 - Ford Motor Company and Its Dealers Pledge $400,000 for Oklahoma Tornado Relief; Ford Transit Connect Donated
May-22-2013 11:20 AM ET DEARBORN – As Oklahoma residents struggle to rebuild their lives after this week’s devastating tornadoes, Ford Motor Company and its dealers are donating $400,000 to assist with relief efforts. Ford Motor Company also is donating a Ford Transit Connect van to the American Red Cross for relief services and emergency preparedness education.
 - First Installment of Lincoln ‘Hello, Again’ Program Earns Three Industry Awards
May-22-2013 6:15 AM ET DEARBORN – Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, announces four awards for a performance presented as part of its “Hello, Again” digital platform, which is based on the premise that the old and familiar can be reimagined into something remarkable, fresh and relevant.
 - Ford Increases North American Capacity by 200,000 Units and Reduces Summer Shutdown to Meet Surging Demand
May-22-2013 6:10 AM ET DEARBORN – Ford Motor Company will add an additional 200,000 units of annual straight-time capacity this year. In addition, Ford will produce an extra 40,000 units by idling select plants for only one week during what has been the traditional two-week summer shutdown.
 - Ford’s Chinese Commercial Vehicle Investment Breaks Ground at New Engine Plant
May-22-2013 5:55 AM ET TAIYUAN, China — Ford continues to grow in China now expand its portfolio to include heavy trucks. Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC), of which Ford owns 30%, recently broke ground on its heavy-duty truck engine plant, officially entering the segment in China.
 - Ford Receives Five Awards at 2013 Fleet World Honours
May-22-2013 1:40 AM ET BRENTWOOD, England – The new Ford Transit Custom has received Fleet World Honours for Best New Van and Best Medium Van, and took the award for Innovation. Ford was also recognised as the overall Van Manufacturer of the Year for 2013. The Ford B-MAX – another UK sales success for Ford – has also been honoured as Design of the Year.
 - Fiesta ST Wins German Hot Hatch Showdown
May-22-2013 1:30 AM ET COLOGNE, Germany – Ford Fiesta ST outperformed VW Polo GTI, Renault Clio RS and Peugeot 208 GTI in a hot hatch showdown staged by Germany’s Auto, Motor und Sport.
 - Employees Support Hope at 22nd Annual Race for the Cure
May-21-2013 9:50 AM ET DETROIT - Helping to ensure that their friend and co-worker’s death was not in vain is what keeps Zenaida Wright, training coordinator in marketing, sales and service and her MS&S teammates focused on raising funds to support breast cancer awareness and prevention.
 - New Maintenance Operating System Improves Plant Performance
May-21-2013 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - With many manufacturing plants in North America running seven days a week to keep up with growing consumer demand for Ford vehicles, it is more critical than ever to keep machinery and operations maintained and running to their fullest potential.
 - Going Further with Digital Worker Drivers – Who are These Folks?
May-21-2013 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - The Go Digital…Go Further (GDGF) program has motivated employees to increase awareness and understanding of IT tools and resources through in the engagement of self-paced learning experiences and community involvement. Now let’s bring attention to our Digital Worker Drivers who are living the One Ford philosophy.
 - New Transit Custom Stars at Cannes Film Festival
May-21-2013 1:00 AM ET CANNES, France – Movie fans at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival will once again be able to watch the cream of independent film as the Ford-supported ‘Cannes in a Van’ team hits the streets in their four-wheeled mobile movie theatre.
 - Ford Fusion Energi Earns Top Vehicle Safety Rating from NHTSA
May-20-2013 6:15 AM ET DEARBORN – The 2013 Ford Fusion Energi has earned the highest possible “five-star” Overall Vehicle Score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The five-star rating is the U.S. Government’s highest-possible safety rating and is determined only after severe testing procedures as part of NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), which combines vehicle performance in frontal and side-impact crash tests and resistance to rollover.
 - Fleming Calls for ‘Year of Implementation’
May-20-2013 6:05 AM ET DEARBORN - Two years ago, Ford embarked on a journey to redesign the way that the company operates within all of its manufacturing facilities throughout the world.
 - Lincoln Concierge Offers Consumers Personal Shopping Assistant
May-20-2013 6:05 AM ET DEARBORN - When you stay at a luxury hotel, there is concierge on-site available to assist you.
 - Triple Win for Ford at 2013 Honest John Awards
May-20-2013 3:00 AM ET BRENTWOOD, England – Ford has scooped three top wins at this year’s Honest John Awards, with new Fiesta crowned “Most Popular Small Hatchback” and for the second year running Mondeo and C-MAX named “Most Popular Large Family Car” and “Most Popular MPV” respectively.
 - Ford Fiesta ST Sets Seriously Rapid Pace in First Few Months on Sale
May-17-2013 6:25 AM ET COLOGNE, Germany – The Ford Fiesta ST – Ford’s fastest ever production small car – is off to a fast start with hot-hatch connoisseurs placing 3,000 orders since March.
 - Lincoln Announces Reimagine Project to Aid Visionaries of the Arts, Design and Innovation
May-17-2013 6:15 AM ET DEARBORN – Lincoln, the luxury automotive brand, announced today the $1.2 million Lincoln Reimagine ProjectTM that will help fund fresh and relevant projects and ideas in the areas of arts and design and thought leadership.
 - Ford Escape, Fusion Accelerate ‘Super Segment’ Share Gains
May-17-2013 6:10 AM ET DEARBORN – Driven by strong sales of two of Ford’s newest vehicles, the Ford Fusion and Escape, Ford’s share of the “super segment,” comprised of subcompacts, compacts, midsize sedans and small utilities, stands at 13 percent through the first four months of 2013 – representing a gain of 2 share points compared to the same period last year.
 - Go Further: Preserving Dhofar's Cloud Forests
May-17-2013 6:00 AM ET MUSCAT, Oman – With more than 900 plant species, including more than 50 endemic ones not available anywhere else on Earth, the mountains of the Dhofar region in Southern Oman are a biodiversity hotspot of unique value.
 - Go Further: Ford Continues Wave of Nationwide Well Construction in Water-Deprived Cambodian Communities
May-17-2013 1:05 AM ET PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Ford has announced its second wave of water well construction for high-priority rural communities lacking access to clean water in the Cambodian provinces of Takeo and Kampong Speu. Together Ford and dealer partner, RMA Cambodia, are investing USD12,500 to build a series of 13 new water wells in seven villages across the two southern provinces.
 - Ford Launches New UK Customer Care Programme
May-17-2013 1:00 AM ET BRENTWOOD, England - Ford is to transform its aftersales experience for retail customers with the introduction of a range of new services launched under the “Ford BlueService” name.
 - New Products Drive Ford of Europe Sales Increase in April
May-16-2013 8:00 AM ET COLOGNE, Germany – Ford of Europe sales increased in April by 3 per cent year-over-year driven by strong demand for new products.
 - Ford Fusion Named to Best Family Cars List by KBB.com
May-16-2013 6:10 AM ET DEARBORN - The all-new Ford Fusion was named to the KBB.com list of Best Family Cars of 2013. Kelley Blue Book editors noted that with its “eye-catching exterior, the Fusion stands out with a variety of powertrains that includes two hybrid options and a pair of turbocharged engines, plus available all-wheel-drive and enough tech features to make a geek swoon.”
 - Form Follows Function with Test Track Wall
May-16-2013 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - When Ford Motor Company decided it was time to get the test vehicles off the local streets of Dearborn, the company turned to a large, mostly open tract of land near its Dearborn Engineering Lab.
 - Global Rallycross Podium at the Inaugural Summer X Games 2013 in Foz do Iguacu
May-16-2013 6:00 AM ET FOZ DO IQUACU, Brazil - Ford swept the Global Rallycross Podium at the Inaugural Summer X Games 2013 in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil last month with GRC rookie Scott Speed earning gold in his Ford Fiesta. OlsbergsMSE drivers Toomas ‘Topi’ Heikkinen and Patrik Sandell captured silver and bronze, respectively.
 - Go Further: Ford Australia Provides Support to Red Cross, Aids Tasmania Bush Fire Victims
May-15-2013 6:25 AM ET MELBOURNE, Australia — Ford Australia continues to deliver on the Go Further brand promise by supporting the victims of the bush fires that devastated Tasmanian some three months ago by donating the use of two Territory vehicles to the Red Cross. These vehicles have helped on-the-ground teams provide relief to those affected by the disaster.
 - Warriors in Pink: Ford’s Own Linda Pond Celebrates Life, Survival
May-15-2013 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN - Linda Pond, business analyst, ITSM, Information Technology, is a fighter by nature. She is always upbeat, smiling and getting the best out of life. All of these wonderful attributes would be put to the test when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2012.
 - Boosting Automotive Worker Wellness in Nelson Mandela Bay
May-15-2013 6:00 AM ET PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — The Ford Struandale Engine Plant, General Motors South Africa and Volkswagen South Africa are throwing their weight behind a unique programme to boost the wellness of workers within the automotive supply chain of Africa’s largest automotive manufacturing city, Nelson Mandela Bay.
 - Ford Engineers Swap Spanners for 3-D Glasses as Virtual Reality Brings Prototype Cars to Life
May-15-2013 4:00 AM ET COLOGNE, Germany – The room where Ford cars of tomorrow are fine-tuned appears slightly incongruous at first glance. Large white walls form a three-sided box with projectors throwing images on to each wall and the ceiling. Mounted in the middle is a dummy car interior.
 - Ford Sollers Accelerates Growth Plan in Russia With New Engine Plant and Launch of EcoSport
May-14-2013 11:30 AM ET RUSSIA – Ford Sollers is accelerating its plan to expand in the burgeoning Russian market by announcing that it is building a $274 million (10 billion Russian Rouble) engine plant in Elabuga in Tatarstan, and also will manufacture and sell the EcoSport.
 - Ford Futurist Honored Among Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative Business People for 2013
May-14-2013 6:00 AM ET DEARBORN – Every company needs a Sheryl Connelly. As global head of trends and futuring for Ford, Connelly immerses herself in ever-evolving social, cultural, environmental, technological and economic ideas to imagine what consumers might want up to 20 years in the future.
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