Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 08 Jan 2009 |
FORD ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR CONTINUED IN-CAR CONNECTIVITY LEADERSHIP, NEW SYNC FEATURESFord today announced plans to globalize its affordable industry-leading SYNC technologies and services at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and introduced new features aimed at further growing its in-vehicle connectivity leadership. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
FORD CHOOSES FIVE SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS TO RECEIVE HANDY NEW TRANSIT CONNECT VANSFive lucky small-business owners have each won a 2010 Ford Transit Connect van as grand-prize winners in the company’s “Connect with Connect” contest. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
FORD GROWS UK SHARE IN CHALLENGING 2008 MARKETStrong consumer demand for Ford's exciting new product line-up continues to increase the blue oval brand's market share, with major gains both last month and for the 2008 full year. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
TRANSIT CONNECT WINNER: BOO BOO BUSTERSKimberlee Mitchell wants to make the world safer for babies, and she’s succeeding – one house at a time. Winning a Ford Transit Connect, said the owner of Boo Boo Busters, a full-service babyproofing company in Ladera Ranch, Calif., will help her company not only better manage inventory, but also get the job done quickly and efficiently. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
TRANSIT CONNECT WINNER: CIRCLE TAIL, INC.Jen Kiblinger’s life has gone to the dogs – and she couldn’t be happier. As vice president of Circle Tail, Inc., a nonprofit organization in Pleasant Plain, Ohio, that provides high-quality assistance dogs to people with mobility, hearing, neurological and psychiatric disabilities, Kiblinger spends much of her time transporting cargos of active canines. Owning a Ford Transit Connect, she said, will ease many of the complexities the group faces on a daily basis. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
TRANSIT CONNECT WINNER: DUMMIES ON THE RUNDon’t let the name fool you. Jerry Buffman, owner of Dummies on the Run in Ann Arbor, Mich., is actually one smart cookie. She knew that Ford’s Transit Connect was the perfect vehicle for her mobile cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first-aid instruction company the moment she saw it. Now, she couldn’t be more excited to own one. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
TRANSIT CONNECT WINNER: TEN MILE CREEK KAYAKFor Matthew Wade, starting a kayak business was a dream come true. Now Wade, owner of Ten Mile Creek Kayak in Frisco, Colo., says that winning a Transit Connect is just the icing on the cake. |
| 08 Jan 2009 |
TRANSIT CONNECT WINNER: THE MAID PROSGrowing a start-up business can be tough. You need to get the word out to the people who need your services, and that’s not always easy. That’s why Omar Herrera, owner of The Maid Pros residential cleaning service in Woodbury, N.Y., is thrilled about winning a new Ford Transit Connect. |
| 07 Jan 2009 |
2009 FORD F-150 BECOMES AMERICA'S SAFEST FULL-SIZE PICKUP BY EARNING 5-STAR CRASH RATINGSThe all-new 2009 Ford F-150 became America’s safest full-size pickup by earning 5-star ratings in both government crash tests, in addition to the “Top Safety Pick” award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and an unmatched list of advanced standard safety features. |
| 07 Jan 2009 |
NEW FORD SYNC FEATURES HELP DRIVERS SAVE TIME, FUEL WITH PERSONALIZED NEWS, TRAFFIC DETAILSFord is expanding its connectivity leadership by introducing exclusive new SYNC real-time information features that deliver personalized news updates to drivers’ mobile phones while helping them navigate around trouble spots, saving time and fuel. |
| 07 Jan 2009 |
SOUNDBITES: NEW FORD SYNC FEATURESEarlier today in Las Vegas, at the Consumers Electronics Show, Ford Motor Company announced their new features and capabilities of SYNC - called Traffic, Directions, and Information - next level of SYNC and how it plans to be the leader in connectivity, making it affordable for millions. Mark Fields, President of the Americas, said by summer of 2009 Ford's entire North American Lineup will offer this must have technology and that they expect to have 1 million SYNC-equipped vehicles on the road by the third quarter of 2009. |
| 05 Jan 2009 |
F-SERIES DRIVES FORD TO HIGHER MARKET SHARE FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTHNew vehicles, including the all-new F-150 truck, and fuel-efficient powertrains are winning over customers for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury, which realized market share increases for a third consecutive month in December. Ford estimates its market share was 14.6 percent in December, up 0.7 of a point versus a year ago. This marks the first time since 1997 Ford has achieved a market share increase three months in a row. |
| 05 Jan 2009 |
SOUNDBITES: DECEMBER 2008 SALESFord Motor Company's sales figures in December 2008 reflected the housing market, the economy and the jobless rate. Ford's sales analyst, George Pipas, says the sales rate in December was similar to what we saw in October and November. |
| 05 Jan 2009 |
FORD F-SERIES TOP TRUCK IN CANADAFord Motor Company of Canada, Limited offers vehicles that are captivating consumers, as proven by Ford F-Series, which set another all-time sales record in 2008 as the best-selling pickup truck in Canada – 43 years running. As a full-line vehicle manufacturer, Ford of Canada also delivers the best-selling lineup of CUVs and SUVs in Canada. Ford crossover utility vehicles registered a sales increase of 13.5 per cent over the previous year's record sales. |
| 05 Jan 2009 |
FORD'S F-SERIES REIGNS AS AMERICA'S BEST-SELLING TRUCK AND BEST-SELLING VEHICLE IN 2008The beat goes on. For the 32nd year in a row, Ford’s award-winning F-Series is America’s best-selling truck with 2008 sales of 515,513. F-Series outsold its nearest truck rival by more than 50,000 units. |
| 01 Jan 2009 |
2010 FORD SHELBY GT500 PACKS MORE POWERFUL PUNCHThe new 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 delivers the most power and refinement ever for a Ford SVT-tuned performance Mustang – and a few surprises, too. |
| 01 Jan 2009 |
SOUNDBITES: 2010 FORD SHELBY GT 500 MUSTANGThe 2010 Ford Shelby GT 500 Mustang was revealed January 1st of 2009 and will be one of Ford’s center pieces at the 2009 North American International Auto Show when it opens to the press in Detroit on January 11, 2009. Chief Designer, Doug Gaffka, says it was a great challenge to top a 45-year legacy, but he thinks the 2010 Mustang has surpassed them all. |
