Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 02 Dec 2009 |
2011 FORD FIESTA: SMALL CAR, BIG ON SAFETYFord leveraged the global engineering tools and processes used in the redesign of its top safety-rated flagship – the 2010 Taurus – to raise the bar on small car safety with the new Fiesta. Incorporating the Trinity front crash structure, Side Protection And Cabin Enhancement (SPACE) Architecture® and advanced air bag technologies, Fiesta brings world class safety in a small platform package, while kicking off the global roll-out of the Taurus crash safety approach. |
| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD BUILDS ON SUCCESS OF FIESTA MOVEMENT WITH CHAPTER TWO; APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTEDIf you thought Fiesta Movement agents rocked the social media world this past six months, just wait until the second chapter when 20 new agent teams begin spreading the word about the Ford Fiesta. A new group of agents will be enlisted to engage their local communities by developing communications about Fiesta, leveraging social media as the means to spread the word about Ford's all-new 40 mpg car. |
| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD FIESTA BALANCES FUEL EFFICIENCY, DRIVING FUNFord Fiesta arrives with a sophisticated drivetrain – striking a balance between responsive and responsible – delivering both European driving dynamics and projected 40 mpg highway fuel economy to challenge the North American small car status quo. |
| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD TEMPTS ENTHUSIASTS, REVEALS CUSTOMIZED FIESTAS AT 2009 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOWAs the 2011 Ford Fiesta basks in the afterglow of its North American debut at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, Ford today unveils four tricked-out versions of the company's first global car designed to whet the appetites of customization enthusiasts. |
| 02 Dec 2009 |
LOS ANGELES SHOW DEBUT FOR NORTH AMERICAN FORD FIESTA FURTHER EXTENDS GLOBAL REACHCologne/Los Angeles, December 2, 2009 – The eagerly-awaited introduction of Ford's award-winning Fiesta to North America is finally under way, with today's unveiling of the U.S. production model at the 2009 Los Angeles Show. |
| 01 Dec 2009 |
ASEAN Debut of Ford's All-New Global FiestaBANGKOK, December 1, 2009 – Ford Motor Company's all-new Ford Fiesta will make its ASEAN debut at the Thailand International Motor Expo at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani from December 2-13, giving the Thai public its first look at this wildly popular car that has sold more than a half million units in its first 12 months. |
| 01 Dec 2009 |
CARS, CROSSOVERS DRIVE FORD’S NOVEMBER SHARE GAINStrengthened car and crossover sales fueled Ford, Lincoln and Mercury’s U.S. sales performance in November. Car sales were up 14 percent and crossovers were up 26 percent for the month, with total sales of 118,536, essentially equal to year-ago sales. |
| 01 Dec 2009 |
FORD CANADA RETAIL SALES UP 8% FOR NOVEMBER; MARKS 6th CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF RETAIL SALES GAINFord Motor Company of Canada, Limited saw retail sales climb 7.5 per cent marking the company's sixth consecutive month of retail sales gain. Market share also increased for the thirteenth consecutive month at Ford of Canada despite a down industry. Ford car sales were up 8 per cent with positive results driven by the award-winning Fusion, which won Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year and Taurus which was recently named "Best New Family Car" in the over $30,000 category by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). |
| 01 Dec 2009 |
NEW 74.2MPG FORD FOCUS ECONETIC USES AUTO-START-STOP TO ACHIEVE 99G/KM CO2BRENTWOOD, Essex, 1st December, 2009 -- The new 2010 Ford Focus ECOnetic takes a successful formula to the next level by combining new technology with clever details delivering the most fuel-efficient Focus to date. |
| 01 Dec 2009 |
FORD HELPING VIRGINIA TECH, WAKE FOREST DEVELOP ‘PREGNANT’ CRASH TEST COMPUTER MODEL FOR VIRTUAL TESTINGFord Motor Company is working with Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University researchers in the development of a computer-aided model that could be used to measure how crash forces affect pregnant women. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
2011 FORD MUSTANG V-6 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE BOOSTS HANDLING, BRAKING; CAR NOW ROAD-COURSE READYAround the globe, Ford's performance-tuned cars are known to provide an uncompromised driving experience in a remarkably civilized package. Growing from that tradition, the new 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 will offer an optional factory-installed Performance Package that combines high-tech horsepower and a taut suspension in a package that will appeal to track-day fans and sports car aficionados alike. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
TWIN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING (TI-VCT) HELPS MAKE 2011 FORD MUSTANG V-6 A TRUE THOROUGHBREDThe heart of every Mustang is its engine, and beneath the hood of the new 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 beats a technological tour de force. Displacing 3.7 liters, the dual-overhead-camshaft (DOHC) 24-valve V-6 uses Ford's Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) to produce 305 horsepower and 280 ft.-lb. of torque and is projected to deliver up to 30 mpg highway – a combination unbeaten by any other vehicle in the industry. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
FORD FUSION HYBRID EARNS SPOT ON CAR AND DRIVER’S LIST OF ‘10BEST’ CARS FOR 2010The hits keep coming for America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan, the Ford Fusion. The Fusion Hybrid has been honored as one of CAR and DRIVER magazine’s “10Best” cars for 2010, just weeks after winning the prestigious MOTOR TREND Car of the Year® award. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
2011 FORD MUSTANG V-6: NEW 305-HP ENGINE, SIX-SPEED TRANSMISSION EXPECTED TO DELIVER 30 MPG HIGHWAYThe 2011 Ford Mustang puts 305 high-performance horses in the hands of V-6 coupe buyers with a new all-aluminum dual-overhead cam (DOHC) engine that delivers a projected 30 mpg on the highway with a six-speed automatic transmission and fun for drivers on nearly every road. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
THE BEST OF FIESTA MOVEMENT: AGENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM A SIX-MONTH JOURNEYSix months ago, Fiesta Movement agents met their Fiesta, hit the road and started their adventures. Missions ranged in theme from social activism to entertainment, and they captured it all online for followers to see. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
THE SCOOTER STORE BUYS 120 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT VANS TO DELIVER, MAINTAIN MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRSThe SCOOTER Store adds Transit Connects to its fleet of commercial vehicles, primarily to deliver service parts and batteries to its specialized wheelchair customers. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
FORD, BEST BUY MATCHUP DRIVES INCREASED CONSIDERATION FOR FORD PRODUCTSJust one month after announcing a retail partnership, Ford Motor Company and electronics giant Best Buy are on the verge of revolutionizing the owner experience when it comes to the merger of the vehicle and mobile electronics. |
| 30 Nov 2009 |
2010 MUSTANG SKATES THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELESAdd ollies, 360s and kickflips to the long list of performance attributes of the 2010 Ford Mustang. For the ninth installment of Ford ’10 Unleashed campaign, director Jeff Richter, with the help of professional skateboarders Pat Duffy and Jake Brown, took the 2010 Mustang and did the unthinkable. |
| 25 Nov 2009 |
CONTINUED POUND WEAKNESS DRIVES FORD PRICE RISEBRENTWOOD, Essex, 25 November 2009 – Ford is announcing price increases across most of its UK range from the start of December 2009. The price rise, an average of 2.7 per cent, will apply to orders received after November 30 and are driven entirely by the continued weakness of the £. |
| 25 Nov 2009 |
FORD OF EUROPE'S BIRGIT BEHRENDT SPEAKS AT "GENERATION FEMALE CEO'S SUMMIT 2009"COLOGNE/KÖNIGSTEIN, November 25, 2009 – Birgit Behrendt, vice president, purchasing, Ford of Europe, and executive director, global programmes, today was invited to speak at the German business media Capital "Generation Female CEO's Summit." |
| 24 Nov 2009 |
SEVENTH FLEET VICTORY FOR FORD TRANSIT CONNECT AT ACFO AWARDSBRENTWOOD, Essex, 24 November 2009 – Ford Transit Connect has won Light Van of the Year in ACFO's Fleet Car and Vans Awards for the seventh successive year. |
| 24 Nov 2009 |
FORD, UDM RETRAIN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS TO COMPETE IN NEW ERA OF ELECTRIC VEHICLESFord Motor Company is teaming with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain traditional automotive engineers, providing them with the skills and expertise to develop the next generation of advanced electric and hybrid vehicles. |
| 24 Nov 2009 |
FORD FOCUS RS IS THE NUTS CAR OF THE YEARBRENTWOOD, Essex, 24 November, 2009 – The Ford Focus RS continues to impress the critics, with the award of another major title – the Nuts magazine Car of the Year 2009 trophy. |
| 24 Nov 2009 |
FORD COMPLETES PLAN TO AMEND AND EXTEND EXISTING REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITYFord Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today the successful completion of its previously announced plan to amend and extend the revolving credit facility under its secured credit agreement. Revolving lenders have agreed to extend the maturity of commitments totaling $7.2 billion under the facility to November 30, 2013 from December 15, 2011, and such lenders will convert $724 million of their existing revolving loans to a new term loan that matures on December 15, 2013. The total amount extended to 2013, including the new term loan, is $7.9 billion. |
| 23 Nov 2009 |
CHANGAN FORD EYES A PROMISING FUTURE WITH NEW MODELS AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIESNOVEMBER 23, 2009 GUANGZHOU – Along with staging a spectacular product line-up at the 2009 Guangzhou Auto Show, Changan Ford today announced the launch of the upgraded 2010 Ford Mondeo and the Sport limited edition of its popular Ford Focus. Ford’s EcoBoost engine cutaway is also being showcased for the first time to demonstrate Ford’s green technology, which will be introduced in China next year. |
