In China, car deliveries are reasons to celebrate 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  HONGQING, China -- When Xiu He Ping and his family took delivery of their shiny blue Ford Focus last month at An Fu Ford in Hongqing, China, they walked into a special courtyard where a half-dozen new cars sat, each with a shiny, red bow draped across its hood. Suddenly, cannons shot shimmering confetti into the air. Dealership employees gathered to applaud.... Read More »
Ford boosts F-150 capacity in Kansas City 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  Ford Motor Co. will add workers and capacity at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri to build more F-150 pickups, its best-selling vehicle. But the company remains parts-constrained on the Ford Explorer.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Ford scion was told Blue Oval needs no green 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 6, 2013  Bill Ford jokingly told an audience in Los Angeles last week that he was ordered "to stop associating with any known or suspected environmentalists" when he joined the family company in 1979 as a 22-year-old fresh out of Princeton.... Read More »
Ford sees Thai operations as export hub for southeast Asia 6:34 pm U.S. ET | May 5, 2013  Ford's factories in Thailand are capable of producing eight times more vehicles than it sells. With help from a Thai government program, the automaker plans to make sure the excess capacity doesn't become a liability like at its plants in Europe.... Read More »
GM's connected car: Brought to you by Allstate? 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 4, 2013  An emerging generation of tech-savvy consumers has changed the way GM and its rivals approach in-car entertainment and navigation systems. If engineered and executed well, these systems can draw new buyers and allow automakers to tap new sources of revenue and boost profit margins.... Read More »
Ford to pass its own hybrid sales record in five months on Fusion, C-Max 3:41 pm U.S. ET | May 3, 2013  Ford, seeking to challenge Toyota's dominance in gasoline-electric vehicles, said it will pass its own full-year record for hybrid sales in the United States this month on demand for its Fusion and C-Max hybrid models.... Read More »
GM makes progress on Europe turnaroundMay 3, 2013 10:40 CET  GM is making progress in restructuring its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit in Europe, but the automaker has a long way to go, analysts say. GM's first-quarter pretax loss in Europe narrowed while rival Ford's loss widened sharply.... Read More »
Ford to add 2,000 jobs, raise F-150 capacity at Kansas City plant 12:01 am U.S. ET | May 2, 2013  Ford plans to hire an additional 2,000 workers at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to meet increased demand for F-150 pickups and for the upcoming production of the new Transit family of commercial vehicles.... Read More »
NICK BUNKLEY Lincoln shoots for a happier ending after troubled MKZ launch 4:30 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  How far off track did the launch of the redesigned Lincoln MKZ get? The car, whose chassis bears the burden of a once-thriving luxury brand now trying to prove it's still relevant -- originally was supposed to start arriving at dealerships last fall, around the same time Steven Spielberg's movie Lincoln was hitting theaters around the country.... Read More »
Mid-sized sedans, hot in 2012, cool off 5:11 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  For the third straight month, a different car has topped the giant mid-sized sedan market, a segment that has significantly slowed this year as competition intensifies. Sales declined in April for seven of the 10 top mid-sized cars. Overall, mid-sized car sales fell 1 percent in the month and are up just 2 percent so far this year.... Read More »
APRIL U.S. AUTO SALES Ford, Nissan lead gains as trucks, new models propel sales up 9% 8:00 am U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  Rising demand for Detroit 3 pickups helped lift U.S. auto sales 9 percent last month, while surprising declines at Toyota and Volkswagen took some steam out of the market's steady recovery. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate came in at 14.9 million, marking the first time since October that the SAAR failed to top 15 million.... Read More »
Lincoln to hike MKZ Hybrid mix; Ford volume up 18% 2:42 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  Ford Motor Co. will increase the production mix of Lincoln MKZ Hybrids to 30 percent for the 2014 model year, from 20 percent now, to meet increased demand, a Ford executive said today.... Read More »
Pickups help Detroit 3 gain ground in Canada 2:00 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  Canadian sales rose for the three Detroit automakers, led by strong sales for pickup trucks. Ford was the top-seller in Canada in April as sales rose 16 percent to 27,907 vehicles. Chrysler was second, at 25,745 vehicles, up 5 percent, barely edging out GM's 25,071 vehicles, up 19 percent.... Read More »
Detroit 3 climb with pickups; industry recovery slips 5:33 pm U.S. ET | May 1, 2013  Booming pickup sales drove Detroit automakers to double-digit gains and the U.S. auto market 9 percent higher in April. While that percentage gain was the second-highest of the year, the results marked a setback for the industry's recovery. The seasonally adjusted annual sales rate came in at 14.9 million, below estimates in the 15.2 million range. It was the first time since October that the SAAR dropped below 15 million.... Read More »
APRIL U.S. AUTO SALES Detroit 3 gain Q1 market share for first time since 1993 10:20 am U.S. ET | April 30, 2013  For the first time in two decades, GM, Ford and Chrysler pulled off a sweep in the first three months of a year in the United States, with all three gaining market share in 2013's first quarter. The momentum likely built in April versus Toyota and Honda, according to a survey of analysts by Bloomberg News.... Read More »
Farley: Lincoln MKZ sales rebound, set record in April 4:21 pm U.S. ET | April 30, 2013  Ford said it sold more Lincoln MKZ sedans in April than in the first three months of the year combined, as the luxury brand began to recover from lengthy production and distribution delays on the car.... Read More »
Ford Crown Victoria police cars being probed by NHTSA 3:54 pm U.S. ET | April 30, 2013  Older model Ford Crown Victoria police cars are the focus of an upgraded defect investigation by federal safety regulators, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said today. The agency also said it taking preliminary looks at the Porsche 911 and Dodge Viper sports cars.... Read More »
Ford enters Myanmar with Yangon dealer as U.S. relations improve 1:03 pm U.S. ET | April 30, 2013  Ford said it began operating today in Myanmar, a country isolated for five decades until the United States eased sanctions last year. The automaker will open its first dealership in Yangon, the former capital, in partnership with Capital Automotive, a unit of Myanmar's Capital Diamond Star Group, Ford said in an e-mailed statement.... Read More »
West is best for growth in China sales, output 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  Automakers, urged on by China's national and local governments, are eager to expand in the markets of central and western China. Future growth will be in the hinterland, auto executives interviewed during this month's Shanghai auto show agreed.... Read More »
Suppliers follow automakers to inland cities 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  International suppliers are moving into western China because that's where their customers are. For components with high shipping costs the supplier often puts a plant just a few miles down the road from its customer.... Read More »
As first-qtr. profit soars, Ford adds production 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013 Ford Motor Co. posted record profit in North America in the first quarter and is pumping up production for higher revenues.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Ford weighs compact for China 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 29, 2013  With an eye to growth in China's booming compact car market, Ford has revived an old nameplate for a new concept car. The Ford Escort Concept is an extended-wheelbase version of the Focus.... Read More »
In Germany, incentives rise to combat falling car sales 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 27, 2013  With the German auto market in free fall, at least one dealer is offering Groupon coupons to boost sales.... Read More »
German Ford dealer offers Groupon coupons to combat falling car salesApril 27, 2013 06:01 CET  With the German auto market in free fall, at least one dealer is offering Groupon coupons to boost sales.... Read More »
Ford charity commits $1 million gift to CCS programs 3:29 pm U.S. ET | April 26, 2013  The Ford Motor Company Fund, the charitable arm of Ford Motor, said today it will be donating $1 million to the College for Creative Studies in Detroit over the next five years.... Read More »
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