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April 2008
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Question of the Day: How Does the Ford Escape Hybrid's A/C Work?
From KickingTires | April 29, 2008You don't necessarily need to own a Ford Escape Hybrid to appreciate this question. As with most hybrids, the Escape Hybrid's A/C relies on... more
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Kerkorian And Ford: Why Does He Want Bigger Stake In Company? []
From Jalopnik | April 28, 2008Posted By:Phil LeBeauHow's this for an intriguing move. Tracinda Corp., the investment firm representing the vast interests of billionaire... more
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Tracinda To Expand Stake In Ford, Buy 20 Million More Shares [News...
From Jalopnik | April 28, 2008Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp is planning to add 20 million shares to its current pile of 100 million Ford Motor Company shares and is willing... more
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Nine million Mustangs and counting
When the Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964 (at the New York World’s Fair), it was an immediate hit. It started life being highly... more
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What Would It Take To Get You Into A Modern Mid-Sized Sedan? [Question...
From Jalopnik | April 25, 2008With photos of the 2009 Mazda6 for the US dropping today it got us thinking about the modern, under $30K mid-sized sedan market. Having driven... more
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Time to call off the death watch? FoMoCo makes a profit
From Motor Trend Blog | April 24, 2008DETROIT - They should be popping champagne corks in nearby Dearborn, as Ford Motor Company has posted a first-quarter profit of $100-million... more
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1969 Ford Mustang [Down On The Street]
From Jalopnik | April 24, 2008Alameda has quite a few 1960s Mustangs on the street, but our last one was months ago. This '69 always parks on the street (not far from the... more
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WR Fleet: 2008 Hyundai Veracruz Limited AWD
From Winding Road | April 23, 2008After spending time in the Hyundai Veracruz, many of our staffers are reminded of crossovers like the Ford Edge, Nissan Murano, Toyota Highlander... more
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Review: 2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD
From Car Tech: An automotive blog from CNET | April 22, 2008(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks) The 2008 Ford Edge presents a more urban design than a typical SUV, fulfilling part of the crossover... more
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Ford Increases Warranty
From Strategies for Smart Car Buyers | April 21, 2008Looking for any edge it can find in a competitive marketplace, Ford Motor Company today announced it was increasing its warranty for 2008... more
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2009 Ford Fusion to Get Boost in Power [Forecast]
From Jalopnik | April 21, 2008The Ford Fusion has done well for Ford since it debuted as a 2006 model. Not only did it carve out a niche for the automaker in the midsize... more
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Cars that Jumped the Shark: Ford Mustang
From Karl on Cars | April 21, 2008As one of the oldest existing vehicle nameplates in the automotive universe it seems only fitting to ask the inevitable question: When (if... more
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Jaguar Land Rover CEO Geoff Polites, Dead At 60
From Winding Road | April 21, 200860-year-old Geoff Polites, CEO of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, passed away on Saturday in his home country of Australia. Reports indicate... more
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SHO 'Nuff?
From Motor Trend Blog | April 18, 2008The fuzzy spy shot posted last week by us, and others, of a detailed 2010 Ford Taurus design buck has me thinking about the notion of a reborn... more
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Mustang or Cobra, Now Available In All-Electric Forms [Alternative...
From Jalopnik | April 18, 2008There's something distinctly bizarre about the idea of an all-electric Ford Mustang, even more so with a battery powered Shelby Cobra. Isn... more
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