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23 hrs ago | International Business Times

Engineer in Ford theft case may face more charges

A Chinese engineer arrested on suspicion of stealing Ford Motor Co. trade secrets will likely face additional charges after more secret data was found on his computer, U.S. prosecutors said this week.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Prison, Dearborn, MI

Saturday | TheCarConnection

Ford's Big Day: Fusion Gets Top Marks, Company Stock Soars

A year ago, many people were predicting the end of Detroit. In light of the financial sector's collapse and the subsequent Big Three implosion , naysayers around the world insisted that America's moment to shine was over -- at least as far as cars were concerned.

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Related Topix: Ford, Mercury, Automakers, Lincoln

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Ford Fusion named Motor Trend car of the year

The Ford Fusion is Motor Trend magazine's car of the year. The 2010 Fusion beat out 22 competitors, including the redesigned Toyota Prius, the BMW 7-Series and the Chevrolet Camaro.

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Related Topix: Hybrid Vehicles, BMW 7 Series, Toyota Prius, Toyota, BMW, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet, Automakers, Auto Dealers

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Ford, Subaru, VW win insurance industry picks

Ford, Subaru and Volkswagen sit atop the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, according to a closely watched assessment used by car companies to lure safety-conscious consumers to showrooms.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford Taurus, Insurance, Automakers, Volvo S80, Volvo, Fiat Spa

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Hispanic Business

Ford Sales Surge in Europe in October

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday reported its best October sales in 12 years in Europe, but said both Ford and industry sales are likely to decline next year as government incentive programs end.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Golf

Tue Nov 17, 2009

FOX59.com WXIN-TV Indianapolis

Hedge fund run by George Soros takes stake in Ford Motor as it increases US stock holdings

Soros Fund Management LLC, the hedge fund run by billionaire investor George Soros, increased its holdings in U.S. stocks to $6.2 billion from $4.2 billion and bought a stake in Ford Motor Co.

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Related Topix: Automakers, Financial Services, Investment Services

The Detroit News

2010 Ford Fusion named Motor Trend's Car of the Year

Dearborn -- The 2010 Ford Fusion has been named Motor Trend magazine's 2010 Car of the Year.

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Related Topix: Automakers

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Sebring News-Sun

APHS receives $3,460 from Ford program

Avon Park High School students and families participated in Ford and Mercury's Drive One 4 UR School Program on Oct.

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Related Topix: Ford, Ford F-150, Mercury, Automakers, Lincoln

Sun Nov 15, 2009

SavannahNow

Ford analyst sees small car segment growing

Small-car sales will continue to grow in the U.S. and likely will become the largest segment of the market by 2013, according to Ford Motor Co.'s top sales analyst.

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Related Topix: Automakers

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Kansas City Star

Union concerns resolved at Claycomo plant, Ford says

Ford Motor Co. said Saturday that union concerns over working conditions at its Kansas City assembly plant had been resolved even as workers moved ahead with a planned strike authorization vote.Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said officials from the automaker and United Auto Workers Local 249 reached an agreement late Friday on issues related to the ...

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Related Topix: Ford Escape, Ford, Claycomo, MO, Automakers, Kansas City, MO, Mercury, Mercury Mariner

Freerepublic.com

(Automobile Magazine)2010 Man of the Year: Alan Mulally, CEO Ford Motor Company

A year ago, when the heads of Detroit's Big Three - GM's Rick Wagoner, Ford's Alan Mulally, and Chrysler's Bob Nardelli - appeared in the infamous Capitol Hill bailout hearings, many lawmakers, and many Americans, decided that this trio from the industrial heartland could all be tarred with the bad-CEO brush.

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Ford Taurus, Lincoln, Automakers

Inc. Magazine

Great Leaders: Henry Ford

Bringing the assembly line to car manufacturing is easily Henry Ford 's greatest innovation, but his biggest success was proving that you don't have to be first to market -- you just have to be the best.

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Related Topix: Ford, Electric Vehicle, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln

Fri Nov 13, 2009

MarketWatch

Ford stock: Buy? Sell? Hold?

After my recent Ford article in which I said I thought Ford was a sell, we heard from the company and they wanted to talk through my analysis.

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Related Topix: Ford, Automakers

Myrtle Beach Online

Ford analyst sees small car segment growing

Ford Motor Co.'s top sales analyst says demand for small cars will keep growing and become the biggest segment of the U.S. market by 2013.

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Related Topix: Ford Focus, Ford, Automakers, Auto Dealers, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Business News

Thu Nov 12, 2009

WebWire

Ford Teams Up To Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; New Biomaterial Debuts In 2010 Ford Flex

This world-first application, which is on the third-row storage bins of the 2010 Ford Flex, reduces petroleum usage by some 20,000 pounds per year and reduces CO2 emissions by 30,000 pounds per year * Ford is advancing a strategy to migrate this bio-based material to numerous other interior, exterior and under-hood applications for multiple product ...

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Related Topix: Ford Escape, Ford, Automakers, Mercury, Lincoln, Rubber-Plastics, Manufacturing, Chemicals, A Schulman

The Globe and Mail

Volvo's future and the coming S60

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Related Topix: Volvo S60, Volvo, Ford F-150, Ford, Mazda 3, Mazda

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Ag Professional

Ford teams up to develop, use wheat-straw-reinforced plastic in 2010 Ford Flex

Ford teams up to develop, use wheat-straw-reinforced plastic in 2010 Ford Flex Nov.

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Related Topix: Ford, KS, Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Automakers, Canada, World News,

MyFoxDetroit

Museum Putting Historic Photos Online

Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn is working to make its photographic collections more widely accessible.

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Related Topix: Arts, Photography, Automakers

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Marion (McDowell) News

Commissioners sending letter to Ford's head honcho

The chairman of the board of directors for the Ford Motor Co. will soon hear from the chairman of the McDowell County Commission.

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Related Topix: Ford, Automakers, McDowell County, NC, Mercury, Marion, NC

Associated Content

Ford Motor Company: Six Sigma Initiative

Brief Background & History of Ford Motor Co. Ford Motor Company was started in 1903 by Henry Ford, a farmer's son born in Michigan.

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Related Topix: Ford, Mercury, Automakers, Lincoln

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