, together with significantly improved residual values, offers customers minimised cost of ownership. |
| 27 Jan 2009 |
Biography: Steve AdamsSteve Adams is Ford’s Global Vehicle Line Director, Commercial Vehicles. As such he is responsible for the company’s global commercial vehicles including Transit and Transit Connect. He was also recently elected a Board member at Ford Otosan, the joint venture company which is part owned by Ford and Koch Holdings and is based in Koaceli, Turkey. |
| 27 Jan 2009 |
FORD STRENGTHENS GLOBAL MARKETING FUNCTION AS NEXT STEP IN IMPLEMENTING ‘ONE FORD’ VISIONFord Motor Company today announced changes to its Global Marketing organization to create a more consistent and compelling connection with customers worldwide, while better leveraging the company’s global assets and capabilities. |
| 23 Jan 2009 |
Ford's bright sparks use experience to ignite 2009 WRC title bidBP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team's young chargers plan to use the lessons learned last season to ignite their challenge in the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship which begins in Ireland next week (29 January - 1 February). Finns Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala raised their experience levels enormously as they turned what was expected to be a transitional year for Ford in 2008 into a concerted title bid in both the drivers' and manufacturers' series. |
| 22 Jan 2009 |
FIESTA NAMED “CAR OF THE YEAR” BY WHAT CAR?, BRITAIN’S LEADING SOURCE OF NEW CAR ADVICEWhat Car? magazine, Great Britain’s leading source of new-car advice, has named the new Ford Fiesta 1.25i Zetec its Car of the Year 2009, adding to the growing list of accolades for the new small car that Ford is introducing around the world. |
| 22 Jan 2009 |
JANUARY 22 FORD E-NEWSNew Ford Fiesta receives coveted What Car? "Car of the Year" Award; PowerShift transmission to set new standard for efficiency, drive quality; Ford Fusion Hybrid Helps Special Needs Family |
| 22 Jan 2009 |
FORD RACING AND ROUSH YATES PREPARE TO DEBUT NEW “FR9” ENGINE THIS SEASON"FR9" is the first purpose-built NASCAR racing engine to ever come out of Ford Motor Company and is the first new piece since the manufacturer began running the current 351 “Windsor” engine in 1991. |
| 22 Jan 2009 |
AN ALL-NEW 2010 FORD FUSION IS "WE RACE. YOU WIN." GRAND PRIZEOne lucky fan will win a 2010 Ford Fusion in Ford Racing’s “We Race. You Win.” national sweepstakes, announced here today as part of the Ford NASCAR Media Day. |
| 21 Jan 2009 |
FORD TO INTRODUCE FUEL-EFFICIENT DUAL-CLUTCH POWERSHIFT TRANSMISSION IN NORTH AMERICAN IN 2010Ford Motor Company announced today it will introduce an advanced dual-clutch PowerShift six-speed transmission in North America in 2010 for the small-car segment. |
| 20 Jan 2009 |
NEW FORD FOCUS RS PRODUCTION STARTSThe first production example of the exciting new Ford Focus RS rolled off the production line today at Ford of Europe's Saarlouis plant in Germany. |
| 20 Jan 2009 |
FORD TRANSIT STARTS NEW YEAR WITH MOTORHOME AWARDFord Transit has won its first award for 2009. For the second year running, Transit was judged the best base vehicle by Motorcaravan Motorhome Monthly (MMM) magazine. |
| 19 Jan 2009 |
PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY RECEIVES FORD FUSION HYBRID ON SUNDAY’S ‘EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION’The Drumm family of Fayetteville, Pa., received the surprise of a lifetime on Sunday’s episode of ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” – a new home and a brand new 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. |
| 16 Jan 2009 |
BUSINESS SECRETARY VISITS FORD'S EXPANDING ENGINE PLANTFord today welcomed Business Secretary Lord Mandelson to its Bridgend plant, the production location of small economical petrol engines fitted to the UK market-leading Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus. |
| 15 Jan 2009 |
BIOGRAPHY: EMILY KOLINSKI MORRISEmily Kolinski Morris, senior economist, The Americas, is responsible for the business environment analysis of the North American and South American markets in the Corporate Economics and Strategic Issues Office at Ford Motor Company. |
| 14 Jan 2009 |
ALL-NEW 2010 LINCOLN MKT DELIVERS MORE FEATURES, CLASS-LEADING FUEL ECONOMY FOR UNDER $45,000Lincoln MKT, a distinctive new premium crossover, will be available in late summer 2009 with a long list of standard comfort, convenience and technology features that make it an exceptional value. |
| 14 Jan 2009 |
FORD OF EUROPE STRENGTHENS MARKET SHARE IN 2008 AND TAKES NUMBER TWO POSITIONA strong product range, led by the brand-new, award-winning Fiesta, allowed Ford of Europe to consolidate its market position in 2008 and firmly establish Ford as Europe's second best-selling vehicle brand, despite the difficult economic conditions. |
| 14 Jan 2009 |
FORD DONATES THREE HIGH-PERFORMANCE VEHICLES TO BENEFIT JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATIONThe sales of three special, high-performance Ford vehicles will benefit one key charity at the always-anticipated Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz. |
