Social Media Hub: New Henry Ford 150th Facebook App

May-02-2013 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN - As we celebrate Henry Ford’s 150th birthday, we want everyone to be able to join in on the festivities with us. Honoring this milestone via social media, you’ll find a Henry Ford 150th app (or tab) located on the top of the Ford Motor Co. Facebook page.

Social Media Hub: Ford Mustang Reaches 5 Million Facebook Likes

Apr-17-2013 12:10 PM ET

​… 3 … 4 … 5! The Ford Mustang page now has 5 million fans, and that’s why the Ford Mustang Facebook team made their cover photo a mosaic from Mustang fan pics. Not only that, but Mustang is 49 years old!

South Africa’s #Fiestagram Winner Crowned

Mar-04-2013 9:50 PM ET

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — After judging thousands of entries, the winner of the Fiestagram photographic competition was announced at the opening of the Fiestagram exhibition in Cape Town.

Social Media Hub: 2013 Campus Party Brazil

Feb-01-2013 6:40 AM ET

​SAO PAULO - It’s pretty obvious that Ford Brazil wouldn’t be out of the most famous technology festival that began on Jan. 28, in São Paulo, Brazil! We were the first Brazilian automaker to participate and sponsor this event, which is the biggest in terms of innovation, creativity and digital culture in the whole world. About 8,000 campuseiros (hackers, developers, gamers and geeks) are staying in Anhembi Park, and more than 160,000 other people are expected to attend the event until closing, on Feb. 3.

Chinese Bloggers Join North America International Auto Show Ford Digital Summit

Jan-23-2013 10:15 PM ET

SHANGHAI, China — When going through U.S. Customs, Huixian Chen – known as @Zitong on Chinese Twitter Sina Weibo – was asked about her occupation by the officer. “Blogger!” Chen proudly declared, prompting a smile from the officer who responded, “Welcome to Detroit!”

Social Media Hub: Bloggers Visit Detroit for NAIAS Digital Summit

Jan-22-2013 12:30 PM ET

​DETROIT - This past week, 150 bloggers from around the world spent time with Ford as they got the inside scoop at the 2013 Ford North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) Digital Summit.

Social Media Hub: Follow @AtFordNews for LIVE NAIAS Tweets

Jan-14-2013 6:05 AM ET

​DETROIT - As we start to kick off the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) this week, stay up to date on breaking news by following real-time tweets from NAIAS events.

Go Further with Ford Night Comes to Dealerships Tonight!

Nov-15-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN - On Thursday, Nov. 15, more than 2,000 of the company’s dealers across the U.S. will present a spectacular, one-night-only fundraising event called Go Further with Ford Night (GFWFN) that will benefit local charities and engage consumers in an unique American Idol® experience as well as offer them a personal introduction to the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion.

Social Media Hub: Making Connections at She's Connected

Nov-01-2012 6:05 AM ET

​The 2012 She’s Connected Conference was held recently at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and Ford was the title sponsor of the event

Social Media Hub: New SEMA Facebook Tab

Oct-26-2012 12:20 PM ET

​As the countdown to #FordSEMA revs up for 2012 with nearly 40 project vehicles from the industry’s top builders, a SEMA tab has been added to the Ford Motor Company Facebook Page to keep you in the loop whether you’re hanging out at SEMA and sharing your experience or following along from home.

Social Media Hub: Classic Badges Ready to Grab

Aug-27-2012 10:15 AM ET

DEARBORN - You don’t have to own a ‘55 T-bird or a ‘64 ½ Mustang to be considered a classic car lover. Ford Social is bringing you another way to show your affinity for the legends.

Social Media Hub: Clipsheet Email Functionality

Aug-20-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN - Email is probably more important than you think. It is certainly a major part of how we communicate with each other here at Ford Motor Company – from departmental updates to global interaction, quick informal missives to more structured notes like News to Know  – it’s a type of social interaction that binds us together.

Australian Ford Fans Help Create New Transformers Car

Aug-14-2012 2:30 AM ET

MELBOURNE, Australia — Ford fans in Australia have been given a unique opportunity to shape Transformers history.

Social Media Hub: Ford of Mexico Reaches 100,000 Facebook Fans

Jun-27-2012 6:00 AM ET

​Ford of Mexico recently reached an exciting milestone. After six months of constant growth, the number of Ford fans in Facebook grew over 100 percent, reaching 100,000 users who are eagerly sharing their own Ford stories.

Ford Brazil Brought Together Car and Soccer Fans at the First EcoSport Parade in Sao Paulo

Jun-12-2012 3:00 PM ET

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Ford Brazil promoted this Saturday, June 9, the first action of the all-new EcoSport pre-launch. The event is part of a series named EcoSport Parades, which will take place in three Brazilian cities and in which Ford’s global sport SUV will be the main protagonist.

Social Media Hub: Careful Communication

Jun-05-2012 6:05 AM ET

​Communication is critical to our global business, whether we are talking with a team leader at the plant, sending a late night email to a manager, or on an early morning conference call involving three continents.  You may think how we communicate does not matter as long as the job gets done, but the quality of our communication is a vital part of our jobs.

4 Million and Rising: Ford Mustang Continues to Gain Fans on Facebook

May-21-2012 1:00 PM ET

​DEARBORN – Ford Mustang has reached another iconic milestone, but this time it’s a virtual one – surpassing 4 million fans on Facebook, making it the most popular nameplate vehicle on the world’s largest social network.

Social Media Hub: Ford and Facebook

May-17-2012 1:00 PM ET

​Ford has embraced social media as a meaningful way to connect with customers. With more than 1 million likes, the global Ford Facebook page has become a meeting place for Ford enthusiasts from all over the globe.  Last year, Ford of Canada introduced @FordCanada on Twitter where Canadians have been tweeting about all things Ford—everything from events, people, technology and products.

Social Media Hub: Now Live - The Ford of Canada Facebook Page and Blog

May-09-2012 11:30 AM ET

Ford has embraced social media as a meaningful way to connect with customers. With more than 1 million likes, the global Ford Facebook page has become a meeting place for Ford enthusiasts from all over the globe.  Last year, Ford of Canada introduced @FordCanada on Twitter where Canadians have been tweeting about all things Ford—everything from events, people, technology and products.

Social Media Do's and Don'ts

May-08-2012 6:25 AM ET

​Tweet it, like it, share it, pin it – you set up your social media accounts and you’re growing your online community fast.  But thinking about what to post online can be tricky and if used wrong it could backfire on you. 

Social Media Hub: Unbranded Products Go Further

May-07-2012 6:30 AM ET

SOCIAL MEDIA HUB - Last week Ford took an innovative approach to advertising our products. We ran ads without including the Ford name, the blue oval or product names.

Fiesta Fans Join Fun Two-Day Rally From Bangkok-Hua Hin

Apr-30-2012 5:15 AM ET

BANGKOK, Thailand Ford Thailand leveraged a successful partnership with leading film studio GTH and expanded its online presence by inviting Ford customers and Fiesta enthusiasts to participate in a two-day rally themed after the country’s top earning romantic comedy, ATM, which Ford was the main sponsor.

Keeping Ford Connected with Social Media Hub

Apr-17-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN - Social media has exploded around the Web and Ford has been a significant participant — keeping Ford on top of social media trends. So, now is our time to show you what they’ve been up to and get you involved.

Ford Launches Focus Electric Online with World’s First Digital Road Trips for Facebook Friends

Apr-16-2012 6:00 AM ET

​SAN FRANCISCO – Ford is giving Facebook users the chance to take a road trip in the all-new Focus Electric before the car is available in most markets and without even having to step away from their computers.

Lincoln Introduces New 2013 MKS to Facebook Fans

Apr-13-2012 6:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN — Lincoln awarded three of its Facebook friends a test drive in the significantly refreshed 2013 MKS full-size sedan.

Social Media Offers New Ways to Deliver Customer Service to Ford Owners

Mar-30-2012 5:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN/MELBOURNE – When Steven Yourstone wanted answers about the arrival of his 2011 Explorer, he contacted Ford. But he didn’t pick up the phone or work through any complicated message systems. He simply asked his question on the Ford Explorer Facebook page. He got an answer from the Ford Customer Service Division social media team – along with a lot more.

Ford Rally Team Leads In Social Media

Mar-22-2012 4:15 AM ET

​CUMBRIA, England – The Ford World Rally Team has a healthy lead over its rivals in the social media popularity stakes. The Ford WRC Facebook page now has more than 42,000 ‘likes’.

Ford Flex and N.Y. Times Bestselling Author Christian Lander Present Suburban Dictionary; Facebook Fans Create Terms

Mar-12-2012 8:00 AM ET

​DEARBORN – Attention all Ford Flex fans: Christian Lander, author of the New York Times bestseller “Stuff White People Like,” is joining the conversation on the Ford Flex Facebook page.

Making the Car Social…Again

Mar-02-2012 4:25 AM ET

​DEARBORN – At Ford, we’ve been facilitating social connections for more than a century. Just as Facebook wasn’t the first social network, Ford didn’t produce the first car. But, what Henry Ford and his team did was take a smarter approach by creating reliable and affordable transportation that put millions of people on the road around the world, thereby connecting more people with each other.

Drive Your Way to the Summer X Games with Ford Focus ST Challenge

Feb-20-2012 6:00 AM ET

​CHICAGO – Ford Motor Company is giving fans of the new Focus ST a chance to put the upcoming high-performance hatchback to the test virtually and before it goes on sale in a competition that will send the winning driver to the ESPN summer X Games.