From fast cars to fast food - that's the fate of a prominent Irvine (a few clicks on I5 south of LA), California building now home to what's left of Ford's Premier Automotive Group (PAG) but soon to become the headquarters of huge restaurant chain owner Taco Bell.
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Compact SUVs abound. The choice on the market is huge, and only your budget and needs will help you make an informed decision. Of the many vehicles available, some are somewhat lost in the crowd. Yet it's not for a lack of quality, as the Kia Sportage demonstrates. Lightly updated in 2009, the Sportage is certainly a logical and affordable choice, as is its twin, the Hyundai Tucson. But it isn't perfect.
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Compact SUVs abound. The choice on the market is huge, and only your budget and needs will help you make an informed decision. Of the many vehicles available, some are somewhat lost in the crowd. Yet it's not for a lack of quality, as the Kia Sportage demonstrates. Lightly updated in 2009, the Sportage is certainly a logical and affordable choice, as is its twin, the Hyundai Tucson. But it isn't perfect.
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Compact SUVs abound. The choice on the market is huge, and only your budget and needs will help you make an informed decision. Of the many vehicles available, some are somewhat lost in the crowd. Yet it's not for a lack of quality, as the Kia Sportage demonstrates. Lightly updated in 2009, the Sportage is certainly a logical and affordable choice, as is its twin, the Hyundai Tucson. But it isn't perfect.
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Baby R8 is here, new Ford B-Max revealed, best-ever Civic Type R driven, Honda Jazz takes on its rivals
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Specialty car builder Saleen Automotive, the company that built the mighty GT for Ford Motor Co. and created dozens of high-performance classic Mustangs, is for sale.
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If Carl Edwards takes the pole this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his racing-spec Ford Fusion will be the one to follow another Blue Oval offering--the 2010 Fusion hybrid to be unveiled days later at the Los Angeles auto show.
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Pouring petrol into an oil-burning car can cause havoc – but not if you use Halfords’ Think Diesel. It’s a light-sensitive device that goes inside your filler flap.
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His new boss promised help in his first press conference on Friday, just hours after Ford and GM announced huge third quarter losses and, with the possibility of Detroit Big Three bankruptcies being discussed in the weekend papers, president-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff on Sunday urged swift action to rescue the US auto industry.
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A doomsday scenario sees almost 3m auto industry jobs in the US being lost in just 12 months if the Big Three carmakers, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, crash.
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Without a federal bailout in the next three months or so, General Motors, Ford and Chrysler will face a financial collapse that could drag down suppliers, dealers and even import automakers.
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Carl Edwards (Ford No 60) won the Hefty Odor Block 200 Nationwide race at the Phoenix International Raceway Saturday gaining some points on series leader Clint Bowyer (Chevy No 2).
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Ford Motor Co. announced production shutdowns for varying lengths at 11 North American assembly plants to trim vehicle supplies.
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Automotive News Staff Reporter Amy Wilson spoke to Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford Motor Co., after the automaker posted a $3 billion quarterly after-tax operating loss and said its cash reserves fell by $7.7 billion during the third quarter.
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Georgia State Sen. Emanuel Jones has filed a bid to purchase the Bill Heard Enterprises Inc. store in Buford, Ga.
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Ottawa would consider granting fresh aid to the Canadian arms of Detroit's automakers only if it amounted to more than a short-term fix and was affordable, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office said on Friday.
Ford Motor Co.'s cash burn accelerated dramatically in the third quarter. The company used $7.7 billion in cash during the quarter, a rate of $2.57 billion each month.
Specialty car builder Saleen Automotive, the company that built the mighty GT for Ford Motor Co. and created dozens of high-performance classic Mustangs, is for sale.
The singers have changed but the song is the same: Ford Motor Company is deep in the doo-doo and expects nothing to improve this year or next.