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Feb
5th

RUSSIA: Ford to proceed with capacity addition

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Ford has reportedly told the local authority in St Petersburg that it is going ahead with plans to increase production capacity at its St Pete plant in 2009. Full story...
Feb
5th

Ford to cut 850 jobs in the UK

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Ford of Europe is cutting 850 jobs in the UK and delaying the launch of its new Transit commercial vehicle to save cash during the economic crisis. Full story...
Feb
5th

Ford to cut 850 jobs in the U.K.

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Ford of Europe is cutting 850 jobs in the United Kingdom and delaying the launch of its new Transit commercial vehicle to save cash during the economic crisis. Full story...
Feb
5th

UK: Ford union threatens strike over jobs and pay cuts

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Moves by Ford to cut around 850 jobs across its UK facilities, and to freeze a recently negotiated 5.25% pay rise deal, have today (5 February) been denounced as a "betrayal" of a loyal workforce by the UK automotive industry workers' union Unite, which has warned the automaker that cutting workers' pay to meet redundancy payments could lead to industrial action. Full story...
Feb
5th

UK: Ford union threatens strike over jobs and pay cuts

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Moves by Ford to cut around 850 jobs across its UK facilities, and to freeze a recently negotiated 5.25% pay rise deal, have today (5 February) been denounced as a "betrayal" of a loyal workforce by the UK automotive industry workers' union Unite, which has warned the automaker that cutting workers' pay to meet redundancy payments could lead to industrial action. Full story...
Feb
5th

UK: Ford axing up to 850 jobs

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Ford of Europe's UK unit plans to axe up to 850 jobs on a "voluntary separation" basis "in response to the serious economic situation affecting the automotive industry", it said today, adding that it also wanted renegotiate a 5.25% pay rise agreed last November, a move which has angered unions which are threatening strike action. Full story...
Feb
5th

UK: Ford axing up to 850 jobs

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Ford of Europe's UK unit plans to axe up to 850 jobs on a "voluntary separation" basis "in response to the serious economic situation affecting the automotive industry", it said today, adding that it also wanted renegotiate a 5.25% pay rise agreed last November, a move which has angered unions which are threatening strike action. Full story...
Feb
5th

Focus coupé’s licence to thrill

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Sensational three-door model to give new Ford range an added dose of style as it takes on Volkswagen’s Scirocco. Full story...
Feb
5th

CHINA: Geely ‘no plans’ on Volvo purchase

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Geely has said that it has no plans to buy the Volvo car brand from Ford. Full story...
Feb
5th

China’s Geely says no plans to buy Ford’s Volvo brand

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Chinese car manufacturer Geely Automobile Holdings has no plans to buy the Volvo car brand from Ford Motor, a Geely spokesman said on Thursday. "We don't have plans to buy Volvo as some media have reported," he told Reuters. Full story...
Feb
5th

2009 Mazda MX-5 Preview

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The 2009 edition of the Mazda MX-5 aims to apply the brand's latest design cues to its famous little roadster. Mazda is building on a 20-year tradition of offering pleasant performance and sporty looks in a friendly, affordable two-seat package. The car formerly known as the Miata indeed celebrates 20 years of open-top motoring success in 2009. Full story...
Feb
5th

2009 Mazda MX-5 Preview

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The 2009 edition of the Mazda MX-5 aims to apply the brand's latest design cues to its famous little roadster. Mazda is building on a 20-year tradition of offering pleasant performance and sporty looks in a friendly, affordable two-seat package. The car formerly known as the Miata indeed celebrates 20 years of open-top motoring success in 2009. Full story...
Feb
4th

This week’s mag

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Aston's V12 Vantage, Ford's focus Coupe, Vauxhall's electric Astra, Ford Fiesta ECOnetic driven, 2010 London Motor Show axed Full story...
Feb
3rd

Ford alums play key role in JCI-Saft contract

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When Ford Motor Co. awarded Johnson Controls-Saft the contract to supply lithium ion battery packs for the plug-in Escape Hybrid, Ford chose a supplier with engineers familiar with the inner workings of its hybrid powertrain. Full story...
Feb
3rd

U.S. auto sales drop 37% to another low

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U.S. auto sales dropped 37.1 percent in January, dragged down by the Detroit 3, as the industry posted its lowest monthly total in 27 years. Ford Motor Co.'s 41. Full story...
Feb
3rd

U.S. auto sales drop 37% to 27-year low

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U.S. auto sales dropped 37.1 percent in January, dragged down by the Detroit 3, as the industry posted its lowest monthly total in 27 years. Ford Motor Co.'s 41. Full story...
Feb
3rd

Ford, GM drop more than 40% as industry nears 27-year low

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors said sales plunged more than 40 percent in January, putting the industry on pace for its worst month since August 1982. Ford's 41.6 percent fall and GM's 49 percent drop were steeper than analysts' forecasts. Full story...
Feb
3rd

Ford sales plunge 42%; Toyota drops 32%

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Ford Motor Co. said U.S. sales fell 41.6 percent in January and Toyota reported a 31.7 percent drop, kicking off what analysts expect to be the industry's fourth straight monthly decline of more than 30 percent. Full story...
Feb
3rd

US: Ford reduces warranty costs

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Ford has reduced its worldwide warranty repairs costs by US$1.2bn in the past two years and the repair rate in the US is now almost half the 2004 total. Full story...
Feb
3rd

Focus RS specification revealed in full – Focus RS unleashed

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Finally, Ford has confirmed the specification of the new Focus RS. And it's the most powerful front wheel drive car the firm has ever built... Full story...
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