Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 |
AVID NEED FOR SPEED FANS BRING RACING DREAMS TO LIFE THROUGH MUSTANG UNLEASHED CAMPAIGNFour passionate gamers who have burned rubber on the racetrack through their video game consoles brought their racing dreams to life at an actual speedway for the eighth installment of the Mustang '10 Unleashed campaign. |
| 10 Nov 2009 |
FORD VOLUNTEER CORPS GOES TO WORK FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES ON ACCELERATED ACTION DAYThe Ford Volunteer Corps has enlisted employees and retirees for a special Ford Accelerated Action Day dedicated to serving the needs of veterans and military families. |
| 10 Nov 2009 |
FORD TAURUS NAMED "OFFICIAL CAR" OF THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CESThe smartest full-size sedan in America, the hot-selling 2010 Ford Taurus, will be the official vehicle of the 2010 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show®), to be held Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. |
| 10 Nov 2009 |
FORD WORK SOLUTIONS AND SYNC CONNECTIVITY SYSTEMS HONORED WITH CES INNOVATION AWARDSFord's wide-ranging, customer-driven in-vehicle technology and features continue to gain recognition and awards from industry experts. Both Ford Work Solutions and SYNC – two Ford-exclusive technologies – will be honored with International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010 Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. |
| 09 Nov 2009 |
NEW FORD FIESTA TO MAKE ASEAN DEBUT AT THAILAND MOTOR EXPOBangkok, November 9, 2009 – Ford Thailand will host the ASEAN reveal of the all-new global Ford Fiesta – the Company's wildly popular new small car that has already sold more than half a million units worldwide – at the Thailand International Motor Expo 2009 from December 2-13. |
| 08 Nov 2009 |
Kenseth Runs Third in Dickies 500 NASCAR RaceDespite starting 30th, Matt Kenseth moved all the way to the front and then used pit strategy to get fuel and finish third in Sunday's Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It was also a good debut for the Richard Petty Motorsports team of AJ Allmendinger, who finished 10th. |
| 06 Nov 2009 |
Ford Drivers Tackle Texas Motor SpeedwayFord drivers arrived at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday in preparation for this weekend's Dickies 500. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
DR. SAEED BARBAT: SAFETY MANAGER DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS AND TESTS WHILE TRACKING TRENDSThe development of innovative crash protection features such as Ford Motor Company’s new rear inflatable seat belts is anything but routine for Saeed Barbat, manager of Passive Safety Research and Advanced Engineering and father of three. Knowing that his work will help protect people – including those near and dear to him – drives Barbat to new levels of innovation and excellence day after day. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
DR. SRINI SUNDARARAJAN: PASSIVE SAFETY EXPERT LED DEVELOPMENT OF FORD’S NEW INFLATABLE SEAT BELTAutomotive safety innovations don’t happen overnight. Just ask Dr. Srini Sundararajan, Ford Motor Company’s technical leader on the development of its new inflatable seat belt system – a project that has been in the works for approximately 10 years. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
ED DESMET: FORD TECH SPECIALIST BRINGS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO SEAT BELT SAFETYEd DeSmet, global safety belt technical specialist in Ford Motor Company’s Restraints Core Engineering department, is a self-described “car guy” who also has been an avid motorcyclist since his college days. He said he’ll never forget when his former father-in-law, who worked for Genesee County Police as the crash investigation reconstruction expert, showed him a graphic, four-inch-thick binder full of motorcycle fatality reports as warning. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
FORD INTRODUCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST INFLATABLE SEAT BELTS TO ENHANCE REAR SEAT SAFETYFord Motor Company is bringing to market the world's first automotive inflatable seat belts, combining attributes of traditional seat belts and air bags to provide an added level of crash safety protection for rear seat occupants. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
STEVE ROUHANA: FORD BIOMECHANICS AND CRASH PROTECTION SPECIALIST WORKS TO IMPROVE SAFETY FOR ALLDr. Steve Rouhana, senior technical leader for passive safety in Ford Motor Company’s Research and Advanced Engineering and group leader for Biomechanics and Occupant Protection, likes to joke that he works with a lot of dummies – crash test dummies. But when it comes to protecting vehicle occupants – particularly children – this father of three boys takes his work seriously. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
FORD FIESTA SALES TOP 100,000 IN 2009BRENTWOOD, Essex, 5 November 2009 – Ford car sales increased by 10 per cent in October, compared with the same month in 2008. The award-winning Ford Fiesta again led the UK market, passing 100,000 sales for the year. |
| 05 Nov 2009 |
FORD OFFERS LOW-COST SERVICE AND ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PACKAGEBRENTWOOD, Essex, 4 November, 2009 – Ford dealers are offering a service for just £99, with the bonus of a year’s roadside assistance. |
| 04 Nov 2009 |
FORD TOASTS ROD’S MOTOR SPORT SUCCESSBRENTWOOD, Essex, 04 November, 2009 – Ford is toasting the success of Kent-based racer, Rod Birley, who has just scored his 500th career win, most of which have been in Ford-powered cars. |
| 04 Nov 2009 |
NOVEMBER 4 FORD E-NEWSStrong demand for Fiesta continues; Tricks and treats, SEMA style; Unleashing their inner Mustangs; American Journey 2.0; Interior landscape firm goes ‘green’ with fleet of Transit Connects |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
2010 COBRA JET MUSTANG CONTINUES THE EVOLUTION OF TURNKEY RACE CAR PROGRAMSince its victorious introduction at the NHRA Winternationals in 1968, Ford’s Cobra Jet Mustang has created a legacy of power, performance and triumph. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
F-150 SVT RAPTOR MOST POWERFUL HALF-TON AVAILABLE, NOW EVEN MORE CAPABLE OFF-ROADJust one year after Ford unveiled the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor at the SEMA show, Ford today is announcing the long-anticipated power figures for the all-new 6.2-liter premium V-8 engine now available in this ultimate high-speed off-road performance truck. In addition, Ford Racing will soon offer the 2011 FR Raptor XT. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
INTERIOR LANDSCAPE COMPANY KEEPS ‘GREEN’ WITH FORD TRANSIT CONNECT COMPACT VANSAmbius has used a variety of transportation solutions to facilitate United States operations, specializing in workplace interior landscaping and seasonal décor. Until now, employees either used their own transportation, repurposed minivans or company-supplied full-size vans. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
BRIAN WOLFE, DIRECTOR NORTH AMERICA MOTORSPORTS BRINGS A RACER’S PASSION TO HIS ROLEFor a self-proclaimed, lifelong car guy, Brian Wolfe is living a dream. As director of North America Motorsports, Wolfe oversees Ford Motor Company’s activities in NASCAR, NHRA and the Grand-Am Series, as well as a myriad of grassroots motorsports initiatives. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
NEW PRODUCTS DRIVE FORD’S OCTOBER SALES, SHARE GAINSFord, Lincoln and Mercury October U.S. sales totaled 132,483, up 3 percent versus a year ago and 21 percent higher than September. This marks the third time in the last four months Ford sales have increased. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
OCTOBER 2009 NAAMSA RETAIL SALESJOHANNESBURG – 3 November 2009 – New vehicle sales figures for October released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa) showed some reassuring stability after the small growth recorded last month indicating a stronger market performance overall, and especially compared to the same period last year. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
CELEBRITY DJ AND CUSTOMIZING LEGEND FUNKMASTER FLEX TRICKS OUT 2010 TAURUS SHO FOR SEMAWhen Celebrity DJ and Car Customizer Funkmaster Flex speaks, people listen. Whether he's dishing on the latest in Hip-Hop on New York's Hot 97 or inside the walls of his Bronx, New York Garage talking shop on the latest in car culture, again, people listen. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
FORD CANADA POSTS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR-OVER-YEAR SALES INCREASE; SALES UP 20%Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited saw sales increase 20.1 per cent compared to the same period last year marking the company's fifth consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains. Strong sales were led by the award-winning Ford Taurus, which was recently named "Best New Family Car" in the over $30,000 category by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
RALLY AMERICA DIRECTOR UNLEASHES HIS 'INNER MUSTANG' AT OJIBWE FORESTS RALLYThe last thing you'd expect to see zooming through Bemidji, Minn. at the Ojibwe Forests Rally is a 2010 Ford Mustang, or any Mustang for that matter. J.B. Niday, managing director of Rally America, had not yet experienced a 2010 Mustang at any of his Rally America competitions, but that was about to change. |
