Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2009 |
NEW FORD MONDEO TITANIUM AVAILABLE WITH ECONETIC TECHNOLOGIESBRENTWOOD, 14 October, 2009 – Ford is introducing a new high series addition to its Mondeo line-up powered by ECOnetic technologies – the Mondeo Titanium 2.0 115PS TDCi with 139g/km CO2 emissions. |
| 15 Oct 2009 |
FORD SYNC MEETS BEST BUY MOBILE AS FORD AND BEST BUY TEAM UP TO HELP CUSTOMERS GET CONNECTEDFord Motor Company has teamed up with the industry’s largest electronics retailer, Best Buy, to help bring consumers closer to the industry-leading SYNC® in-car communications system. Through Best Buy Mobile, the retailer will offer thousands of specially trained associates to assist with Ford SYNC education, training and phone compatibility tests to ensure consumers are maximizing the SYNC experience. |
| 14 Oct 2009 |
LINCOLN SHOWROOM EVENTS HIGHLIGHT ALL-NEW MKT, PORTFOLIO; BENEFIT BREAST CANCER RESEARCHLincoln dealerships across the country will be celebrating the brand’s all-new lineup of cars and crossover vehicles Thursday as part of an evening event designed to give customers an up-close look at the new 2010 models. |
| 14 Oct 2009 |
FORD’S STRONG HYBRID SALES BUCK INDUSTRY TRENDFord Motor Company’s hybrid vehicle sales have risen 73 percent this year in sharp contrast to a 14-percent decline in hybrid sales across the industry |
| 14 Oct 2009 |
FORD WARRIORS IN PINK AND MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA TEAM UP TO FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCERFord Warriors in Pink, in its 15th year of support for breast cancer health, is joining forces with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) to focus on breast cancer treatments and awareness with a special Warriors in Pink episode of the daily syndicated how-to series, “The Martha Stewart Show” airing on Oct. 16 (nationally syndicated, check local listings). |
| 13 Oct 2009 |
BLUE IN PHILLY, DIESEL IN DENVER: STUDY SHOWS TOP MARKETS FOR FORD VEHICLE COLORS, OPTIONSShopping for a blue Ford in Philly? An F-150 in Houston? A Super Duty diesel in Denver? |
| 13 Oct 2009 |
FORD, ROUSH FENWAY RACING, AND CON-WAY FREIGHT UNVEIL NEW 2010 NATIONWIDE MUSTANGA new era of Mustang racing rolled out here today, piloted by an All-American driver and with a returning sponsor familiar to loyal NASCAR fans. |
| 13 Oct 2009 |
FORD AND UAW REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT ON LABOR CONTRACT MODIFICATIONSFord and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on additional modifications to the 2007 UAW-Ford national labor agreement, which would help Ford improve its current and long-term competitiveness in the United States. |
| 13 Oct 2009 |
FORD TAPS UNIVERSITIES FOR INSIGHTS ON FUTURE OF IN-CAR CONNECTIVITY AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR SYNCFord announced today that it has broadened its Advanced Research and Innovation community through open collaboration with local university professors and students on its industry-leading in-vehicle connectivity system, Ford SYNC. |
| 13 Oct 2009 |
FORD SEES RECORD THIRD QUARTER SALES, EIGHT CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF GROWTH IN CHINASHANGHAI, Oct. 13, 2009 – Ford Motor Company continued its record growth in China in the third quarter, with sales of its joint-ventures and wholly-owned entities increasing 79 percent over the same period last year, to 119,338 units. Through the first nine months of the year, its sales rose 32 percent to 316,639 units. |
| 12 Oct 2009 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY NAMES FORD PROFESSOR AT CHONGQING UNIVERSITYSHANGHAI, China - October 12, 2009 - Ford Motor Company has named Professor Liu Qing, Dean of College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, as the first "Ford Motor Company Professor of Materials Science and Engineering" at Chongqing University. |
| 12 Oct 2009 |
FORD OF EUROPE BREAKS 10 PER CENT MARKET SHARE BARRIERCOLOGNE, October 12, 2009 – Ford achieved a 10.1 per cent market share in September 2009 in its 19 European main markets – the best share for any month since September 2001 and a 0.8 percentage point increase on the same month 2008. |
| 12 Oct 2009 |
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT DOUBLES SWEETEST DAY FLOWER DELIVERY VOLUME PER TANKFULSweetest Day is right around the corner, and for forward-thinking florists Ford Motor Company's versatile Transit Connect is ready to deliver. |
| 12 Oct 2009 |
FORD OF EUROPE REPORTS STRONG SEPTEMBER SALES TO BREAK 10 PERCENT MARKET SHARE BARRIERFord today reported that strong sales in September drove market share for its 19 European main markets to 10.1 percent – the highest share for any month since September 2001, and a 0.8 percentage point increase over the same month a year ago. |
| 11 Oct 2009 |
CARL EDWARDS AND DAVID RAGAN BOTH FINISH IN TOP-10 AT FONTANACarl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, made a late-race run and avoided an eight-car wreck with four laps to go to finish in sixth place at Fontana on Sunday, and move into eighth place in the NASCAR standings, one position behind teammate Greg Biffle. David Ragan started 31st and steadily improved all afternoon, ending up seventh, his best finish since he opened with a sixth-place showing at Daytona. |
| 10 Oct 2009 |
JAMIE McMURRAY PUTS UP EIGHTH-FASTEST SPEED DURING HAPPY HOUR AT FONTANAJamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, was eighth fastest overall and the fastest Ford driver during Happy Hour on Saturday with a lap of 178.319 mph. |
| 09 Oct 2009 |
FORD EXPANDS SUPPLIER DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP ROLE BY NAMING NEW TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PARTNERSFord Motor Company is expanding its leadership role in supplier diversity by adding two companies to the Joint Technology Framework (JTF), a special program aimed at improving suppliers' technical expertise. |
| 09 Oct 2009 |
GREG BIFFLE QUALIFIES SECOND AT FONTANAGreg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M/Scotch-Blue Ford Fusion, will start on the outside of Row 1 in Sunday’s race after posting a qualifying lap of 182.704 mph at Auto Club Speedway on Friday. It is Biffle’s fifth top-five start at the two-mile track, where he won in 2005. Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, qualified 11th. |
| 09 Oct 2009 |
FORD INTENSIFIES FOCUS ON ELECTRIFICATION STRATEGY AS NANCY GIOIA TAKES A GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ROLEFord Motor Company is intensifying its focus on global electrification with the creation of a new position to lead the planning and strategy for Ford's future electric vehicle portfolio. |
| 09 Oct 2009 |
GREG BIFFLE AND CARL EDWARDS CARRY MOMENTUM TO CALIFORNIAFord Racing teammates Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards have combined for two wins at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., site of this weekend’s race. Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is in eighth place in the standings and led a race-high 113 laps en route to a third-place finish at Kansas last weekend. Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, has nine finishes of seventh or better in 10 career starts at the two-mile oval near Los Angeles. |
| 08 Oct 2009 |
FORD ECOBOOST™ ENGINE RECEIVES POPULAR MECHANICS BREAKTHROUGH AWARDFord Motor Company's fuel efficient EcoBoost™ engine will be honored Thursday evening with a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award at a ceremony at the Hearst Tower in New York City. The Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, now in their fifth year, recognize products and celebrate innovations poised to change the world, and the passionate, smart creators behind them. Ford is the only automaker this year to receive a Breakthrough Award. |
| 08 Oct 2009 |
FORD FUSION HYBRID AND COMEDIAN MARK MALKOFF SET OFF ON ROAD TRIP TO EARN CITY KEYSThe 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid made news in April when it set a world record traveling 1,445 miles on a single tank of gas. The vehicle embarks on yet another incredible journey this week, accompanying comedian Mark Malkoff on an action-packed 28-day quest to see how many mayors east of the Mississippi Malkoff can convince to give him keys to their cities. |
| 08 Oct 2009 |
RACING SUCCESS FOR FORD’S RS ROAD CAR TECHNOLOGYBRENTWOOD, Essex, 8th October 2009 – In a case of technology transfer in reverse, Ford Team RS has seen its 'Revoknuckle' front suspension system taken from the road to the race track, where it has been driven to podium success by British Touring Car Championship independent, Team Aon. |
| 08 Oct 2009 |
SPACE-AGE SAFETY: FORD, AUBURN EXPLORE HOW GPS SATELLITES COULD HELP PREVENT AUTO ACCIDENTSA groundbreaking research project by Ford Motor Company and Auburn University shows that global positioning system (GPS) satellites that can "talk" to cars could help prevent serious accidents in the future. |
| 07 Oct 2009 |
FORD MUSTANG ON TRACK FOR 2009 CHAMPIONSHIP TITLESThe car that was "born to race" is doing just that in 2009… and winning races and championships nationwide. |
