In today's News Brake: The safety of small cars isn't great; the Ford Explorer is spied for 2011; and more electric cars, too...But Wait, There's More!
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GM and Ford will maintain their investment plans in Brazil according to the local Estado newswire.
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Mazda takes aim at Ford's Ka with a fresh new city car
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Thousands of Mustang enthusiasts from all over the world will converge in Birmingham, Ala. on April 17, 2009 - officially declared "Mustang Day" by the state of Alabama - to celebrate the 45th anniversary of an American icon: the Ford Mustang.
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Ford Motor Co. had its corporate credit rating raised today by Standard and Poor's Ratings Services, but the agency remains concerned about Ford's cash flow in the coming months.
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EcoBoost engine technology, the hybrid system that led the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid to best-in-class 41 highway mpg and Ford's aggressive electrification plan will be key topics of discussion during the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress on April 20-23. This year's conference theme: "Racing to Green Mobility."
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Big, powerful albeit gas-guzzling SUVs are not exactly popular these days -- and understandably so. If you really need one, that's fine, but if you're merely looking for fun and minimum ruggedness, you're likely more interested in something smaller.
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Ford is busy courting the youth population as potential buyers for the new Fiesta--it has brought 100 Fiesta five-doors over from Europe and loaned them to people for extended test drives.
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Former Ford Motor and Mazda designer Laurens van den Acker will succeed Patrick le Quement as head of design at French automaker Renault.
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Former Ford Motor and Mazda designer Laurens van den Acker will succeed Patrick le Quement as head of design at French automaker Renault. Van den Acker, 43, quit as head of design at Mazda earlier this month.
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Former Ford Motor and Mazda designer Laurens van den Acker will succeed Patrick le Quement as head of design at French automaker Renault. Van den Acker, 43, quit as head of design at Mazda earlier this month.
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M-Sport has announced that it will be developing a Super 2000 car which will conform to the new FIA World Rally Championship sporting regulations and satisfy current Super 2000 customer market demand.
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Ford Motor Co. received overall media exposure worth more than $22.5 million leading up to and during the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, according to a study released today.
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Ford has said that it will raise car prices in Russia by between 9% and 25% starting May 1.
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The F-150's major overhaul took place in 2004. For 2009, Ford further honed the big truck's styling while making a vast array of improvements in a pickup that was easily considered at the top of its game. But it's a good thing they did as Dodge completely re-worked their Ram for this year, intensifying an already pitched battle between the two heavies in the segment.
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Family-friendly concept designed to drum up interest in the European designed van
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Cash-strapped auto suppliers may be able to tap the full $5 billion in U.S. aid designated for their relief, even if Ford Motor Co. doesn't take its allocation of the funds.
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Cash-strapped auto suppliers may be able to tap the full $5 billion in U.S. aid designated for their relief, even if Ford Motor Co. doesn't take its allocation of the funds.
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Despite the slump in new vehicle sales, and the boost in Germany following the implementation of a scrappage scheme, the UK still remains Ford's largest market outside the US for car and commercial vehicle sales, Ford of Britain managing director Nigel Sharp said on the sidelines of the Focus RS media launch.
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The head of Ford's Canadian unit has called on the government to introduce a better vehicle scrappage scheme and said he was grateful for new support for component makers.
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