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52 min ago | Macleans

Ford finally posts a profit

Ford Motor Company announced on Monday it had turned a $1 billion profit in the third quarter of this year.

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Ford Escape, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln

9 hrs ago | Ticker

Denbury Acquires Encore for $4.5 B; Ford Surges

Denbury Resources agreed to acquire Encore Acquisition Corp for $4.5 billion in an exchange of cash and stock.

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Related Topix: Denbury Resources, Energy, Oil & Gas, Automakers, Encore Acquisition, Financial Markets, Office Equipment, Office Depot, Food, Dean Foods, Retail

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Ford to raise $3.3 billion in stock, debt sales

Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will ask its lenders for extra time to repay at least some of the $10.1 billion borrowed under a line of credit, and will sell about $3.3 billion in stock and convertible debt to raise more cash.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Economics News, Bankruptcy, CIT Group, Financial Services, Business News

WHEC-TV Rochester

Ford launches inflatable belts

Ford Motor Company has designed an inflatable seat belt to keep passengers in the back seat safe.

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WWJ-AM Southfield

Ford To Announce 3rd Quarter Earnings

Ford Motor Company will release third quarter earnings Monday morning, and at least two auto analysts are predicting a quarterly profit.

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Related Topix: Ford, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Kirkland Courier

Ford of Kirkland raises $1,400 for Juanita High School

Despite heavy rains, Juanita High School students and families participated in Forda s Drive One 4 UR School Program on Oct.

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Related Topix: Ford, Kirkland, WA, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln

The Post Chronicle

VIDEO: Inflatable Ford Seat Belt Demo

Ford Motor Company is bringing to market the world's first automotive inflatable seat belts, combining attributes of traditional seat belts and air bags to provide a new level of crash safety protection for rear seat occupants.

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AXcessNews.com

Ford reports 3% increase in October US sales

New York - Ford Motor Co. reported a 3% increase in October US sales, led by stronger demand for cars and crossover vehicles as the automaker's US market share increased for the 13th consecutive month.

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Related Topix: Ford Mustang, Ford Escape, Ford, Ford Taurus Sho, US Energy Systems, Energy, Automakers

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Connecticut Post

New Ford dealer forges ahead with plans

Seven months after acquiring a Stamford car dealership in the midst of the worst economic downturn since the Depression, the longtime employee who bought the company is buoyed by its progress and moving ahead with the next phase of his business plan.

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Related Topix: Ford Escape, Ford, Stamford, CT, Stamford Metro, New Haven Metro, Automakers, Mercury Milan, Mercury

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Ford Introduces First Inflatable Seatbelts

Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles.

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The Auto Channel

New Ford Fiesta Sales Top 500,000 Units in First Year; Roll-Out...

DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 29, 2009; One year after its debut, more than half a million customers have purchased the new Ford Fiesta, marking an important milestone as Ford Motor Company prepares to bring the fuel-efficient, global car to the U.S. and other key Asian Pacific markets next year.

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Related Topix: Ford, Dearborn, MI, Mercury, Lincoln, Automakers, World News, South Africa, Africa

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ford posts surprise profit

ASHLEY HALL: The global financial crisis downed the titans of world industry. Two of North America's biggest car companies went into bankruptcy.

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Penticton Herald

Oct. sales better for most car makers, GM posts 1st monthly gain in 21 months

GM reported its first monthly gain in U.S. sales in almost two years while Toyota and Ford also improved, a sign the auto industry it starting to crawl back from a year-long slump.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Taurus, Toyota Motor, Automakers, General Motors, Hyundai Elantra, Hyundai

Customer Interaction Solutions

FORD Taps Quantum3D to Build Virtual Engineering, Safety Leadership

Quantum3D, Inc., a leading provider of Commercial off-the-Shelf real-time visual computing solutions, today announced that it is helping Ford Motor Company build on its virtual engineering and safety leadership.

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Related Topix: Startups, Quantum3D, Automakers, Dearborn, MI

Bloomberg

Mulally Adds $2,700 More Revenue Per New Vehicle to Drive Ford's Growth

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally , after cutting nearly half the automakera s North American employees, is commanding $2,700 more revenue per vehicle as he looks to put the company on a path to growth.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Taurus, Automakers, Dearborn, MI, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Tue Nov 03, 2009

TMCnet

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Related Topix: Big Box Retailers, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Bentonville, AR, Media, Ford, Automakers

The Dispatch

Ford Posts an Unexpected Profit of $997 Million

While its crosstown rivals stumbled through bankruptcy this summer, the Ford Motor Company pressed its advantage, and delivered surprising news on Monday that its cost-cutting efforts and improving sales helped it earn nearly $1 billion in the third quarter.

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Related Topix: Ford Mustang, Ford, Ford Taurus, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln

ABC News

General Motors Sales Rise 4.7 Percent in October

In this photo made March 16, 2009, the Ford Motor Co. logo is seen on a car in Cologne, Germany.... In this photo made March 16, 2009, the Ford Motor Co.

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Related Topix: Automakers, World News, Germany

Chicago Tribune

Ford Motor announces that senior executives John Parker and Phil Spender will retire

Ford Motor Co. , which surprised the market by posting a third-quarter profit, said Tuesday that two of its senior executives are retiring.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Business News

Penticton Herald

Ford seeks to push back debt; will sell up to US$3.3B worth of notes and equity

Ford Motor Co. said Monday it will ask its lenders for extra time to repay at least some of the US$10.1 billion borrowed under a line of credit, and will sell about $3.3 billion in stock and convertible debt to raise more cash.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Economics News, Bankruptcy

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