Dearborn, Mich., July 29 – “Today, we officially opened our 27th round of bargaining with the United Auto Workers. We also are reflecting upon our proud 70 year history of working together – a history of working with mutual trust and respect to effectively address difficult business challenges. We are committed to negotiating this year with the same transparency and honesty we always have upheld.
Although the fundamentals of our business have been steadily improving, it is more important than ever that we continue to look to the future, and not to the past. We simply cannot go back to the old way of doing business, which would threaten our momentum and hurt our ability to bring new investment and jobs into our U.S. plants. We can and will protect and grow jobs if we can compete effectively with other automakers in this country, as well as across the globe.
All of us at Ford look forward to our upcoming discussions with the UAW when we will have the opportunity to make some important decisions together that will help to create a stronger, more competitive, world-class company, which will benefit us all.”
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DEARBORN, Mich., July 21, 2011 – The Ford Fusion Hybrid is America’s most fuel-efficient sedan and may be the highest-quality hybrid based on hundreds of millions of worry-free miles its owners have traveled.
Ford’s hybrid taxi fleet has logged more than 80 million miles in California alone during the past decade – more than quadruple the number of miles logged by Toyota’s Prius lineup. Yet, among the nearly 43 million battery cells Ford has tested or seen put to work in customer vehicles, only five issues have been documented.
This impressive quality record has surprised taxi operators who expected to experience more issues as they led the adoption of Ford’s patented hybrid technology. The Fusion Hybrid, which a leading consumer magazine rated America’s most reliable sedan of any hybrid or conventional model, also has taken hold with customers who give it a 91 percent “overall vehicle quality” score compared… read more
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High school group wins $25,000 in savings bonds as first place winners in a Ford Driving Skills for Life nationwide song contest about the dangers of distracted driving
Teens also win free trip to Usher’s New Look Foundation World Leadership Conference to speak in workshop with Usher and John Rich, country music star and Celebrity Apprentice
The national contest engages teen musicians in educational campaign about the dangers of distracted driving; more than a half million online votes were cast
DEARBORN, Mich., July 18, 2011 – Five lucky teens have won a national Ford song contest that involved 520,000 public votes and final judging from Shawn Wilson, president of Usher’s New Look Foundation. The public selected the five finalists on www.drivingskillsforlife.com from among videos by teen musicians performing original songs, and Wilson chose the first, second and third-place winners. Distracted driving is the theme for the 2011 Ford Driving Skills for Life… read more
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Rise in hatchback popularity in the U.S. may signal lasting market acceptance shift
Approximately 50 percent of 2011 Ford Fiesta vehicles now being sold in the U.S. are hatchback models; 41 percent of the all-new 2012 Ford Focus sales are hatchbacks
Ford is the only full-line vehicle manufacturer to offer both sedan and hatchback versions of its small B- and C-car lineup in America
In addition to more cargo space, both vehicles offer impressive fuel economy and deliver up to 40 mpg
DEARBORN, Mich., July 11, 2011 – Customers seeking more versatile vehicles with better fuel economy are finding what they’re looking for in hatchbacks and U.S. sales of these popular five-door cars continues to skyrocket.
It’s a trend reflected in sales of two of Ford’s hottest-selling cars. Approximately 50 percent of retail sales of the 2011 Fiesta have been for… read more
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DEARBORN, Mich., July 12, 2011 – Ford and Recycled Polymeric Materials (RPM) have found a way to put discarded tires to good use. By combining recycled tires with bio-renewable content, they are delivering environmentally friendly seals and gaskets for Ford Motor Company vehicles.
The gaskets and seals are derived from 25 percent post-consumer, recycled tire particulate and 17 percent bio-renewable content from soy.
In total, more than 2.2 million pounds of rubber from recycled tires has been made into RPM seals and gaskets and more than 210,000 used tires have been recycled. Additionally, 150,000 pounds of soy has…
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