Archive for the ‘Ford’ Category

Ford Selling Like Hell In China

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

More good news for investors in Ford Motor Company as the company announced their latest sales figures in China. Ford, which is marketing vehicles in China under the auspices of a joint venture with Changan Ford Mazda, which is a tie-up with Chongqing Changan Auto Co (000625.SZ) and Mazda ...

Ford Poises For 2010 Auto Industry Rebound

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Executives at Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) are expecting great things next year. They were quite happy with the boost the company received from the "Cash for Clunkers" program and are hopeful that a continuation of the program will continue to spur sales. "We're not seeing pull-ahead sales as much as ...

Ford Beats Honda In Quality

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Ford is crowing over a new report that says the quality of their cars has surpassed Honda and statistically tied with Toyota. For decades Ford has languished behind its foreign rivals when it comes to perception of quality. Now that might be changing. "This is truly a ...

Ford Cleveland Engine Plant Number One To Restart

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Ford Cleveland Engine Plant One, which has been idling since 2007, will be re-opened as part of a plan to build new energy efficient engines. 250 workers will be needed in the plant, which will build the new "EcoBooster" engine. This is good news for Brook Park, Ohio, which hasn't ...

Ford Earns $100 Million In First Quarter

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Ford Motor Company surprised investors today by announcing their return to profitability, faster than anyone expected. The company announced the made $100,000,000 in the first quarter. Nobody was happier than Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford. “The results of this quarter are encouraging, particularly our outstanding performance in Europe and ...

Ford China Joint Venture Up 58% In 2008

Monday, April 21st, 2008

Ford Motor did so well selling cars in China with a Joint Venture, that they're ramping up sales forecasts for 2008. The plan to increase sales in China is simple: the company will offer even more makes and models that ever before. "We have set a target to sell 58 ...

Ford Sales In China Up 47% In First Quarter

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Ford sold 90,791 vehicles in China, and increase over the prior year of 47%. The sales represent a definite sweet spot for the company. Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, the company's passenger car joint-venture, posted quarterly sales of 61,789 units, which has increased by 58 per cent compared with the same ...

2008: Year Of The Car

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Several of Detroit's big auto makers have teamed up in order to celebrate their lengthy service in the auto industry. Ford and GM have organized several events in "2008: Year of the Car". Year of the Car is a collaborative effort being organized and sponsored by MotorCities National Heritage Area, ...

Ford Sales Up For Focus And Edge

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Ford says sales of their Focus and Edge lines bucked a global trend, and were up. Retail sales for the Ford Focus were the highest for any month since August 2005 -- with retail sales up 36 percent in March and 35 percent in the first quarter compared with ...