Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2009 |
Menard's Strong Chicago Run Spoiled By Late-Race AccidentPaul Menard, driver of the No. 98 Menards Ford Fusion, was running eighth in Saturday's LifeLock.com 400 before late-race contact with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. resulted in a flat tire and an early exit. |
| 10 Jul 2009 |
FORD DAGENHAM HERO HONOURED IN ANNIVERSARY YEARBRENTWOOD, Essex, 10 July 2009 – Celebrations marking 80 years of manufacturing at Ford Dagenham have included a dedication to the estate's best-known hero. |
| 10 Jul 2009 |
Edwards Wins Nationwide Pole; Second-Fastest In Cup PracticeCarl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, was second-fastest in Saturday’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice session at Chicagoland Speedway. Earlier in the day, Edwards won the pole for tonight’s Dollar General 300. He spoke about both while walking to the Nationwide Series driver’s meeting. |
| 10 Jul 2009 |
FORD OF EUROPE'S INGVAR SVIGGUM HONOURED AS ONE OF AUTOMOTIVE NEWS EUROPE'S 2009 EUROSTARSCOLOGNE, July 10, 2009 – Ingvar Sviggum, Ford of Europe's Norwegian-born Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Service, has been named as one of Automotive News Europe's auto industry 2009 Eurostars. |
| 10 Jul 2009 |
FORD ECONETIC MODELS SUPPORT BP'S EFFICIENT DRIVING CHALLENGEBRENTWOOD, Essex, 10 July 2009 – The most frugal Ford Focus models have gone on tour as part of BP's Fuel Efficiency Challenge in the UK. |
| 09 Jul 2009 |
Elliott Tops Ford Qualifiers For Saturday's LifeLock.com 400Bill Elliott, driver of the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion, qualified eighth to lead all Ford drivers for Saturday's LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. |
| 09 Jul 2009 |
TRANSIT AWD JOINS NATIONAL GRID'S FORD FLEETBRENTWOOD, Essex, July 9, 2009 – Ford has reached a new agreement to add Ford Transit all-wheel-drive models to the National Grid's fleet of over 3,000 Ford vehicles. |
| 08 Jul 2009 |
ALLURE OF SOCIAL MEDIA HELPS FORD REACH NEW CUSTOMERSEric Gunnar Rochow started small, making fix-it videos filmed at a house he was renovating in Connecticut. Now he has his own social network, www.green-house.tv, geared toward people just like him interested in living a greener, do-it-yourself lifestyle. |
| 08 Jul 2009 |
FIESTA AGENTS GET STYLISH FOR JULY MISSIONSFiesta Movement agents are known for being hip and technologically savvy, and for the month of July they can add stylish to the list. July missions are centered on style and design, and agents are exploring every aspect of that theme. Whether visiting the workspace of up-and-coming designer Rebecca Turbow, finding out as much as possible about New York City's High Line project or hanging out at Essence Festival 2009, agents will get a firsthand look at what style and design means from varying perspectives. |
| 08 Jul 2009 |
TAURUS INTERIOR DESIGNER SEEKS BALANCE, HARMONYLon Zaback gets vaguely uneasy when something is out of place. His interior design work reflects this sensitivity. When Zaback works through this unease, the customer invariably wins. |
| 08 Jul 2009 |
JULY 08 FORD E-NEWSShowing off their style – Fiesta Movement agents take on world of design for July missions; Social media opens up a brave new world for Ford and its new Fiesta program; Zen and the art of Taurus interior design; Click to clunk – Ford partners with Kelley Blue Book's Cash for Clunkers program |
| 06 Jul 2009 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY MAINTAINS AUTO INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP IN SUPPLIER DIVERSITYFord Motor Company said today that its percentage of spending with minority- and women-owned businesses in the U.S. remained in line with prior years, following through on the company's commitment to maintain a diverse supply base. |
| 06 Jul 2009 |
FORD KA SOUNDTRACK RELEASED BY POPULAR DEMANDBRENTWOOD, Essex, 6 July, 2009 -- After requests by thousands of viewers, Universal Records, in collaboration with Ford is releasing the exclusive music track composed for its recent Ka European TV campaign. |
| 05 Jul 2009 |
CARL EDWARDS (4TH), MATT KENSETH (8TH) GET TOP-10 FINISHES AT DAYTONARoush Fenway Racing teammates Carl Edwards (fourth) and Matt Kenseth (eighth) both turned in top-10 finishes, and a third teammate, Jamie McMurray (11th), just missed in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway late Saturday night. Both Kenseth and McMurray had previously won at “The World Center of Racing,” while Edwards was looking for his first career win there. Edwards (fifth), Greg Biffle (ninth) and Kenseth (10th) all remain in the top 10 in the standings with just eight races remaining before the cutoff to the Chase. |
| 03 Jul 2009 |
NO PROBLEM FOR GREG BIFFLE TO START FROM BACK AFTER PRACTICE WRECK, QUALIFYING RAINOUTA late afternoon shower cancelled NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying on Friday, so the field will be set according to points. Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M / Scotch-Brite Ford Fusion, is ninth in the standings, but he will have to start tomorrow night’s race from the back because he will be in a back-up car that didn’t complete a lap during Thursday’s practice sessions. Biffle’s primary car was wrecked very late in the second practice session. |
| 03 Jul 2009 |
GLEN WOOD, LONG-TIME FORD RACER, NOMINATED FOR NASCAR HALL OF FAMEGlen Wood – one of the original Wood Brothers – was one of 25 inaugural nominees announced last night for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, which will induct its first class of five in 2010. Wood’s racing career began in the 1950s, and he won four races in NASCAR’s early days before retiring as a driver to become a fulltime owner in the 1960s. He was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers a decade ago. The Wood Brothers have won 96 races, and are considered pioneers of the modern-day pit stop. The Wood Brothers’ association with Ford Motor Company dates back to the 1950s. |
| 02 Jul 2009 |
FORD EXCEEDS 12,000 SCRAPPAGE ORDERSBRENTWOOD, Essex, 2 July, 2009 – Ford dealers have taken over 12,000 orders for new cars under the Government's scrappage scheme – rising by about 300 sales a day. |
| 02 Jul 2009 |
FORD LEADS CANADA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS; SALES UP 25%For the first time in more than 50 years, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited is the top-selling automaker in the country. Ford of Canada sold 27,408 units representing a 24.6 per cent increase over sales the same month last year, marking the first year-over-year sales increase of 2009. |
| 02 Jul 2009 |
TEAMMATES MATT KENSETH, CARL EDWARDS AND GREG BIFFLE ARE READY FOR DAYTONA, AGAINMatt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, won the season-opening Daytona 500 and then followed it up with a victory the next week in Fontana (Calif.). Kenseth, who has three top-five finishes in his last six starts at Daytona International Speedway, heads into this weekend’s Coke Zero 400 in 10th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings. Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Subway Ford Fusion, is in fifth place in the standings heading into Saturday night’srace. Edwards finished second in last July’s race at the famed track. And Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M / Scotch-Brite Ford Fusion, is in ninth place in the standings. He won the July race at Daytona in 2003. |
| 02 Jul 2009 |
FORD, THE SUBURBAN COLLECTION, FOOD AGENCIES JOIN FORCES TO DELIVER 575,000 MEALS THIS SUMMER TO SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN'S HUNGRYFord Motor Company Fund and Community Services announced today it is teaming up with local dealers and food agencies to deliver 575,000 meals this summer to the hungry in southeastern Michigan, where a tough economy is contributing to a rise in families struggling to meet basic food needs. |
| 01 Jul 2009 |
FORD CUSTOMERS DRIVE HIGHER SHARE, PRODUCTIONCustomer demand for new products helped Ford Motor Company increase market share in June, even as Ford continued to de-escalate incentive spending. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 148,153, down 11 percent versus a year ago, which is believed to be the month's lowest decline among major auto manufacturers. |
| 01 Jul 2009 |
FORD CONFIRMS SAARLOUIS AS THE SINGLE SOURCE FOR THE ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS; NEXT-GENERATION FORD C-MAX TO BE SINGLE SOURCED FROM VALENCIACOLOGNE, July 1, 2009 – Ford of Europe today confirmed it has decided to single source European production of its all-new Ford Focus, which will be launched in 2010, from its Saarlouis Plant in Germany. |
| 01 Jul 2009 |
QUICK LANE TIRE & AUTO CENTERS THRIVING DESPITE CHALLENGING ECONOMYWith the busy summer driving season ramping up as the July 4th holiday approaches, Quick Lane® Tire and Auto Centers want to keep drivers rolling with their no-appointment, while-you-wait service for all makes and models. |
| 01 Jul 2009 |
THOMAS FISCHER STEPS INTO TOP JOB AT FORD SOUTHAMPTONSOUTHAMPTON, Hampshire, 1 July 2009 – Thomas Fischer has become plant manager of Ford Southampton following the promotion of Martin Chapman. |
| 01 Jul 2009 |
FORD FIESTA TAKES ON ESPN'S X GAMES WITH ALL-STAR DRIVER LINEUPThe new Fiesta Rallycross cars have already created plenty of buzz in the enthusiast community with word of their North American motorsport debut in July’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. |
