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May 2008
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Ford Fiesta Hatchback Coming to North America
From Green Car Advisor | May 30, 2008Ford Motor Co. has added a hatchback version of the Fiesta to the 2010 North American launch of the small economy car, which will be sold... more
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Shotgun in a Rally Car, Fun or Scary?
From Wheels | May 30, 2008I’ll never forget the first time I sat shotgun in a rally car. It was a 1999 Ford Focus WRC, driven by Thomas Radstrom, a snow specialist... more
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Detroit's Challenge: Designing Cars Drivers Want Now []
From Jalopnik | May 30, 2008Posted By:Phil LeBeauIn the last 10 years, the Big 3 have struggled to come up with sedans to beat the Camry, Corolla, Civic and Altima. In... more
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Tracinda says committed to Ford tender offer
From Reuters: Business News | May 30, 2008NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda investment company said on Friday it will waive a condition tied to a... more
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Ford readies white-collar layoffs as sales tumble
From Reuters: Business News | May 30, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is preparing to fire U.S. salaried employees over the next two months due to the sudden downturn in auto... more
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PickupTrucks.com: 2009 Harley-Davidson Edition Ford F-450 Caught...
From Jalopnik | May 29, 2008PickupTrucks.com: 2009 Harley-Davidson Edition Ford F-450 Caught more
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Ford to cut up to 12 percent of salaried jobs: report
From Reuters: Business News | May 28, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co plans to cut its U.S. salaried work force by up to 12 percent after its turnaround plan stalled because... more
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2009 Ford Focus Gets Kinetic Design Update For China [Ford Focus]
From Jalopnik | May 27, 2008Looks like the domestic market Ford Focus will remain the laughing stock of the worldwide Focus product line if these spy photos of Chinese... more
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GM, Ford stock extend slide, auto outlook dims
From Reuters: Business News | May 27, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of General Motors Corp slumped to a 27-year low while smaller rival Ford Motor Co hit a new six-week low on Tuesday... more
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2009 Lincoln MKS AWD, Lounging In Suburbia [2009 Lincoln Mks]
From Jalopnik | May 23, 2008Looks like reader James Kenney is in a prime location for catching first glimpses of new Ford products. After bringing us a look at that... more
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Ford Escape Hybrid Hits the Sand for Memorial Day
From Wired: Autopia | May 23, 2008Is there anything the Ford Escape Hybrid can't do? Following its by-all-accounts successful foray into East Coast taxi-dom (there are currently... more
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Ford shares drop more after profit, output warning
From Reuters: Business News | May 23, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Shares of Ford Motor Co extended their decline on Friday following news that the No. 2 U.S. automaker was slashing truck... more
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Ford abandons '09 profit goal, recovery sputters
From Reuters: Business News | May 23, 2008DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co warned on Thursday that it no longer expected to meet a key target of returning to profitability in 2009... more
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Ford abandons 2009 profitability goal
May 23, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesDETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said today it no longer expected to meet a long-held goal of returning to profitability in 2009 and would cut production... more
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Question of the Day: What’s Your Gas Price Breaking Point?
From The Truth About Cars | May 22, 2008Back on tax day we asked you what you were paying for gas. I was balking at the fact that I was paying $3.99 per gallon of premium. Well... more
