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Ford revamps Sync, MyFord Touch for Fiesta

Source: Detroit News Online, Nov 26 2012, 1:03am CST

Ford Motor Co. plans to scale down its MyFord Touch infotainment and simplify its Sync voice activation systems in its new Fiesta subcompact due out in 2013. The Dearborn automaker said it will downsize its MyFord Touch screen from 8 to ...

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Stuart Frey, former Ford VP, dies at age 88

Source: Automotive News  |   May 24 2013, 1:02pm CDT

Stuart Frey, a former vice president of Ford Motor Co., has died at the age of 88. Frey, the younger brother of the late Mustang product manager Donald Frey, held several positions at Ford, including vice president of technical affairs and vice president ...

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Ford to retain 1,000 jobs at French plant after deal

Source: Hartford Courant  |   May 24 2013, 12:50pm CDT

BLANQUEFORT, France (Reuters) - Car maker Ford will retain 1,000 jobs at a plant in southwest France after striking a deal on Friday with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the ...

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Hennessey Performance debuts new Ford F150 Raptor-based VelociRaptor SUV conversion, only 30 to be made w/ video

Source: egmCarTech  |   May 24 2013, 10:12am CDT

Hennessey recently introduced their own unique take on a Ford F150 Raptor-based SUV, called the VelociRaptor SUV, which essentially takes the said Ford F150 Raptor and makes it into an SUV, complete with a ...

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Ford promises to keep 1,000 jobs at French plant

Source: Economic Times  |   May 24 2013, 9:58am CDT

BLANQUEFORT: Ford pledged to maintain 1,000 jobs for five years at a factory in southwestern French under an agreement signed Friday on aid and incentives to keep the transmission plant running. The agreement signed by ...

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Say Goodbye to Ford’s Falcon

Source: Wall Street Cheat Sheet  |   May 24 2013, 9:34am CDT

Come October 2016, Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) will not only be saying “Cheerio” to Australia, but also to the Ford Falcon, a vehicle that has exclusively been produced in Australia. Though the Falcon has attracted the e ...

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DEARBORN: Police put wrecked car in front of station to emphasize safe driving

Source: Dearborn Press and Guide  |   May 24 2013, 8:23am CDT

The bus driver, who was not injured, was removed from duty by the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation. Drugs or alcohol were not believed to be a factor, White said, but lab results were not available yet. As part of t ...

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What are the best Aussie Fords?

Source: The Age  |   May 24 2013, 2:45am CDT

The news of Ford’s demise has had the Drive team in a spin. That’s because we’ve been trying to figure out which locally-made Ford has been the most important model over the past 90-odd years. Is it the one that started it all, the Model T? It w ...

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Daimler strengthens Ford ties with 3-cylinder engine project

Source: Automotive News  |   May 24 2013, 2:44am CDT

Daimler has strengthened ties with Ford Motor Co. after consulting with the U.S. automaker during the development of a three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine. Daimler is building the new engine with Renault for use in the French automaker's next Twi ...

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Ford to shutdown two Australian plants in October 2016

Source: Automotive Business Review  |   May 24 2013, 1:54am CDT

US automaker Ford Motors’ Australian subsidiary is planning to shutdown two of its auto manufacturing plants in Australia amid high production costs and drop in sales. As part of the plan, Ford Australia's engine pl ...

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Ford Set To Leave Australia

Source: About.com: Logistics / Supply Chain  |   May 23 2013, 9:59pm CDT

After receiving $2.5 billion in subsidies (US $2.44 billion) over the last ten years from the Australian government, Ford has decided to close its manufacturing plants. Ford has been losing money for years, despite the subsidies. Loss est ...

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