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How to Cash Your Clunker

After weeks of debate and legislative gamesmanship—several versions of this bill have been passed or voted on in both houses of Congress, with lawmakers eventually attaching it to an unrelated military funding bill—”Cash For Clunkers” is finally one step [...] [...]

FORD MAKES PROGRESS ON SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY BY INCREASING FUEL ECONOMY, LOWERING EMISSIONS

Ford Motor Company’s Blueprint for Sustainability includes the introduction of a range of global environmental technologies to provide more fuel-efficient vehicles that emit fewer greenhouse gases without compromising customer expectations for safety, interior room or performance.
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FORD BRAND QUALITY IMPROVES FOR THE 8TH STRAIGHT YEAR IN 2009 J.D. POWER AND ASSOCIATES INITIAL QUALITY STUDY

Ford Motor Company recorded another strong improvement in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2009 Initial Quality Study, putting the Ford and Mercury brands among the best in the industry, placing the Ford and Mercury brands among the study’s top ten brands scoring highest in initial quality.
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MEET THE COUNTRY’S BEST STUDENT AUTO TECHNICIANS: MINNESOTA TEAM TOPS HEAD-TO-HEAD FORD/AAA STUDENT AUTO SKILLS COMPETITION

In a showdown of the nation’s top high school automotive technology students, the two-person team from Faribault High School in Faribault, Minn., emerged as the “best of the best” at the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals. The competition gives auto tech students the opportunity to showcase their automotive problem-solving capabilities by resolving “real world” [...] [...]

STATEMENT ON FORD’S GREEN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Today, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that Ford has been approved for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program. The following statement is attributable to Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally.
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CASH FOR CLUNKERS

The following is a statement from Ford Motor Company on the “cash for clunkers” legislation passed on Thursday, June 18 by the U.S. Senate:
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FORD FOCUS RS GEWINNT „SPORTAUTO“-LESERWAHL

KÖLN, 18. JUNI 2009 – Der neue Ford Focus RS, 220 kW/305 PS starker Leistungsträger der aktuellen Ford Modellpalette, ist nicht nur in Medienecho und Verkaufserfolgen ein Siegertyp. Auch die Leser des Fachmagazins Sportauto sehen ihn ganz vorne: In ihrer „Wahl der sportlichsten Autos 2009“ kürten sie den Ford Focus RS zur Nummer eins in [...] [...]

Incentives for a Toyota Prius plant in the US?

Can protectionism save US auto jobs?
For a few years Toyota has been toying around with the idea of a US plant to manufacture its red hot Toyota Prius. Unfortunately, the current recession crushed any such plan for the short term.
Would it be wise for the US government to help bring such a plant to the [...] [...]