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| 22 Jan 2010 |
FORD CREDIT CANADA LIMITED ANNOUNCES RETAIL SECURITIZATION TRANSACTIONFord Credit Canada Limited announced today that it completed a securitization of a pool of retail conditional sale contracts, receiving immediately available proceeds of approximately $510 million (Canadian). |
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| 20 Jan 2010 |
2010 FORD TAURUS STARS IN NEW ONLINE INTERACTIVE GAME “CHASING THE SHADOW”The hot-selling 2010 Ford Taurus takes a giant leap into cyberspace today, starring in a new online interactive game that takes product placement in casual gaming to the next level by fully integrating the vehicle and its technology and features into the gaming experience. |
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| 20 Jan 2010 |
FORD, UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE SHARE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERTISE TO BUILD BETTER CARS, SPACE MISSIONSEngineers at United Space Alliance (USA) and Ford Motor Company are sharing their animation software experiences to create virtual reality simulations that benefit both astronauts and drivers. |
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| 20 Jan 2010 |
FORD LEADS EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT "INTERACTIVE"Active safety systems are seen as one of the key enablers to increase road safety further in the future. To support the development and implementation of these systems, a consortium of 29 partners has joined forces in the Accident Avoidance by Active Intervention of Intelligent Vehicles (interactIVe) European research project which commenced today at the Ford European Research Center in Aachen, Germany. |
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| 19 Jan 2010 |
2011 FORD MUSTANG GT NAMED DAYTONA 500 PACE CAR; FIRST FORD TO PACE DAYTONA 500 IN 40 YEARSFor the first time ever, American’s favorite muscle car will pace ‘The Great American Race.’ |
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| 18 Jan 2010 |
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS 'GREENS' FLEET WITH FORD TRANSIT CONNECT VANSEdible Arrangements International is the leading purveyor of artistically designed fresh fruit arrangements. The company recently purchased 20 Ford Transit Connect vehicles for its fleet program. They are used by Edible Arrangement franchisees to deliver fresh fruit arrangements to customers throughout the country. |
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| 14 Jan 2010 |
FORD FOCUS NAMED ‘MOST SIGNIFICANT’ VEHICLE AT 2010 DETROIT AUTO SHOW BY AUTOWEEK MAGAZINEThe AutoWeek editorial staff has named Ford’s next-generation Focus the “Most Significant” vehicle of the 2010 North American International Auto Show. High praise indeed, considering the number of excellent cars and trucks at this month’s annual gathering in Detroit. The popular auto show hosted nearly 40 new vehicle premieres. |
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| 12 Jan 2010 |
CLASS-EXCLUSIVE FEATURES, NEW TECHNOLOGIES FURTHER IMPROVE THE 2011 LINCOLN MKXIn addition to the launch of MyLincoln Touch driver connect technology, the 2011 Lincoln MKX adds a suite of other convenience features and technologies, several of which are not available anywhere else in the midsize luxury crossover segment. |
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| 12 Jan 2010 |
INDUSTRY-FIRST TECHNOLOGIES, ENGAGING DESIGN, WORLD-CLASS CRAFTSMANSHIP DEFINE 2011 LINCOLN MKXNew, industry-exclusive technologies and engaging design featuring world-class craftsmanship and materials further elevate the 2011 Lincoln MKX midsize luxury crossover. |
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| 12 Jan 2010 |
MYLINCOLN TOUCH DEFINES INTUITIVE DRIVER EXPERIENCE: ADVANCED CAPABILITIES ALLBased upon the new MyFord Touch driver connect technology announced at the 2010 International CES, MyLincoln Touch is designed to be a powerful yet intuitive interior design for drivers, blending strengths of the most proven interfaces in consumer electronics – including MP3 players and mobile phones – with a new generation of Lincoln’s award-winning SYNC® system. |
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| 12 Jan 2010 |
TOUCH-SENSITIVE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS LINCOLN CUSTOMERS TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO BUTTONSPush-button operation of controls in the center stack will be a thing of the past for customers of the 2011 Lincoln MKX. The popular midsize luxury crossover adds new touch-sensitive technology, which allows users to turn on and operate media and climate-control functions with the swipe of a finger. |
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| 11 Jan 2010 |
GLOBAL FOCUS – FORD’S NEW C-SEGMENT PRODUCT FAMILY POISED TO ACHIEVE UNPRECEDENTED SCALEDETROIT, Jan. 11, 2010 – The next-generation Ford Focus revealed today at the North American International Auto Show delivers on the company’s promise to offer more products people really want while truly leveraging its global product and manufacturing strengths. |
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| 11 Jan 2010 |
FORD GEARS UP TO MANUFACTURE FOCUS AT PLANTS AROUND THE WORLD AS GLOBAL PRODUCT PLAN BUILDSTaking advantage of huge advancements in virtual manufacturing technology, teams of engineers, manufacturing specialists and assembly plant workers around the world gathered in front of large projection screens in North America, Europe and Asia to build the first next-generation Ford Focus virtually piece by piece, operation by operation, down to its high-quality, high-tech paint finish more than a year before its market debut. |
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| 11 Jan 2010 |
GLOBAL DEBUT OF FORD FOCUS PREVIEWS NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIESThe reveal of the next-generation Ford Focus at the 2010 North American International Auto Show includes the first in a series of powertrain technology developments coming from Ford that give its new global C-segment leader a combination of power, exhilarating performance and unsurpassed fuel economy. |
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| 11 Jan 2010 |
NEXT-GENERATION FORD FOCUS TO OFFER GROUNDBREAKING MYFORD TECHNOLOGYAlready setting new standards for C-car styling, driving dynamics and refinement, the next-generation Ford Focus also debuts with the company’s new technology that changes the way people interact with their car’s vehicle information, entertainment features and even Bluetooth-enabled devices. |
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| 08 Jan 2010 |
DECEMBER 2009 NAAMSA RETAIL SALESJOHANNESBURG – 8 January 2010 – New vehicle sales for December continued to show the depressed state of the motor industry according to figures released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of SA (Naamsa). “While December sales are traditionally skewed by delayed purchase decisions and registrations, sales were lower than in December 2008, which were already in decline then,” says Vice President Sales and Marketing, Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, Jacques Brent. |
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| 08 Jan 2010 |
FORD REVEALS BIGGEST, MOST EXPERIENTIAL DISPLAY FOR 2010 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOWFord Motor Company’s stand at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) promises to be the biggest and most engaging in history, with more than 54,000 square feet of new vehicle displays, 24 all-new interactive displays and a variety of high-tech presentations including live driving demonstrations inside Cobo Center. |
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| 08 Jan 2010 |
FORD LAUNCHES UNPRECEDENTED NINE NEW ENGINES, SIX NEW TRANSMISSIONS IN NORTH AMERICA IN 2010Ford Motor Company will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America in 2010 as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio. |
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| 07 Jan 2010 |
2010 FORD TAURUS WINS FIRST-EVER EDMUNDS.COM TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH AWARDAmerica’s most innovative sedan, the hot-selling 2010 Ford Taurus, is the winner of the first-ever Edmunds.com Technology Breakthrough Award. The announcement was made today at the 2010 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas. |
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| 07 Jan 2010 |
REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR THE FORD KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE 2010 CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOWThe following are remarks as prepared for the Ford Motor Company keynote address at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2010 as delivered by: |
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| 07 Jan 2010 |
FORD INTRODUCES SIGNATURE INTERIOR EXPERIENCE: MYFORD TOUCH DRIVER CONNECT TECHNOLOGYFord introduced a smarter, safer, simpler system to connect drivers with in-car technologies and their digital lives today at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Building on its leadership with the award-winning SYNC® device connectivity system, Ford has combined a variety of technologies into one powerful, intuitive connected driver experience called MyFord, which will begin rolling out on vehicles this year. |
