Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 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. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES PRICING RESULTS OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES OFFERINGFord Motor Company (NYSE: F) today announced the pricing of its offering of senior convertible notes due Nov. 15, 2016. Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2.5 billion will be offered, an increase from the $2 billion previously announced. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Ford and will bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.25 percent per year. Ford has granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional $375 million in aggregate principal amount of notes. |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
FORD ANNOUNCES RETIREMENTS OF TWO SENIOR LEADERS; MAKES KEY APPOINTMENTS TO SUPPORT ‘ONE FORD’ PLANFord Motor Company today announced the retirements of two senior executives in the Asia Pacific and Africa region and announced other key executive appointments to support the company’s “One Ford” transformation plan. |
| 02 Nov 2009 |
BIOGRAPHY: EMILY KOLINSKI MORRISEmily Kolinski Morris, senior economist, The Americas, is responsible for the business environment analysis of the North American and South American markets in the Corporate Economics and Strategic Issues Office at Ford Motor Company. |
| 02 Nov 2009 |
FORD CREDIT EARNS $427 MILLION IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009*Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $427 million in the third quarter of 2009, an increase of $332 million from earnings of $95 million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $677 million in the third quarter, compared with $161 million in the previous year. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $1.3 billion in the first nine months of 2009. |
| 02 Nov 2009 |
FORD POSTS Q3 2009 NET INCOME OF $1 BILLION; CASH FLOW TURNS POSITIVE; NORTH AMERICA PROFITABLEFord Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported net income of $997 million, or 29 cents per share, in the third quarter as strong new products, structural cost reductions and improved results at Ford Credit lifted the company’s results despite continued weak global economic conditions. This is a $1.2 billion improvement compared with the same period last year. |
| 02 Nov 2009 |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES ACTIONS TO IMPROVE BALANCE SHEET AND ENHANCE AUTOMOTIVE LIQUIDITYFord Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced today additional steps to improve its balance sheet and enhance automotive liquidity. |
| 02 Nov 2009 |
Mustang Makes NASCAR On-Track Debut At Talladega Test SessionColin Braun, driver of the No. 16 Con-way Freight Mustang, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the No. 17 Citifinancial Mustang, were Ford’s representatives during today’s NASCAR Nationwide Series test session at Talladega Superspeedway. The test marked the first on-track appearance for Mustang since it was unveiled three weeks ago at Roush Fenway Racing headquarters in Concord, NC. |
| 02 Nov 2009 |
STATEMENT: UAW-FORD TENTATIVE AGREEMENT RATIFICATION RESULTEditor’s Note: The following statement is attributable to Joe Hinrichs, group vice president, Global Manufacturing and Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Company. |
