Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose
Feb 10, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading
Ford Internet Sales Increase 15 Percent
Feb 10, 2006
Sales from FordDirect Internet Leads Top 250,000 Vehicles and Represent 10 Percent of Ford Division Sales ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 10 -- As automobile dealers across the country gather at the National Automobile Dealers Association's (NADA) annual convention Feb. 11 - 14, they will find one of the main themes is Internet so ... Continue reading
Safety Canopy Rollover System From Ford
Feb 3, 2006
FACT SHEET: ADVANCED ROLLOVER PROTECTION Safety Canopy ™ Ford was the first in the industry to offer rollover deploying side curtain air bags, known as Safety Canopy™, beginning with the 2002-1/2 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer. Today, the Safety Canopy™ with rollover sensors – which helps ... Continue reading
Jan 30, 2006
HYBRIDS IN THE NEWS Return to Newsletter Ford's Escape Hybrid E85 research vehicle is the world's first hybrid capable of operating on 85 percent ethanol. "Hybridmania" continues to build momentum, with fuel prices still in flux and more auto manufacturers rolling out hybrid vehicle offerings. Here's a capsule report o ... Continue reading
UAW Statement on Ford Restructuring Plan
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT, Jan. 23, 2006; UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Gerald Bantom, who directs the UAW National Ford Department, issued this statement on the restructuring plan announced today by Ford Motor Co. "The restructuring plan announced this morning by Ford is extremely disappointing and devastating news ... Continue reading
Ford Plan - Cut 30,000 Workers
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT, Jan 23, 2006; Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co. said it will cut 25,000 to 30,000 jobs in North America and idle 14 manufacturing facilities through 2012, hoping to turn around the money-losing unit. The sweeping restructuring plan also calls for reducing capacity by 1.2 million units, or 26 percent, by 200 ... Continue reading
Plant Closings and Job Cuts Loom As Ford Motor Co. Embarks on Restructuring Plan
Jan 23, 2006
DETROIT January 23, 2006; Dee-Ann Durbin writing for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. employees are bracing for thousands of jobs cuts in North America as the company embarks on a new restructuring plan. Ford was set to announce details of the plan Monday morning in Dearborn, Mich., home of the 103-year-old automake ... Continue reading
Green Car Advocates Respond to Ford’s Announcement that Worker Layoffs is “The Way Forward”
Jan 22, 2006
Reports indicate that going green would create more jobs for the auto industry. SAN FRANCISCO - Green car advocates expressed astonishment today that Ford Motor Company considers mass worker layoffs to be “the way forward” that will pull the company out of its current financial slump. “Instead of pled ... Continue reading
Ford Restructuring May End Minivan Production
Jan 20, 2006
Friday January 20, 2006; USA Today reported that in an attempt to exit unprofitable and flagging markets, Ford Motor (F) is expected to say Monday that it will get out of the minivan segment, according to two sources familiar with the plan who didn't want their names used ahead of the official announcement. Ford will l ... Continue reading
Ford Residual Values Ticks Upwards
Jan 20, 2006
By Mike Thomas, FCN Ford Motor Company's efforts to increase the residual (resale) values of its vehicles are paying off for both the company and consumers. Taken as a whole, Ford and Lincoln/Mercury brands have increased in residual values from 40 percent after the third year-in-service for 2004 models in calendar yea ... Continue reading
Families Urge Ford to Install Fuel Tank Shields on Town Car, Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis
Jan 20, 2006
Families, Ford Settle Lawsuits Arising From Three Sisters' Fiery Deaths MOCKSVILLE, N.C., Jan. 19 -- The following is issued by Perry & Haas of Corpus Christi, TX: The families of three women who burned to death in a Lincoln Town Car stretch limousine fuel tank fire settled their lawsuits against Ford Motor Co. on Wedn ... Continue reading
Hybrid Owners a Step Closer to Knowing Tax Credit
Jan 16, 2006
Washington DC January 16, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that automakers will soon be able to forecast how much a hybrid owner is eligible to deduct from his/her taxes under a new law issued by the IRS, reports USA Today. According to the IRS guidelines, automakers must now submit paperwork that ensures their vehi ... Continue reading
Strategic Vision Announces Most Delightful Vehicles of 2005
Jan 16, 2006
SAN DIEGO--Jan. 16, 2006--In 2005 the results from Strategic Vision's surveying the market may be startling: General Motors leads all the rest. Strategic Vision measures the experience of approximately 90,000 new vehicle owners annually. The survey has been done since 1996. Because of the nature of the factors measured ... Continue reading
Yazaki Supplies High Voltage Technology For 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
Jan 9, 2006
CANTON, Mich., Jan. 9 -- Yazaki North America, Inc. (Yazaki) is pleased to be a supplier of the 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, one of the vehicles on display at this year's North American International Auto Show. Yazaki supplied the high voltage Electrical Distribution System (EDS) components on the Mariner, which was re ... Continue reading
Mercury Mariner Hybrid Named 2006 Green Car of the Year
Jan 6, 2006
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 -- The 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid -- Lincoln-Mercury division's first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle -- has been named Green Car Journal's 2006 Green Car of the Year. The award was presented by Green Car Journal editor and publisher Ron Cogan at a press conference this afternoon at the Los Angele ... Continue reading
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