Ford Motor Co., profitable last year for the first time since 2005, is stepping up spending in fast- growing markets in South America and South Africa to help catch up to General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp.
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: It might be a silly name, but EcoBoost really does give you V8 power--or close to it--with V6 economy, or close to that.
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General Motors Co.'s 2011 heavy-duty pickups will start at $28,960, including delivery, undercutting the Ford Super Duty's starting price by $35. Both automakers are releasing re-engineered heavy-duty pickups this year.
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Ford plans to invest an extra ZAR3bn (US$414.5m) in its operations in South Africa to ramp-up production and boost exports.
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Ford Motor Co. unveiled plans to build a small SUV in Brazil for global markets, boosting its investment plan in the country over the next five years by 500 million reais ($281.4 million).
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Ford Motor Co. unveiled plans to build a small SUV in Brazil for global markets, boosting its investment plan in the country over the next five years by 500 million reais ($281.4 million).
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Ford has announced a new investment programme for its manufacturing operations in Argentina which includes the development of an all-new vehicle.
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Italian auto parts supplier Sogefi aims to return to profit in 2010 by selling more components in the United States to Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC. Sogefi will probably more than double U.S.
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Detroit - Fleet managers from throughout North America will get the opportunity to view Ford's new Police Interceptor at NAFA's 2010 Institute & Expo in Detroit, April 24-27. The Police Interceptor, which was first unveiled in March, will exceed the durability, safety, performance, and fuel economy of Ford's Crown Victoria, the industry standard for nearly three decades.
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In a set of Ford TV commercials scheduled to start Tuesday, owners of competing brand vehicles tout Fords after taking week-long test drives. The campaign, called and#8220;Swap Your Ride,and#8221; runs through May 31, a spokesman for Ford Motor Co. said.
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Marketing chiefs at five automakers were asked for their post-recession strategies. Here are answers from Ford's Jim Farley, Hyundai's Chris Perry, BMW's Jack Pitney, Audi's Scott Keogh and Volvo's John Maloney:
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In his 31 years at Olathe Ford, Dave Romstedt has learned the power of keeping score to motivate his staff. For instance, Romstedt gives service advisers a different incentive each month at the Kansas dealership's Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center.
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Ford is taking the "wraps" off an innovative new program designed to help business owners customize the vinyl graphics on their Ford Transit Connects.
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Canadian auto sales rose for a fourth straight month in March, with Ford again taking the sales crown and last year's market leader General Motors Co. falling to fourth.
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Ford team-leader Mikko Hirvonen retired from Friday’s competition in the Jordan Rally after crashing on the opening Suwayma test. Full story…
Ford Motor Co., buoyed by a 40 percent March gain in U.S. sales, plans to hold April incentive spending stable while stepping up its marketing.
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General Motors Co. posted a 21 percent increase in March U.S. sales while Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. rose more than 40 percent as higher incentives industrywide helped lure buyers to showrooms. Full story…
Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. posted big U.S. sales gains in March as industrywide incentives and improving consumer confidence brought buyers back to showrooms. Total U.S. sales advanced 24 percent from the depressed levels of March 2009. Full story…
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