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Ford Sync, 2007-08-10 23:30:26
Ford Sync is a new technology developed by Ford in collaboration with Microsoft to make in-car connectivity more affordable. The Ford Sync is a fully integrated system that is voice-activated and works with most of the Bluetooth mobile phones and media players. ...Bookmark tags: technology, ford, sync, automotive, cars, auto

Tecstar will produce the 2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition, 2007-08-10 23:30:32
The 2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition has a Triton V8 supercharged engine that has a power output of 450 hp and 500 foot-pounds of torque at 4,000 rpm. The 2008 Ford F-150 Foose Edition is the most powerful Ford F-150 since the 2004 Ford SVT Lightning. ...Bookmark tags: business, 2008, ford, f-150, foose, automotive, cars, auto

Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 sets new speed record, 2007-08-18 09:30:32
The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 is the fastest fuel cell racecar in the world with a record speed of 207.279 mph set at Bonneville Salt Flats in Wendover, Utah. ...Bookmark tags: sports, ford, fusion, hydrogen, 999, speed, record, automotive, cars, hybrid

LSD wing doors for Ford Fiesta and Seat Ibiza 6L, 2007-08-21 07:01:06
LSD brings two sets of Lamborghini style doors on the market for the Ford Fiesta and Seat Ibiza 6L. The LSD wing doors for Ford Fiesta and Seat Ibiza 6L will be ...Bookmark tags: sports, lsd, wing, doors, ford, fiesta, seat, ibiza, 6l, automotive

2008 Ford F Series Super Duty Testing, 2007-08-21 16:30:44
Ford described the ten tests that the 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty had to go through in order to ensure quality, durability and dependability. ...Bookmark tags: sports, 2008, ford, f-series, super, duty, testing, trucks, automotive, cars

Ford Freestyle: Explorer For a New Century, 2007-09-18 16:01:00
It seems that the 1990s was the decade of the SUV in the United States. During that time, we saw the market go from only a handful of different models to dozens and dozens of different choices. Every carmaker had to offer at least one SUV model to be competitive, if not more. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, automotive, ford, automobiles, suv, freestyle

Tata May Buy Jaguar And Land Rover, 2007-09-27 02:30:43
India's Tata Motors, a car division of a larger corporation simply known as Tata, is reported to be strongly interested in taking Land Rover and loss-making Jaguar. At the moment, the right buyer has not committed yet. ...Bookmark tags: business, tata, jaguar, land-rover, cars, ford

Top fuel efficient vehicles for 2007, 2007-11-13 10:01:00
Vehicles are ranked by city miles per gallon (MPG), followed by highway MPG based on the EPA's Fuel Economy Guide. Each model is on this top only once. ...Bookmark tags: sports, cars, ford, toyota, honda, Mercury, Kia, Lexus, fuel-efficient, top-cars

Ford Enhances Safety and Convenience in New Models Using Nuance Speech Technology, 2007-11-28 13:30:27
Nuance Communications, Inc. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, ford, speech-recognition, voice-recognition, nuance, automated-systems

Nuance Speech Now Available through Ford SYNC in Twelve 2008 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury Models, 2007-11-30 10:30:35
Nuance Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAN) today announced that Nuance® speech solutions are being shipped within Ford SYNC™ for twelve Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models for 2008. ...Bookmark tags: technology, microsoft, cars, car, ford, speech, Mercury, lincoln, sync, speech-recognition

Ford Eats Toyota's Dust - Forbes.com, 2008-01-05 22:30:34
It's a sad day for the maker of the Model T. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, sales, ford, toyota, automobiles, auto-industry, drop

Ford Determines that Taking Pictures of Your Car Equals Piracy, 2008-01-14 02:30:45
The members of an online auto forum have been told that distributing photos of their cars infringes on Ford trademarks. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, copyright, ford, trademark

Video: Description of EcoBoost Technology, 2008-01-17 10:30:38
Ford Motor Company is introducing a new technology called EcoBoost that will deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy on half a million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles annually in North America during the next five years. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, global-warming, oil, climate-change, cars, energy, ford, gasoline, ecoboost

Video: Explorer America Concept Reveal at NAIAS, 2008-01-17 10:30:41
The Ford Explorer America concept showcases a new kind of utility for the vehicle customers have known and loved for years: even better fuel efficiency. ...Bookmark tags: business, video, oil, cars, energy, ford, fuel, gasoline, detroit, fuel-economy

China & Ford Motor – What do they have in common? Implications –The X Factor, 2008-02-21 18:01:32
China & Fords Relationship and why it matters. ...Bookmark tags: business, china, money, cars, auto, stocks, investing, market, ford, options

Tata, Ford reach $2.3-billion deal on Jaguar, Land Rover | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press, 2008-03-27 00:01:08
Ford Motor Co. is selling its Jaguar and Land Rover brands to India's Tata Motors Ltd. in a deal that will net the U.S. automaker $1.7 billion — roughly a third of the price it paid for the two luxury brands. ...Bookmark tags: travel, cars, ford, jaguar, automakers, tata, car-deal

Ford posts $100 million profit, 2008-04-25 17:00:41
I guess they're built Ford-tough, after all. Either that, or they're colluding with gas companies.... ...Bookmark tags: business, money, cars, stocks, market, sales, ford, profit, shares, trucks

Toyota Camry: Can It Beat the Ford F-150?, 2008-05-19 17:30:19
Could the Toyota Camry become the best-selling vehicle in the U.S.? It could happen, if sales keep falling for large pickups, and cars keep climbing up the list of Top 10-selling vehicles. ...Bookmark tags: business, environment, oil, cars, economics, gas, ford, transportation, driving, toyota

When pickup sales dived, automakers changed plans - Yahoo! News, 2008-06-29 23:00:37
DEARBORN, Mich. - Every morning, just after getting coffee, Mark Fields fires up his laptop to pore over a computer model showing real-time U.S. auto sales figures. ADVERTISEMENT ...Bookmark tags: business, economy, cars, ford, fuel, chrysler, general-motors

Smart's tiny proportions defy expectations, 2008-07-10 16:30:33
While the smart fortwo is inexpensive, flexible and fuel efficient, surprisingly it's not the most frugal choice available to those that want to save on gas. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, autos, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers

Green Highlander blazes the hybrid trail, 2008-07-10 23:30:27
Toyota's Highlander Hybrid is roomy, fuel-efficient and comfortable, but the green SUV is certainly no Prius. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: business, msnbci, cars, ford, autos, chrysler, general-motors, automakers, motorhead, detroit-automakers

Bigger No Longer Better At Ford, 2008-07-25 08:00:58
After almost 20 years of putting Americans into big pickups and SUV's, Ford is about to dramatically change its lineup. The automaker has been struggling and is forced to respond to the rapid, and probably permanent shift in consumer choices. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, ford

Startup Converting Ford F-150s Into 41 MPG Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles, 2008-07-29 21:01:00
The 16 MPG F-150 is one of the most ubiquitous vehicles on the road today. What if you could convert them all to get 41 MPG? ...Bookmark tags: business, oil, cars, gas, green, ford, hybrid

Detroit Finally Gets It. Is It Too Late?, 2008-08-08 20:01:19
My purpose here is not to further berate the U.S. auto makers. Far more encouraging is the possibility that reality has penetrated the fog that envelops Detroit. ...Bookmark tags: business, united-states, cars, ford, general-motors

Dodge makes its own luck with the Journey, 2008-08-19 09:30:22
The affordable, fuel-efficient Journey looks tailor-made for this period of pricey gas and consumer wariness about the state of the economy. MotorHead, by Dan Carney. ...Bookmark tags: msnbci, motorhead, autos, business, ford, general-motors, chrysler, cars, detroit-automakers, automakers