Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2009 |
GREG BIFFLE, THREE-TIME WINNER AT HOMESTEAD, READIES FOR SEASON FINALE’Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is in seventh place in the standings heading into this weekend’s season-ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Biffle, who three straight races at Homestead from 2004-06, met with the media following Friday’s practice session. |
| 19 Nov 2009 |
FORD DECLARED A FLEET HERO BY ENERGY SAVING TRUSTBRENTWOOD, Essex, 19 November 2009 – Ford won the innovation prize for its fuel saving technologies at the 2009 Fleet Hero Awards run by the Energy Saving Trust. |
| 19 Nov 2009 |
FORD TARGETS YOUNGER DRIVERS DURING NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY WEEKBRENTWOOD, Essex, 19 November 2009 – Ford is underlining its commitment to road safety by highlighting how young drivers should maintain their cars. |
| 18 Nov 2009 |
FIESTA MOVEMENT AWARDS VOTING KICKS OFF; CEREMONY, TWEETUP HIGHLIGHT CELEBRATIONOn the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Ford will celebrate all things Fiesta Movement-related – the agents, social media and, of course, the Ford Fiesta – during an awards celebration at the Palladium in West Hollywood. |
| 17 Nov 2009 |
FORD FUSION NAMED 2010 MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEARThe Ford Fusion – America's most fuel-efficient midsize sedan – today was named MOTOR TREND's 2010 Car of the Year®. The award comes hot on the heels of Fusion setting record-breaking sales for 2009. |
| 16 Nov 2009 |
FORD FOCUS RS IS SCOTS' FAVOURITEBRENTWOOD, Essex, 16 November, 2009-- Ford Focus RS has won the "sporting" category at the 12th annual Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) Awards in St Andrew's, Scotland. |
| 16 Nov 2009 |
FORD OF EUROPE REDUCES ITS CO2 FOOTPRINT WITH NEW WIND TURBINES AT GENK PLANTCOLOGNE/GENK, NOVEMBER 16, 2009 – While Ford vehicles are among the most environmentally efficient on the road, the company's commitment to a 'greener' future is reaching beyond its products and into many areas of its business operations. |
| 15 Nov 2009 |
AJ ALLMENDINGER PACES FORD AT PHOENIX IN SECOND RACE WITH MANUFACTURERAJ Allmendinger, in just his second race since his No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports changed manufactuers, led all Ford drivers with a 13th-place finish at Phoenix International Speedway on Sunday. Allmendinger, driving the Ford Drive one. Fusion, posted a 10-place finish at Texas the previous weekend. Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, finished 14th, to remain in seventh place in the standings with just one race – the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway next weekend – remaining in the 2009 season. |
| 14 Nov 2009 |
ERIK DARNELL PREPARES FOR SIXTH CAREER CUP STARTErik Darnell, driver of the No. 96 Valvoline Ford Fusion, will make the sixth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series of his career on Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. It will be Darnell’s first career Cup start at PIR; he has two top-10 finishes in three career Nationwide Truck Series starts at the one-mile track. Darnell was 24th fastest during Saturday’s lone practice – weather cancelled the other one, and he says, as a young driver, he would’ve liked the extra track time. |
| 13 Nov 2009 |
FORD ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF ALL-NEW POLICE INTERCEPTOR FOR LAW ENFORCMENT USEFord Motor Company announced today it will produce an all-new purpose-built Police Interceptor specially designed and engineered to replace the Ford Crown Victoria law enforcement vehicle lineup in 2011. |
| 13 Nov 2009 |
FORD RACING’S CHASE DRIVERS, GREG BIFFLE AND CARL EDWARDS, READY FOR PHOENIXGreg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is in seventh place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings with just two races remaining. Biffle has three top-10s in his last four Cup starts at Phoenix; he has three Nationwide Series victories at PIR – including one earlier this year. Biffle was fourth fastest in Friday’s practice session. Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is in 11th place in the standings heading into this weekend’s race at Phoenix. Edwards met with the media before Friday’s qualifying session. |
| 13 Nov 2009 |
GREG BIFFLE PACES FORD RACING QUALIFIERS AT PHOENIX; WILL START 6TH ON SUNDAYGreg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, was sixth fastest during Friday’s qualifying session at Phoenix International Raceway. AJ Allmendinger, driver of the Ford Drive one. Ford Fusion, qualified 16th in just his second race in a Ford. |
| 13 Nov 2009 |
ECOBOOST ENGINE ATTRACTS YOUNGER BUYERS TO FORD; DRIVES HIGHER CONQUEST SALESEcoBoost™ engine technology is driving younger, more affluent customers to Ford showrooms. And many of these buyers are hot to trade in their competitive-make vehicles to get their hands on one equipped with the fuel-efficient direct-injection turbocharged EcoBoost engine. |
| 12 Nov 2009 |
FORD ACTIVE PARK ASSIST TECHNOLOGY WINS POPULAR SCIENCE 2009 ‘BEST OF WHAT’S NEW’ AWARDFord Motor Company won a 2009 “Best of What’s New” award today from Popular Science, making this the third straight year Ford has been honored by the world’s leading science and technology magazine. Ford’s Active Park Assist technology won in the automotive category and will be featured in the publication’s December issue. |
| 12 Nov 2009 |
FORD FUSION MOVES INTO TOP 10 LISTSoaring sales of the Ford Fusion have made 2009 already a record-breaking year for America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan. |
| 11 Nov 2009 |
Ford of Europe October 2009 sales releaseCOLOGNE, November 11, 2009 – Ford achieved its highest October market share and car sales volume since 1997 with total sales of 121,000 new vehicles and a market share of 8.8 per cent in its 19 main European markets. |
| 11 Nov 2009 |
FORD TEAMS UP TO DEVELOP WHEAT STRAW-REINFORCED PLASTIC; NEW MATERIAL DEBUTS IN 2010 FORD FLEXFord Motor Company, working with academic researchers and one of its suppliers, is the first automaker to develop and use environmentally friendly wheat straw-reinforced plastic in a vehicle. |
| 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. |
