Article: Ford maps strategy to capture top spot in California sales. (Ford Motor Co.)

Article: Ford seeks buyout of all Indianapolis dealerships. (Ford Motor Co.)
Automotive News;  May 12, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Ford Motor Co., rocking the world of traditional auto dealerships in the United States, wants to acquire control of all Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships in metropolitan Indianapolis. Ford last week asked Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealers in the Indianapolis market to sell to...

Article: Dealers protected as Ford quits big trucks. (Ford Motor Co. )
Automotive News;  February 24, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Ford Motor Co. is bailing out of the heavy-truck business, but its dealers will still have products to sell. About 257 Ford dealers in North America are affected by Ford's decision to sell its heavy-duty truck business to Freightliner Corp., a subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz...

Article: Ford Moves to 'Rebuild Relationships'; Chairman Ousts Nasser, Cites Loss Of Focus
The Washington Post;  October 31, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Ford Motor Co. Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. said yesterday that he decided to force the resignation of Jacques...was near paralysis. "I think we lost our focus in several areas," Ford said. "We do need to rebuild relationships, starting right here...

Article: Service advisers are more than clerks
Winnipeg Free Press;  June 15, 2007 ;     575 words ......made in their service departments if service advisers are also trained in sales techniques...rates are 20 to 30 per cent, whereas service advisers who are on the ball and selling additional...consultant, he works directly with service advisers in dealership drive-thrus training...

Article: Ford Chooses Plumtree to Transform World's Largest Commercial Intranet Into Dynamic Corporate Portal.
PR Newswire;  June 12, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Hub.ford.com Provides Gateway to 300,000 Web Pages...and SAN FRANCISCO, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and corporate portal...market-leader Plumtree Software today announced that Ford has selected the Plumtree Corporate Portal...

Article: Ford needs vision and more exciting cars.(Opinion)(Ford Motor Co.)
Automotive News Europe;  September 4, 2006 ;     448 words ...Ford Motor finally has realized that a drastic rethink of its business is in order - and that is a good thing. Ford is at a crossroads. After its latest US downsizing fizzled, Ford is asking itself basic but crucially important questions. What works, what doesn't? What...

Article: Don Leclair to Retire From Ford Motor Company; Lewis Booth Transitions to Chief Financial Officer.(Company overview)
China Weekly News;  October 21, 2008 ;     660 words ...Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced that Chief Financial Officer...played a leading role in the successful transformation of Ford of Europe and Mazda during the past decade -- will become...Don's expertise and business acumen have been invaluable to Ford, Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally said. ...

Article: Ford's goals: Revive Lincoln, add sport wagons.(Ford Motor Co.)(Statistical Data Included)
Automotive News;  July 30, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Ford Motor Co.'s crown jewels are under pressure. * Half of Ford's Taurus car production will be tossed in favor of trendy sport wagons. * Ford will reinvent Lincoln and boost its product line. * The F series, the nation's best-selli...

Article: Ford Motor Company Receives Keep America Beautiful's 1998 Vision For America Award on October 1 for Recycling Initiatives & Environmental Leadership.
PR Newswire;  September 30, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Ford CEO Trotman, US Steel Pres. Wilhelm and U.S. DOT Secretary...in New York City STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company will receive Keep America Beautiful's 1998...Award, Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) will recognize Ford for achievements in recycling and use of ...

Article: Ford needs a Lutz; Reitzle may be the guy.
Automotive News Europe;  March 25, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Ford could use a Bob Lutz-style corporate product czar - and talk...immediately generated enthusiasm for GM's products. Meanwhile, Ford in North America faces a shortage of products in the pipeline. Sources say the excitement surrounding Lutz has Ford looking for its own charismatic car guy. Reitzle, the ...

Article: Ford's Future May Hold 5-Speed Automatic
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 16, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Ford Motor Co. will spend about $30 billion over the next five...Taurus and Sable, set to debut in the 1995 or 1996 model year. Ford could be the first automaker to introduce the five-speed...experimented with the three and four-speed (automatic)," said a Ford official. "We think it's now time to go to the ...

Article: FORD MAKES FEDERAL CASE OUT OF LEAKS.
Automotive News;  September 6, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Ford Motor Co. is rallying its plumbers to plug a document leak. The company says an unprecedented investigation...way to ferret out whoever leaked reams of sensitive internal documents to an Internet publisher. Ford's intellectual property management subsidiary, Ford Global Technologies Inc., is leading ...

Article: Some Ford contract jobs will be moved in-house.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  November 7, 2001 ;     634 words ...Ford Motor Co., trying to prevent what it feels is a technology...more information-technology contract workers into full-time Ford employees. In the process, it will also get rid of hundreds of technology contract jobs. Ford has roughly 5,000 information-technology workers who handle...

Article: Wixom Assembly to Build Ford GT Supercar; Romeo to Supply Engine.
PR Newswire;  November 20, 2002 ;     459 words ...Ford's hot new supercar, the Ford GT, will be assembled at the Wixom Assembly Plant -- home of the Ford Thunderbird, Lincoln LS and Lincoln Town Car. Ford also announced the Ford GT's powertrain, a supercharged MOD 5.4-liter DOHC V-8, will be built...