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26 April 2007 posted in Earnings/Financials 6 views
Ford's Q1 loss better than expected On slightly higher revenue, and with cost-cutting moves well underway, Ford Motor Co. posted a much smaller loss in Q1 of 2007 than for the same period in 2006. This year's net loss was a still-substa ...
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15 February 2007 posted in Car Buying 3 views
Welcome to the family: Ford Edge gets first rebate The arrival of the Edge CUV is now complete with word that Ford has just put some cash on the hood of its golden child for the first time. In reality, the incentive is being offered only for base SE m ...
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5 January 2007 posted in Aftermarket 4 views
Ford looking for tuners for next year's SEMA show If you're the purveyor of a reputable aftermarket tuning house, here's your opportunity for some OEM-sponsored publicity. FoMoCo has opened up their inbox to proposals for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury pr ...
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26 December 2006 posted in Japan 2 views
Mystery JDM car revealed as Honda Crossroad UPDATE: More photos added after jumpThe mystery JDM vehicle we showed you traipsing around downtown L.A. a week or so ago has been revealed to be the Honda Crossroad, a utility vehicle that's smaller ...
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8 November 2006 posted in Ford 6 views
Ford may finally start to share The European Focus, Focus C-Max, Focus Coupe-Cabriolet, Volvo S40, V50, C30, C70, Mazda3, Mazda5, and CX-7 have a lot in common, despite first appearances. These vehicles all use elements of the C1 pl ...
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26 September 2006 posted in Hirings/Firings 4 views
Steve Hamp jumps big blue oval ship To no one's surprise, Steve Hamp, chief of staff for Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally, is bailing on the blue oval at the end of this year. The well-connected brother-in-law to former CEO and conti ...
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17 July 2006 posted in Etc. 6 views
Never say never: Ford willing to team with other automakers Talk about eerie. Shortly after news that Genera Motors was to engage in talks about an alliance with Renault/Nissan, every columnist worth his salt began to speculate about Ford Motor Co. forming a s ...
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15 June 2006 posted in Etc. 10 views
When the unobtanium gets too puffilated, cars take on the J.C. Whitney look Courtesy of Ward's AutoWorld, the term 'Design Language' is rapidly taking on new meaning. The publication recently delved into the world of car designer lingo, mining minds like DaimlerChrysler desig ...
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4 April 2006 posted in Car Buying 12 views
More March U.S. sales results: GM, Ford down; Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, BMW and Chrysler up While U.S. auto sales posted a modest 1.1-percent gain in the first quarter of 2006, the good news wasn't equally distributed among the automakers.Volkswagen's strong results (reported earlier) were r ...
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31 October 2005 posted in Aftermarket 13 views
Ford unveils the If you're in Chevy or Dodge's truck division, this has to be one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments. Ford unveiled today its new mobile office system in the custom "General Contractor" F-2 ...
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