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Ford Motor Company is recalling over 600,000 pick-up trucks. They say a hose in Ford F150 and Lincoln Mark LT trucks could affect the vehicles' braking power. via WMDT

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Ford's popular Escape compact SUV is to get significant increases in power and fuel economy for 2009, thanks to engine and transmission upgrades. via Detroit Free Press

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“We are pleased that our partnership has contributed to Ford's strong and steady gains in energy efficiency and that those gains have led to this prestigious award”

In announcing the award, the EPA noted that Ford improved energy efficiency in the U.S. by 4.5 percent in 2007, resulting in savings of approximately $18 million and that the company's U.S. facilities have ... via Earth Times

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Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 655,000 Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks to fix a hose thata could affect the vehicles' braking power. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

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“We are pleased to see that Driving Skills for Life is continuing to play a major role in improving teen driving skills across Illinois”

Illinois state officials are crediting Ford Motor Company Fund's Driving Skills for Life teen safe driving program for helping reduce the state's teen auto fatalities by 61 percent reduction thus far in 2008. via Paddock Talk

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Lee Guy needed a new water pump for his old car to make it the 2,500 miles he needs to go to his ailing daughter in North Carolina. via KPAX

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“We are making our offer because we believe that the current management and leadership at Ford Motor Company and the pending execution of management's turnaround strategy make Ford Motor Company an attractive investment”

Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Friday launched a planned tender offer to add to a Ford stake he called an "attractive investment," and not one he acquired to influence the automaker. via Reuters UK

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The 135-acre parcel of prime St. Paul land that now holds a Ford Motor Company pickup truck plant is moving closer to redevelopment. via KAAL

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Ford Motor Company plans to increase production of its fuel-efficient cars to more than double the number - to 1.4 million, equipped with fuel-efficient, 6-speed automatic transmissions in its North American ... via Domain-B

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A software solutions provider, Chesapeake System Solutions, today announced that Ford Motor Company recently implemented Chesapeake's flagship product, T-Recs Enterprise, to automatically the reconcile ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

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“These technologies are all about fuel economy”

Comtex DEARBORN, Mich., May 7, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ ----The big shift is on at Ford Motor Company , as the automaker plans to more than double the number -- to 1.4 million -- of ... via Fox News

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Even though it is one of the 10 brightest objects in the sky, far and away the least observed of the naked-eye planets is the tiny and elusive planet Mercury. via Fort Collins Coloradoan

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“With oil prices at record levels, compact cars and hybrids continue to lead the way.”

While April sales of new vehicles in the United States dropped to their lowest level since 1992, figures also show that US consumers are buying smaller cars with better fuel economy over trucks and sport ... via Maktoob Business

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Ford Motor Co will offer buyouts to United Auto Workers union-represented hourly employees at plants in Chicago and Louisville, Kentucky, to try to trim its ranks, the company said on Friday. via Reuters

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“This is the little car that delivers in a big way for customers, with outstanding fuel economy, cool features including SYNC, a fun drive and the right price, right along with the rest of our newest cars and crossovers.”

Ford's new Focus continues to defy gravity -- and the U.S. economy -- with a 88 percent jump in retail sales versus last April and the highest total Focus April sales since 2000. via Huliq.com

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Ford Motor Company and The Timberland Company received the top sustainability reporting awards in an international competition organized by the Boston-based Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered ... via Environmental Leader

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