Press Releases
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| 08 Dec 2009 |
FORD WARRIORS IN PINK TEAMS UP WITH THE CW NETWORK'S 90210 IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCERFord Warriors in Pink is teaming up with The CW Network's 90210 to drive breast cancer awareness by reminding viewers that breast cancer affects people in all zip codes. The partnership consists of several initiatives in the fight against breast cancer, including a special episode airing Dec. 8 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT), a broadcast PSA and a series of national print ads. |
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| 08 Dec 2009 |
SEVEN WHAT VAN? 2010 AWARDS FOR FORD COMMERCIAL VEHICLESBRENTWOOD, Essex, 8 December, 2009 – Judges at Britain's leading van magazine, What Van?, have recognised Ford's range of commercial vehicles as winners and leaders in their 2010 awards. |
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| 07 Dec 2009 |
TEAM FORD RACING HONOURED FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MOTORSPORTPretoria, - Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa was honoured for its ‘Outstanding Achievement in Motorsport 2009’ by Motorsport South Africa (MSA), the sport’s governing body, at a gala award ceremony on Saturday 5 December. |
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| 07 Dec 2009 |
STRONG AND GREEN - FORD WINS TWO BBC TOP GEAR AWARDSBRENTWOOD, Essex, 7 December, 2009 – Ford has won two BBC Top Gear awards that recognise the company's prowess at extreme ends of the auto industry spectrum. |
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| 07 Dec 2009 |
PRICE ANNOUNCED FOR BRITAIN'S 'GREENEST' SMALL VAN: FIESTA VAN ECONETICBRENTWOOD, Essex, 07 December, 2009 – Super-frugal, stylish and 'green', the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic is now on sale at £11,635. Compared with the previous-generation, Fiesta Van ECOnetic will use 35 gallons less fuel in an average year – offering genuine savings in daily driving. |
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| 04 Dec 2009 |
FORD VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CLARION NAVIGATION TOP J.D. POWER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION STUDYLincoln MKS owners report "Highest Satisfaction" with their Clarion-equipped Voice-Activated Navigation System with SIRIUS® Travel Link™, according to J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Navigation Usage and Satisfaction Study. The same system in the Ford Flex is second on the list. |
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| 04 Dec 2009 |
Market Leader Predicts Stagnant Car Sales In 2010Cork, 4 December 2009 – The head of Ireland’s top-selling car brand is predicting a stagnant market for car sales in 2010, following the freefall in registrations in 2009. Speaking at a media briefing today in Dublin, Eddie Murphy, Chairman and Managing Director of Ford Ireland, said he saw sales reaching just 60,000 units for the coming 12 months. However, a combination of product offers and finance availability mean Ford cars are more accessible to customers than previously, he said. |
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| 04 Dec 2009 |
FORD CAR RANGE BOOSTS SALES IN NOVEMBERBRENTWOOD, Essex, 4 December 2009 – Ford car sales increased by 19 per cent in November, compared with the same month in 2008. Sales were boosted across the Ford model range with Ka, Fiesta, Focus, Kuga, S-MAX and Galaxy all recording sales increases compared with November 2008. |
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| 04 Dec 2009 |
WRC STAR HIRVONEN TO DEBUT NEW FIESTA S2000 IN MONTE CARLO RALLY4 December 2009 – Ford's FIA World Rally Championship runners-up, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen, will drive the all-new Ford Fiesta S2000 rally car, in what will be its competitive debut, in the famous Monte Carlo Rally early next year. |
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| 04 Dec 2009 |
FORD VOLUNTEERS ARE GIVING AND SHARING BY HELPING FEED THE HUNGRY ON ACCELERATED ACTION DAYThe Ford Volunteer Corps is stocking shelves, packing meals and serving food on a Ford Accelerated Action Day dedicated to feeding the hungry. Hundreds of Ford employee and retiree volunteers are on the job in local shelters, missions and food distribution centers. |
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| 03 Dec 2009 |
FORD FIESTA MOVEMENT AGENTS, FANS MEET UP; SET RECORD FOR BIGGEST TWEETUPBiggest. Tweetup. Ever. When Ford Motor Company hosted its Fiesta Movement Awards Celebration at the Palladium in West Hollywood Tuesday night it also set a Guinness World Record for the most attendees at a tweetup. A tweetup is any gathering of two or more people who know each other through Twitter, and this unprecedented event brought together 1,149 Fiesta Movement agents and Twitter friends. |
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| 03 Dec 2009 |
READY FOR WINTER? FORD ADDS NEW REMOTE START FEATURE, HEATED STEERING WHEEL TO WARM CUSTOMERSFord, responding to increasing consumer demand, is heating up its vehicle lineup with winter-weather options including a factory-installed remote start system and heated steering wheel. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD FIESTA POISED TO CHALLENGE SEGMENT WITH GLOBAL DESIGN, QUALITY, NVH LEADERSHIPFord Fiesta arrives in North America with a globally proven platform and package ready to change customer expectations about small car quality and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) control. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
Changan Ford November Sales Up 152%CHONGQING, December 2nd, 2009 – Changan Ford Sales Company today reported sales of 22,738 Ford brand vehicles in November, an increase of 152 percent from the same month a year ago, extending its year-over-year monthly sales growth to ten consecutive months. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID WINS MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRESSIVE CAR OF THE YEARThe 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid today was named Most Environmentally Progressive Car of the Year by Earth, Wind & Power™ (EWP) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
2010 FORD TAURUS, SUPER DUTY EARN KBB.COM BEST RESALE VALUE AWARDSThe 2010 Ford Taurus and the 2010 Ford F-Series Super Duty have earned Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com Best Resale Value Awards for the full-size car and full-size pickup categories respectively. The awards, announced today at the L.A. Auto Show, honor vehicles expected to maintain the greatest proportion of their original list price after five years of ownership and that are designed to help consumers make more informed car-buying decisions. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD F-150 SVT RAPTOR WINS 4x4 OF THE YEAR AWARD; NEW POWERTRAIN TO COME IN EARLY 2010The hot-selling 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor just got hotter as it has been awarded 4x4 of the Year by Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road magazine. This is the third award for the off-road performance truck, which went on sale in August. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD F-150 WINS ALG RESIDUAL VALUE AWARD FOR BEST FULL-SIZE PICKUPThe 2010 Ford F-150 today received the 2010 Residual Value Award in the Full-Size Pickup category from ALG, a leading provider of residual forecasting data and consulting services to the automotive industry. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD FUSION HYBRID, LINCOLN MKT WIN 2010 ACTIVE LIFESTYLE VEHICLE OF THE YEAR AWARDSRunners, surfers and triathletes, take note. The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and 2010 Lincoln MKT are the perfect choice for people with active lifestyles, according to the Active Lifestyle Vehicle of the Year awards. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
FORD TAURUS NAMED INTERNATIONAL CAR OF THE YEAR AT LA AUTO SHOWThe 2010 Ford Taurus today was named International Car of the Year (ICOTY) at the Los Angeles Auto Show. |
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| 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. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
2011 FORD FIESTA'S GLOBAL KINETIC DESIGN TRANSLATES DRIVING DYNAMICS INTO SHEET METALThe 2011 Ford Fiesta arrives in North America, delivering a design that builds on Ford's global kinetic design theme. True to its heritage, the new Fiesta for North America retains many of the expressive design characteristics that have earned the car accolades around the world. |
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| 02 Dec 2009 |
2011 FORD FIESTA: FUEL-EFFICIENT, PROGRESSIVE DESIGN OFFERS VERSATILITY, PERSONALITYFord's hot-selling new Ford Fiesta will deliver more than just great looks and top fuel economy of any vehicle in its segment when it goes on sale in North America next year. The 2011 Fiesta – available in four- and five-door body styles – also will set a new small car benchmark for safety, connectivity and powertrain technology. |
