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• Ford abandons 2009 profitability goal

  May 23, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  DETROIT -- 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

• 2008 Shelby Ford GT500KR: Going for a king’s ransom?

  Up to Speed  |  May 5, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Forty years ago, the Shelby GT500KR — a more powerful and capable version of Ford’s Mustang — came out. In celebration of this anniversary... more

• Lawmakers don't warm to green cars

  By Richard Simon  |  May 1, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Rep. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley likes his taxpayer-funded Ford Expedition. He isn't worried that it's not the most fuel-efficient car... more

• Kerkorian to boost stake in Ford

  April 28, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  DETROIT -- Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian has taken aim at the No. 2 U.S. automaker, acquiring what could become a 5.6% stake in Ford... more

• Nine million Mustangs and counting

  Up to Speed  |  April 27, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  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

• 136 million reasons to quit

  April 4, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  David Sneath had worked at a Ford Motor Co. parts warehouse for 34 years, but it didn't take him any time at all to walk out once he discovered... more

• It’s cool to care

  Up to Speed  |  March 27, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  After Mustang's latest Bullitt edition comes something a little less macho -- the ‘Warriors in Pink’ 2009 Ford Mustang. One thousand examples... more

• Ford to net $1.7 billion for Jaguar, Land Rover

  By Tom Krisher  |  March 27, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Ford Motor Co. is selling its storied Jaguar and Land Rover lines to India's Tata Motors Ltd. in a deal that will net the U.S. automaker... more

• Ford expected to announce sale of Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata Motors...

  March 26, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. is expected to announce the sale of British automakers Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors Ltd. on Wednesday... more

• Mustang is corralled after 38 years

  By Joe Mozingo  |  March 21, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The last time Eugene Brakke drove his honey-gold 1965 Ford Mustang, he was young and single, and the throaty little sports car "certainly... more

• Chrysler, Volvo exit Southland

  By Ken Bensinger  |  March 8, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The nation's largest car market, Southern California, is losing two major automobile operations. Chrysler said Friday that it would close... more

• Ford recalls about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks

  March 6, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks because the front driver's seat does not conform with federal standards. more

• For the record

  March 2, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  In a Highway 1 review of the new Ford Mustang Bullitt on Wednesday, the wheels of the car were mistakenly described as being reproductions... more

• Ford issues safety recall for 4.6 million vehicles

  February 29, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Owners of about 4.6 million Ford vehicles were warned Thursday to bring their cars and trucks to dealerships immediately so that cruise control... more

• Cut to the chase In looks, ride, even in sound, the Mustang Bullitt...

  By DAN NEIL  |  February 27, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  NOT to go all Pauline Kael on you, but "Bullitt" -- the 1968 crime drama starring a Ford Mustang GT390 and some guy named Steve McQueen... more

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