http://ford.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Ford en Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:30:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043502 unknown@Netscape.com Ford Motor Co. is entering this summer's national labor talks with a clear, if audacious, goal: Cut hourly labor costs by about 30 percent to reach parity with Asian rivals operating in the United States. Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:30:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2043502FordlaboruawNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2030858 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2030858FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032078 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032078FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032129 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032129FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032184 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032184FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032237 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032237FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032288 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032288FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2032345 unknown@Netscape.com Five vehicles from Ford Motor Co. placed at the top of their categories in initial quality, according to a survey released Wednesday by J.D. Power and Associates. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 22:26:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2032345FordfusionmercuryjdpowerqualitycarsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/2031090 unknown@Netscape.com Of all the pony cars on the muscle car bill of fare in 1974, only the Mustang has survived. By 1974, the list of pony cars had dwindled by half. 'Cuda: gone. Challenger: gone. Javelin: gone. In 1975, the Z28 disappeared, and it was looking likely that the whole Camaro line was going with it. Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:39:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2031090vintageAutosClassiccars1978FordMustangoldNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1974218 unknown@Netscape.com New 2008 Ford Focus spy photos Sun, 20 May 2007 23:14:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1974218FordautophotosNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1957513 unknown@Netscape.com Ford is giving away a 2008 Taurus (Five Hundred) and a 2008 Taurus X (Freestyle) on ABC's Extreme Makeover tomorrow night. Sat, 19 May 2007 18:13:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1957513FordtaurusextrememakeoverfreeABCNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1793994 unknown@Netscape.com The moves are part of Ford's "Way Forward" restructuring plan in which the company said it would close 16 facilities by 2012. The company already has announced nine of the closures. Mon, 07 May 2007 20:40:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1793994FordmotorcompanyplantclosingsohioNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1702288 unknown@Netscape.com The No. 2 U.S. automaker said it sold 228,623 vehicles in the United States last month, compared with 262,722 vehicles a year earlier. Tue, 01 May 2007 19:29:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1702288FordaprilsalesmotorcompanycarNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1697548 unknown@Netscape.com The new spot is the latest in a series of ads for the F-150 featuring Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs." It is designed to call attention to the fact that Ford's pickup received the highest possible safety rating while competing models from rivals Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. did not. Tue, 01 May 2007 14:22:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1697548FordfseriestruckstoyotasafetyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1686476 unknown@Netscape.com Ford has apparently taken the MINI lesson and is focusing on making the new cars more attractive and better equipped. By keeping costs under control and using the kinetic design language from the Iosis concept and new Mondeo they hope that the new small car can contribute to their revival. Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:13:46 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1686476FordsmallcarsMazdamondeoautobloggreenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1596221 unknown@Netscape.com CEO Mulally says global warming is real; creates new environmental post. Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:39:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1596221FordmotorcompanyMulallyClimatechangeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1585187 unknown@Netscape.com A Ford Ranger commercial never seen in the states. Watch it and you will see why! Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:28:56 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1585187oldcarcommercialsadsFordrangerNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1583706 unknown@Netscape.com What did Chrysler do with its highly publicized production glut? Unloaded them onto fleets. Between September and February, 48.5-percent of Chrysler's sales were sold in quantities of ten or more. Even more troubling to dealers and consumers, close to 80-percent were bought up by rental car companies. Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:24:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1583706chryslerpontiacFordGMrentalfleetsautoblogNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1487920 unknown@Netscape.com Action hero Harrison Ford and actress girlfriend Calista Flockhart have managed a rare feat in Hollywood - a long term relationship - and now they are finally engaged. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:20:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1487920harrisonFordCalistaFlockhartengagementNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1442207 unknown@Netscape.com Uh oh. Those red-and-blue strobes. Lighting up your rearview mirror like the finale in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." They're for you. Time for your best Ned Flanders impersonation. Pull over, hands in plain sight on the wheel, pathetic smile. "What's the trouble, Mr. Officer, sir?.. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:08:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1442207AutospoliceDodgeChevroletFordNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1442519 unknown@Netscape.com Automaker urges workers to help boost brand image by serving as 'walking advertisement' when talking to others. Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:11:19 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1442519FordmotorcompanycarsmarkfieldsbrandimageNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1400994 unknown@Netscape.com The following are the 20 top-selling vehicles in the U.S. through March of 2007 as reported by the automakers. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:48:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1400994TopsellingcarsFordfseriesChevrolettoyotaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1396985 unknown@Netscape.com Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was recalling more than 500,000 Ford Escape sport utility vehicles after receiving reports of engine fires linked to corrosion on antilock brake connectors. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 05:36:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1396985FordmotorcompanyescaperecallNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1380209 unknown@Netscape.com Former first lady Betty Ford was released from a hospital where she underwent surgery last week, her office said in a statement Monday. Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:22:42 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1380209bettyFordreleasedfromHospitalNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1352508 unknown@Netscape.com Credit Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally with saving the leader of the free world from self-immolation. Mulally told journalists at the New York auto show that he intervened to prevent President Bush from plugging an electrical cord into the hydrogen tank of Ford's hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid at the White House last week. Sun, 08 Apr 2007 11:35:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1352508bushwhitehousealanMulallyFordselfImmolationNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1337297 unknown@Netscape.com There is no better example of the fundamental changes under way at Ford Motor Co. than the Flex. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:50:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1337297FordflexnewyorkautoshowNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1320867 unknown@Netscape.com Former first lady Betty Ford was recovering Thursday from unspecified surgery, the office of the late President Gerald Ford said. Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:38:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1320867bettyFordNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1310255 unknown@Netscape.com The Ford Motor Company paid its new chief executive, Alan R. Mulally, $28.18 million in his first four months on the job, the automaker said in a regulatory filing today. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:31:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1310255FordceomillionsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1321174 unknown@Netscape.com The Ford Escape/Kermit commercial wins top honors at the new York Auto Show. Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:40:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1321174kermitgreencarHybridFordescapeautobloggreenNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1307818 unknown@Netscape.com OK, so Ford is still affixing the dreaded and meaningless "crossover" label to the Flex, but we're going to call it a station wagon - and it's the most faithful rendering of the genre to come from Detroit in over a decade. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:30:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1307818FordflexnewyorkautoshowautoblogNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1291916 unknown@Netscape.com The Lincoln lineup will be the first to include the equipment as standard. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 22:17:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1291916siriusRadiolincolnFordmotorcompanyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1277240 unknown@Netscape.com Family stake in the U.S. auto giant has lost half its value since 2001. Some members of the Ford family are starting to worry about their share, says Fortune's Alex Taylor. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:05:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1277240FordmotorcompanyFamilyMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1250204 unknown@Netscape.com The car show may be in gigantic New York City, but attendees don't need to look far to find a little bit of Motown in the Big Apple. Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:31:37 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1250204newyorkautoshowcarsmotownuscompaniesFordGMNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1235113 unknown@Netscape.com Ford said that the factory, which manufactures brake components, will close in July. The company said the 365 employees affected will be offered a mixture of early retirement and redeployment at Ford's distribution facility in Daventry. Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:21:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1235113FordukplantNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1074622 unknown@Netscape.com The day he got home from the Army 37 years ago was the day Angelo Bruno got a job as a painter at Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Truck Plant. He's been proud of his career -- until now. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:42:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1074622uawForduniongivebacksautoindustryNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1047879 unknown@Netscape.com If there were any doubt that Toyota Motor Co. is emerging as a legitimate threat on a truck scene long dominated by Detroit steel, consider some of the latest maneuvers by the folks peddling American-made pickups. Sun, 18 Mar 2007 15:30:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1047879FordGMtruckstoyotatrucksalessilveradofseriesTundraNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1031692 unknown@Netscape.com Spy shots of the new Mustang colors. Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:37:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1031692MustangFordcolorspyShotsNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1014391 unknown@Netscape.com We bring you yet another example of people getting bent out of shape over what appears to us as innocuous advertising. This time it's Ford of Europe Fri, 16 Mar 2007 02:09:49 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1014391FordadcommercialcasinoRoyaleNews http://web2announcer.com/go/915856 unknown@Netscape.com Ford Motor Co. will give performance bonuses to its U.S. and Canadian salaried and hourly employees because the company made quality and cost-cutting improvements in 2006, the company said Thursday. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:30:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/915856FordautoWorkersbonusesMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/858401 unknown@Netscape.com Ford Motor Co. could announce the sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more than £450 million ($865 million) as early as this week, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:29:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/858401Fordastonmartinsale865millionNews http://web2announcer.com/go/853116 unknown@Netscape.com Automakers hope incentives will spark increased truck, car sales Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:09:28 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/853116rebatesFordchryslercashbackcarbuyingincentivesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/820210 unknown@Netscape.com Ford has again mined its history to come up with a special edition Mustang that recalls a similar 1968 model. 300 horsepower V-8 that spits and burbles like it should. Attractive two-tone leather seat treatment. Read more about this special edition Mustang at MotorTrend.com Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:10:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/820210FordMustangCaliforniacarreviewNews http://web2announcer.com/go/808481 unknown@Netscape.com The second-largest U.S. automaker said it sold 211,150 vehicles in the United States last month, compared with 244,021 vehicles a year earlier. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:25:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/808481FordmonthlyautosalesmotorcompanyMoneyNews http://web2announcer.com/go/770712 unknown@Netscape.com With retro touches like the Grabber Orange paint, black stripes, a big wing, rear window louvers, and the Shaker hood, the Saleen Parnelli Jones Limited Edition Mustang instantly became our favorite Mustang on sale today. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 19:28:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/770712FordMustangsaleenParnelliJonesautoblogNews http://web2announcer.com/go/697899 unknown@Netscape.com Who's The Boss? While Ford prepares for the revival of the 302 Mustang, Saleen beats it to the punch - PICTURE GALLERY Thu, 22 Feb 2007 22:01:39 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/697899carsAutossaleenFordMustangvehiclesNews http://web2announcer.com/go/440009 unknown@Netscape.com The head of the second-largest Ford Motor Co dealership group on Friday said the automaker was not doing enough to defend the market-leading position of its F-series pickup trucks. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:00:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/440009Fordf150No.2dealerdefendEarlHesterbergNews http://web2announcer.com/go/338408 unknown@Netscape.com A spokesman for Ford Motor Company announced today the preemptive recall of all 6.1 million model year 2011 cars expected to be produced under the company's flagship Ford brand next year. The recall, will affect all new Ford automobiles immediately upon leaving the assembly line. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 08:03:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/338408FordWhereTheconsumercomesFirstNews http://web2announcer.com/go/304954 unknown@Netscape.com Ford Motor Co. posted a $12.7 billion loss in 2006, the largest annual loss in the fabled automaker's 103-year history. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:35:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/304954FordmotorcompanyAutosNews http://web2announcer.com/go/281827 unknown@Netscape.com The Ford Edge gliding along the George Washington Memorial Parkway doesn't have spinning rims or a booming sound system. The bling in this SUV is the technology. The vehicle runs almost silently. It needs no gas and releases no polluting exhaust. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:19:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/281827NewshydrogencarsFordedge http://web2announcer.com/go/249136 unknown@Netscape.com A 1903 Model A, considered to be the oldest surviving Ford, sold for $630,000 on Friday at a collector car auction in Phoenix. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 01:50:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/249136FordmodelacarAuctionphoenix1903News