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Ford announces Focus Electric price: $40,000

By doris | Published: November 2, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ford has begun to take orders for its first plug-in passenger car, the Focus Electric, in New York, New Jersey and California. The car’s price will start at about $39,995, about the same as General Motors’ (GM, Fortune 500) Chevrolet Volt. But unlike the Volt, the Focus [...]

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Ford launches ‘new’ ’65 Mustang

By doris | Published: October 31, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Everything old is new again — especially when it comes to the classic 1964-1/2, ’65 and ’66 Mustangs. Like many makers, Ford has a catalogue full of parts for those original pony cars, everything from brakes to seats. But now, it seems, you can even order all-new, factory-approved Mustang bodies rather [...]

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Last Ford Crown Victoria rolls off the line

By doris | Published: September 15, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The last Ford Crown Victoria rolled off a Canadian assembly line Thursday, marking the end of the big, heavy Ford cars that have been popular with taxi fleets and police departments for decades. Since 1979, almost 10 million Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Cars [...]

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Ford announces Chevy Volt competitor, C-Max Energi

By doris | Published: June 9, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ford will soon produce a competitor to General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt. The new van-like compact car, due out next year, will be available in the U.S. in two hybrid versions. One of those, the C-Max Energi, will be a plug-in hybrid with capabilities similar to those of [...]

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Ford may add shifts at some U.S. plants

By doris | Published: February 6, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com SAN FRANCISCO — Ford Motor Co will increase production for deliveries to its U.S. dealers by 13 percent in the first quarter of 2011 and may add third shifts to some of its plants, Ford sales executives said on Sunday. Ford, which increased U.S. sales by 19.5 percent in 2010 to [...]

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GM vs. Ford: Which stock is the better buy?

By doris | Published: January 6, 2011

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Perhaps more iconic U.S. companies should consider government-sponsored bankruptcies. Shares of General Motors (GM) are up about 15% since the new GM went public in mid-November. By way of comparison, the S&P 500 and top rival Ford Motor (F, Fortune 500) are both up about 8%.

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Ford to bring 1,200 jobs to Michigan

By doris | Published: October 26, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor company said it will create up to 1,200 jobs in the distressed state of Michigan as it ramps up its engineering and manufacturing operations to produce more fuel-efficient cars. Lured by state tax incentives, the automotive company announced Monday it plans to invest $850 million [...]

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Ford’s rebound revs up with strong profit

By doris | Published: July 25, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. posted a strong second-quarter profit Friday but trimmed its U.S. sales forecast and predicted weaker results in the second half as the economy slowly recovers. The automaker surprised Wall Street, making $2.6 billion in the quarter as it continued to grab sales from rivals. Ford’s [...]

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Ford: First profitable year since ’05

By doris | Published: January 29, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor reported its first full-year profit since 2005 and said it expects to be profitable again in 2010. The automaker, which has outpaced the turnaround at both its domestic and some overseas rivals, said Thursday that it earned $2.7 billion in 2009. The company was helped [...]

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Muscle car maestro: Carroll Shelby

By doris | Published: October 3, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com (Fortune Magazine) — Carroll Shelby’s life has always been tinged with an “against all odds” flavor. In the 1950s the young racecar driver shot to the top of his field, until a potentially deadly heart condition ended his career. In the ’60s he channeled his competitive edge into a business that [...]

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Ford unveils the Figo, new small car for India

By doris | Published: September 24, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor Company unveiled a new small car at a press conference in Delhi, India on Wednesday. The subcompact, which is called the Figo, will be produced in India for the Indian market, as well as for export to other Asian countries and Africa. The Figo’s launch [...]

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Why Ford could be out of gas

By doris | Published: September 13, 2009

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Have you invested in Ford lately? A lot of investors have. The stock of the only U.S. automaker not to file for bankruptcy this year has shot up like a rocket in the past few months, rising 376% from its February low. Still, there are significant doubts [...]

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Some clunker cash buying not-so-green vehicles

By doris | Published: August 14, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON – Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, the nation’s top car salesman in recent weeks, has cited the Obama administration’s best-seller list of mostly smaller, fuel-saving cars like the Ford Focus to describe the success of the Cash for Clunkers rebate program. But what LaHood and other administration officials usually don’t mention [...]

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Monthly Ford sales up for 1st time in two years

By doris | Published: August 3, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com CHICAGO – Surging demand from the government’s “cash for clunkers” program has helped lift Ford Motor Co. to its first monthly increase in two years, the company’s top sales analyst said Sunday. July sales results mark the first year-over-year gain for Ford since November 2007 and apparently the first uptick by [...]

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