Press Releases
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 03 Oct 2009 |
MATT KENSETH IS FAST IN PRACTICE AT KANSASMatt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 DeWalt Ford Fusion, put up the third-fastest lap during the first practice at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. Kenseth’s third-place showing at Dover last Sunday was his best finish since opening the 2009 season with back-to-back victories at Daytona and Fontana. The 2003 series champion has two top-five finishes at Kansas and is second among laps led in the track’s history with 183. |
| 02 Oct 2009 |
JAMIE McMURRAY TO START FOURTH AT KANSASJamie McMurray, driver of the Crown Royal Ford, was the fourth-fastest qualifier at Kansas Speedway on Friday. McMurray got around the 1½-mile track at 175.200 mph to pace all Ford Racing drivers. Bill Elliott, who is competing part-time this season in the No. 21 Motorcraft Ford Fusion, qualified 16th. Ford’s two Chase drivers, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, qualified 17th and 31st, respectively. |
| 02 Oct 2009 |
CARL EDWARDS RETURNS HOME; LOOKS FORWARD TO RACING AT KANSASCarl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is in 11th place in the standings heading into this weekend’s race at Kansas. Edwards, who finished second at the 1½-mile track in ’08, met with the media following practice on Friday. |
| 02 Oct 2009 |
FORD SCRAPPAGE DEAL TREATS MICK TO NEW CAR BENEFITSBRENTWOOD, Essex, 2 October 2009 – The advantages of owning a new Ford will be enjoyed by thousands more motorists swapping old for new on the renewed scrappage scheme. |
| 02 Oct 2009 |
GREG BIFFLE RETURNS TO KANSAS; SITE OF '07 VICTORYGreg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, is in ninth place in the standings heading into this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway. Biffle, who won at the 1½-mile track in 2007 and has four top-three finishes in his last four starts here, met with the media prior to practice on Friday. |
| 02 Oct 2009 |
ECOBOOST CONTRIBUTES 125 NEW U.S. PATENTS, CONTINUES FORD TRADITION OF PATENT QUALITYFord's new high-performance, fuel-saving EcoBoost™ technology is making waves in the engineering community, with the 3.5-liter version of the engine contributing 125 new patents and patent applications. The additions build on Ford Motor Company's current roster of 4,618 active U.S. patents, with thousands more patent applications pending. |
| 01 Oct 2009 |
FORD'S STRONG NEW PRODUCTS DRIVE INDUSTRY'S ONLY 3RD QTR U.S. SALES BOOST FROM FULL-LINE MAKERSFord, Lincoln and Mercury third quarter sales were 5 percent higher than a year ago in the U.S., making Ford the only full-line manufacturer to report a sales increase in the period. |
| 01 Oct 2009 |
FORD'S STRONG NEW PRODUCTS DRIVE INDUSTRY'S ONLY 3RD QTR U.S. SALES BOOST FROM FULL-LINE MAKERSFord, Lincoln and Mercury third quarter sales were 5 percent higher than a year ago in the U.S., making Ford the only full-line manufacturer to report a sales increase in the period. |
| 01 Oct 2009 |
SOUNDBITES: SEPTEMBER 2009 SALESFord, Lincoln and Mercury third quarter sales were 5 percent higher than a year ago in the U.S., making Ford the only full-line manufacturer to report a sales increase in the period. Sales analyst, George Pipas says Ford's new products are what drove the industry's only third-quarter U.S. sales boost. |
| 01 Oct 2009 |
FORD CANADA SALES UP 24% DRIVEN BY STRONG CAR PERFORMANCEFord Motor Company of Canada, Limited saw sales increase 24.3 per cent compared to last September marking the company's fourth consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains. Strong car sales led by the all-new Ford Taurus, Fusion, Focus and Mustang resulted in more than half of all vehicle sales for Ford of Canada. September also marked the eleventh month of market share growth for the company and rounded out the highest quarterly sales increase since 2003 with a 26 per cent increase. |
| 01 Oct 2009 |
FLEET VAN JUDGES GIVE FORD THEIR TOP AWARDBRENTWOOD, 1 October, 2009 – Ford was named "Van Manufacturer of the Year" for the second successive year at the Fleet Van Awards ceremony in London. This major award was based on a recent survey conducted by Fleet Van on more than 169,000 vans. |
| 01 Oct 2009 |
FORD USES SOCIAL NETWORKING TO MARKET NEW FIESTA; BRAND AWARENESS SKYROCKETSMore than nine months before the 2011 Ford Fiesta goes on sale in North America, the new small car can claim more than 50,000 potential customers, and 97 percent of them would be new to Ford, thanks to Ford's groundbreaking Fiesta Movement. |
| 30 Sep 2009 |
FRANK DAVIS: SEASONED DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE APPLIES 'CAN-DO' PERSPECTIVE TO NEW TAURUS FLAGSHIPFrank Davis has been extremely busy for the past 19 months. As Executive Director, North American Product Programs, Davis is responsible for the product development and launches for the entire North American product portfolio. |
| 30 Sep 2009 |
TAURUS 'BLING' DESIGNED TO ACCENT, ACCESSORIZE NEW SEDAN JUST LIKE JEWELRY ENHANCES AN OUTFITAsk any fashionista, and she'll tell you: Don't even think about wearing those chandelier earrings with shorts and tennis shoes. No way. There are, after all, certain rules that apply to fashion and accessories. Ask Earl Lucas, exterior design manager for the 2010 Taurus, and he'll tell you those same accessorizing rules apply even if you're designing a sophisticated sedan. Just like a person, every car has a personality and an image to convey, says the former jewelry designer. The "accessories," which in this case are the headlamps of the 2010 Ford Taurus, must be designed and detailed to project the proper image. The Taurus is a confident, well-balanced car. It has the jewelry to match. |
| 30 Sep 2009 |
FIESTA MOVEMENT AGENT #89 PROFILES: THOMAS KNOLL AND WHIT SCOTTThomas and Whit have a knack for creating off-the-wall videos, with one in particular leading them to win a Ford Fiesta for six months as a part of the Fiesta Movement. These former co-workers work for a Web company and love a good time – the perfect combination for Fiesta Movement agents. |
| 30 Sep 2009 |
FIESTA MOVEMENT AGENT #90 PROFILE: TIM CHANTARANGSUTim Chantarangsu is all about entertaining. As a rapper, a comedian – even as a Fiesta agent – his work lets people tune into the lighter side of life. Performing as Traphik or Timothy Delaghetto, he writes songs that often poke fun at society and cultural stereotypes. Being a Ford Fiesta agent, then, is just one more way for Chantarangsu to hold the spotlight up to his talent – and let the car shine in the process. |
| 30 Sep 2009 |
FORD BRIDGEND PRODUCTION ACCELERATES PAST 15,000,000 ENGINESBRIDGEND, Mid-Glamorgan, 30 September 2009 – Increased output at Ford Bridgend has propelled the Welsh engine plant past its 15 millionth engine milestone. |
| 30 Sep 2009 |
FORD LEVERAGES THE 'CLOUD' TO PUSH REAL-TIME INFO TO SYNC USERSFord acclimates to the fast-changing technology landscape by creating a plug-and-play architecture that allows it to leverage six data centers for real-time information. Leveraging its Service Delivery Network, Ford enables its customers to access real-time turn-by-turn driving directions, traffic and business searches, and favorite news, sports and weather without a full navigation system. |
| 29 Sep 2009 |
JIM BUCZKOWSKI: THE SYNC SQUADA 30-year Ford veteran, Jim Buczkowski, director of Global Electrical and Electronics Systems Engineering (EESE) for Ford Motor Company, leads the team responsible for all electronics on Ford vehicles, including taking a concept like Ford SYNC® and developing the built-in hardware and software needed to make it work. |
| 29 Sep 2009 |
LON ZABACK: VETERAN FORD DESIGNER HARNESSES TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE ICONIC VEHICLESLon Zaback has the experience and skills to impact both process and product. The interior design of the 2010 Taurus represents Zaback’s most recent achievement in his 16 years with Ford. |
| 29 Sep 2009 |
FORD CONNECT REWARD FOR TOP HOOVER SELLERBRENTWOOD, Essex, 28 September, 2009 – Sizzling sales of kitchen appliances have won Swansea store Enterprise 2000 a Ford Transit Connect LWB van in a Hoover customer incentive competition. |
| 27 Sep 2009 |
MATT KENSETH FINISHES THIRD AT DOVERMatt Kenseth scored his best finish since posting back-to-back victories to start the season as he finished in third place in the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway on Sunday. Ford Racing’s Chase contenders, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, finished 11th and 13th, respectively. |
| 26 Sep 2009 |
JAMIE McMURRAY AND GREG BIFFLE ARE FAST AT DOVERJamie McMurray, driver of the No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, and Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion, both put up top-10 speeds during at least one of Saturday’s practices at Dover International Speedway. Biffle has two career wins at the one-mile track; McMurray has seven top-10 finishes in his last 11 starts there. |
| 25 Sep 2009 |
SURVEY: U.S. DRIVERS SAY TEXTING WHILE DRIVING SHOULD BE BANNED; VOICE TECHNOLOGY SEEN AS SAFERThe vast majority of U.S. drivers believes handheld texting while driving is very dangerous and should be banned nationwide, according to a new national survey released today. |
| 25 Sep 2009 |
CARL EDWARDS LOOKS FORWARD TO SUNDAY’S RACE AT DOVERCarl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, is in 11th place in the Chase heading into Sunday’s race at Dover. Edwards, who has one victory and a current streak of six consecutive top-seven finishes at The Monster Mile, met with the media following Friday’s first practice session. |
