Ford aims to cut the number of dealers for its upscale Lincoln brand from 434 to 325 in big US metro areas, hoping to win over buyers of premium cars.
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The first consignment of 2,500 redesigned Ford Focus models left the company's Saarlouis plant in Germany last week. Shipments have since averaged 1,000 vehicles a day, but will increase to a daily total of 1,450 later this month.
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Dealers who receive requests from Ford and other automakers to upgrade their facilities should just say 'no' if they don't think an upgrade makes sense from a business standpoint, a dealer lawyer said.
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Ford Motor Co. is voluntarily recalling more than 1,800 2011 Explorers because the second-row seats may not provide enough support during a crash.
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Stadco, the largest independent UK-based international supplier of automotive body-in-white products and services, has acquired the former Ogihara automotive manufacturing facility in Telford, Shropshire.
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Tragesser Ford of Ross, Ohio, survived the Great Depression, World War II and all the other ups and downs of the past 95 years.
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Ford Motor Co. spelled out the standards that its 1,100 remaining U.S. Lincoln dealers must meet by year-end if they want to continue selling the brand. The requirements include offering what Lincoln calls 'owner privileges.
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In today's show: Automakers invade the Super Bowl, Lexus has a tuner car for Chicago and Ford recalls the F-150.
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Exports from Ford's UK-based engine and parts manufacturing operations have grown by over a third in the last 12 months to keep up with increasing demand in Russia, Australia and the Far East.
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Ford launched a new website, FordImages.com, allowing enthusiasts and car collectors to view and purchase thousands of images dating to the earliest days of its storied brand.
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At the 2011 NAIAS in Detroit, Ford gave fans the opportunity to test-drive the all-new Focus Electric. Obviously, this exercise helped regular folks find out what driving an electric vehicle feels like, but did you know that Ford engineers learned as much if not more from the experience?
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Transport Canada announced that Ford is recalling 68,247 2009-2010 F-150 trucks and 239 2011 Explorers across the country.
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Ford Motor Co. is recalling nearly 281,000 F-150 pickup trucks in the United States because of a potential problem with the door handles not working properly, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported today.
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Production has resumed at most North American auto plants after a massive snowstorm swept across the United States and parts of Canada, forcing closures and causing parts shortages. Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co.
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Ford Motor Co. is ready to deck out your garage, workroom or--if your wife lets you--the living room. The company has brought thousands of images out of its archives and is now selling them at www.fordimages.com.
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The United States may already lag behind Asia in development of electric vehicles, putting America's manufacturing sector in even greater jeopardy than it is now, said an Indiana University study headed by a retired Ford executive.
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Alfa Romeo plans to build a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe that would become the brand's halo car.
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Seat is aiming to steal Ford and Opel/Vauxhall customers with the launch of a new 'Multitronic' CVT transmission installed in its Exeo two-litre diesel model.
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