Ford
Ford mulls building car plant in Slovakia
June 20, 2007U.S. car maker Ford is considering building an assembly plant in Slovakia located in an industrial park near the town of Kechnec, where a Ford-Getrag joint venture already makes gear boxes, the economic daily Hospodarske Noviny said on Wednesday, without...
Car Workers’ Unions react to possible Jaguar and Land Rover sale
June 20, 2007News that US auto giant Ford Motor Company is mulling the possible sale of its units has sparked fears of further job cuts in the UK's shrinking car industry. Across the UK Jaguar employs about 10,000 workers, while Land Rover has around 9,000 employees...
Ford hires banks to explore options
June 15, 2007Ford Motor Co. has hired investment banks to help it explore options including a sale of its Jaguar and Land Rover European luxury brands, sources familiar with the matter said, while several companies such as Alchemy, Renault and Fiat ruled themselves...
Ford wins most vehicle quality awards
June 11, 2007Ford Motor Co. wins most quality awards in J.D. Power and Associates' annual initial quality rankings released Wednesday. Ford took ranked first in 5 of 19 segments in the survey, two better than the last time a U.S. automaker was on top, in 1998...
Poor SUV, pickup sales key in Ford loss
January 25, 2007DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Poor U.S. sales of sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks played a key role in Ford Motor Co.'s record $12.7 billion 2006 loss, the company said Thursday. The automaker -- whose previous worst-year loss was $7.39...
Ford Motor's Edge runs on hydrogen
January 24, 2007WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co.'s new prototype hybrid Edge car runs on electricity and hydrogen, so it generates no polluting exhaust, the company said Tuesday. The HySeries Edge, unveiled Tuesday at the Washington Auto Show, is intended...
