Ford Motor Company Reports November 2006 U.S. Sales
Dec 1, 2006
* Ford's November U.S. sales totaled 182,259, down 10 percent compared with a year ago. * Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln MKZ pace car sales increase to retail customers. * All-new Expedition (up 14 percent) and Navigator (up 65 percent) post double-digit gains in November. * Ford November inventories are 122,0 ... Continue reading
GM Announces Intention to Produce Plug-in Hybrid SUV
Nov 30, 2006
LOS ANGELES, California, November 30 -- - Saturn Vue Green Line Will use Modified 2-Mode Hybrid System, Lithium Ion Battery General Motors Corp. intends to produce a Saturn Vue Green Line plug-in hybrid that has the potential to achieve double the fuel efficiency of any current SUV, the automaker announced at the Great ... Continue reading
Lincoln's Non-Freudian Dream Fulfillment Ads
Nov 27, 2006
MASSIVE INTEGRATED AD CAMPAIGN COMBINES ALL FOUR NEW LINCOLN 2007 MODELS TODAY By Marty Bernstein Advertising & Marketing Editor Lincoln could not have picked a worse weather day in Detroit last Thursday to introduce auto journalists to one of the best new auto ad campaigns Iâve seen in a long time. A very long ti ... Continue reading
Amazon.com to Intermediate 2007 Lincolns For Dealers - Huh?
Nov 17, 2006
Washington DC November 17, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Lincoln coming off another sluggish sales month, on Monday will begin selling its luxury Lincoln brand through the online retailer, Amazon.com, according to The Detroit News. The MKZ sedan, MKX crossover, and new Navigator will each have their own prod ... Continue reading
Extras at Luxury Dealerships May Signal a Market Upturn
Nov 15, 2006
Washington DC November 15, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Fletcher Jones Motorcars and Newport Lexus are pouring on the fancy fixtures and service extras as they vie for a larger share of one of the nation's most prosperous luxury-car markets, coastal Orange County, California, reports USA Today. Auto industr ... Continue reading
2007 Lincoln MKZ; MKX; Navigator Reviews
Nov 15, 2006
LINCOLN TRIAD Three Lincolns in the Smokies By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Redefinition of the Lincoln brand is just one focus of Fordâs turn-around plan. To that end three new Lincolns were presented to the assembled press recently in the Smoky Mountains. Targets of all three vehicles are segmen ... Continue reading
Nov 13, 2006
The Number of Vehicle Models Supplied With Factory-Installed Navigation Systems Has Increased Significantly WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Nov. 13 -- The Pioneer navigation system supplied in the Lincoln Zephyr ranks highest in satisfying new-vehicle owners with their factory-installed navigation systems, according to the J ... Continue reading
The Truth About Cars Website Names Its Ten Worst Automobiles for 2006
Nov 8, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The Truth About Cars website (TTAC) has revealed the ten winners of its first annual âTen Worst Automobiles Todayâ awards. According to the siteâs readers, the very worst vehicles sold in America today are⦠GMâs minivans. For voting purposes, TTAC lumped all four of GMâs ... Continue reading
Ford's U.S. Sales Rise for the 2nd Straight Month; Double-Digit Gains for New Expedition, Navigator
Nov 1, 2006
* Ford's October U.S. sales totaled 215,985, up 8 percent compared with a year ago. * Car sales totaled 82,949, up 22 percent; truck sales totaled 133,036, up 1 percent. * Ford Fusion (up 143 percent), Mercury Milan (up 67 percent), Lincoln MKZ (up 90 percent), Ford Focus (up 27 percent) and the outgoing Ford Taurus (u ... Continue reading
Lincoln Debuts Campaign Spotlighting Black Entrepreneurs
Oct 12, 2006
* The new Lincoln campaign, 'Entrepreneur,' presents the 2007 Lincoln MKX and redesigned 2007 Lincoln Navigator. * 'Entrepreneur' tells the real-life stories of Black entrepreneurs who have reached higher and achieved the 'American Dream.' * The redesigned Lincoln urban website, www.lincolnlounge.com, will host exclusi ... Continue reading
Oct 3, 2006
* Ford's September U.S. sales totaled 238,848, up 5 percent compared with a year ago. * Car sales totaled 92,111, up 26 percent as demand for Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, and Lincoln MKZ and Mustang remain strong. * Truck sales totaled 146,737, down 5 percent, but F-Series, Explorer and Expedition post higher sales, rev ... Continue reading
Ford Looks to Cut 600 Dealerships Over Three Years
Sep 18, 2006
Washington DC September 18, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford is aiming to eliminate up to 600 Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury dealerships over three years through its store consolidation plan. The automaker is offering some dealers up to $300,000 in financial aid to encourage dealership mergers as a way of stre ... Continue reading
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies Announces Hybrid Vehicle Discount in Kansas
Sep 17, 2006
LOS ANGELES--Sept. 14, 2006--The Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, the first U.S. insurer to offer an insurance discount to customers who own a hybrid or alternative fuel vehicle, announced today it will offer the discount in Kansas effective September 1, 2006. The discount amount will be 10% for auto customers in ... Continue reading
Sep 15, 2006
Washington DC September 15, 2006; The AIADA newsletter reported that Ford Motor Co. announced plans this morning to further reduce its capacity and work force and ramp up new product introductions as it accelerates its North America "Way Forward" turnaround plan. Under the revised plan, operating costs will be reduced ... Continue reading
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