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Crash Tested Ford Taurus Show Safety Leadership

By eNewsAutoCar • Mar 18th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry

Crash-tested Ford Taurus on display at Ford’s New York International Auto Show stand
Showgoers place themselves inside the crash vehicle to re-live the test crash in a theatre-like experience
Taurus earns the highest available rating of five stars in frontal and side crash tests; earned five stars for rollover resistance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]



NEW MODELS FUEL FORD OF EUROPE SALES RESULTS, LEADING TO 5.4 PERCENT FEBRUARY GAIN

By eNewsAutoCar • Mar 12th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry

COLOGNE, Germany, March 12, 2008 – Ford of Europe’s growth momentum continued in February with year-over-year sales in its main 21 markets increasing by 5.4 percent to 125,500 units. The company’s market share was 8.1 percent.



Ford Model T Turns 100

By eNewsAutoCar • Mar 6th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry

DEARBORN, March 6, 2008 – The car that put the world on wheels, the Ford Model T, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008, and Ford is planning a year-long series of celebrations to honor the iconic vehicle.
Celebrations will officially commence at the 2008 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in Amelia Island, Fla., March 7-9. […]



Ford Reveals 5-Door Fiesta

By eNewsAutoCar • Mar 4th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Shows

Geneva March 4, 2008 — Ford of Europe is reinventing its small car range for a new generation of customers in 2008, starting with a stylish and exciting all-new Fiesta. The car makes its global debut in both three- and five-door hatchback bodystyles at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
Designed and developed in Europe for sale […]



AFFORDABLE TECHNOLOGY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW: FORD TARGETS LOW EMISSIONS

By eNewsAutoCar • Mar 4th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Green Cars, Hybrid Cars

Ford ECOnetic: Class-leading to amongst best in class ultra-low CO2 emissions with high tech conventional powertrain technology
Ford EcoBoost petrol direct injection turbo engines for the future will deliver better fuel economy, lower CO2 emissions and superior driving performance from smaller displacement engines
Ford Flexifuel: Using renewable energy for low CO2 emissions. Ford of Europe boosting its […]



Ford, Edwards Win 2nd Straight Sprint Cup Race

By eNewsAutoCar • Mar 3rd, 2008 • Category: Racing

Las Vegas — Carl Edwards won his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in as many weeks by capturing Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win propelled Edwards to the top of the point standings after three races
CARL EDWARDS – NO. 99 DISH NETWORK FORD FUSION (FINISHED FIRST) PRESS CONFERENCE
“It was a great […]



New Focus Gets Fast Start

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 27th, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry

DEARBORN, Feb. 27, 2008 — Three months into its launch, the new 2008 Ford Focus is posting increased retail sales.
“It’s early, but everything is looking good,” said Sam De La Garza, Focus brand manager. “The number of customers considering and shopping Focus are at one-year highs. And SYNC-equipped 2008 Focuses are turning twice as fast […]



Two Fords Named Green Vehicles

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 23rd, 2008 • Category: Auto Industry, Green Cars

DEARBORN, Feb. 21, 2008 — The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has announced that two Ford Motor Company vehicles appear on “green” vehicles lists in its ACEEE’s Green Book® Online for MY 2008.
The Washington, D.C.-based non-profit environmental group named the Ford Focus to its “Top 12 Greenest Vehicles of 2008″ list and named the […]



FORD CROSSOVERS STAYED HOT IN JANUARY

By eNewsAutoCar • Feb 1st, 2008 • Category: Dealers

Ford crossovers pick up where they left off in 2007; Ford Edge sales climbed 95 percent and Lincoln MKX rose 78 percent.
New Focus bolsters Ford’s share of small car market with 44 percent increase.
Ford, Lincoln and Mercury sales totaled 148,355, down 4 percent.
Total Ford Motor Company sales (including Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo) totaled 159,914, […]



Ford Adds Ford Expedition, Ford E-Series Vans And Lincoln Navigator To Its E-85 Line-Up

By eNewsAutoCar • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Dealers

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 22, 2008 –Ford Motor Company announced today it is adding three additional vehicles to its E-85 flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) line-up for the 2009 model year — Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator full size sports utility vehicles and Ford E-Series full size van and wagon. These latest entrants are yet another example […]