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On Wednesday, May 29, Sam Smith, director, Long Term Funding and Securitization, Ford Motor Company, will deliver a presentation about Ford Motor Credit Company at the American Financial Services Association (AFSA) Credit Summit for Fixed Income Investors in Boston. The presentation will begin at 4:10 p.m. ET and last approximately 35 minutes. View the full article

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. View the full article

Ford’s Supplier Diversity Development (SDD) program celebrates 35 years of cultivating successful relationships between the company and its minority-, women- and veteran-owned supplier businesses. View the full article

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. View the full article

CANNES, France, May 17, 2013 – 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. View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, May 17, 2013 – The Ford Fiesta ST – Ford’s fastest ever production small car – is off to fast start with hot-hatch connoisseurs placing 3,000 orders since March. View the full article

HELSINKI, 16.5.2013 – Ford Mondeo juhlii 20-vuotistaivaltaan. Mondeohan tuli aikoinaan markkinoille vuonna 1993. Siitä on esitelty kolme eri sukupolvea ja sitä on myyty yli 4.2 miljoonaa kappaletta Euroopassa. View the full article

LISBOA, Portugal, 16 de Maio 2013 – O novo Ford Fiesta foi o veículo compacto mais vendido em Março e durante os três primeiros meses de 2013, segundo os dados mais recentes do líder mundial fornecedor de dados e inteligência da indústria automóvel, a JATO Dynamics*. View the full article

BRENTWOOD, Essex, 16 May 2013 – 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. View the full article

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. View the full article

As members of the Bay Area maker and hacker community gather this weekend for the eighth annual Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif., Ford Motor Company invites them to explore open-source hardware and software tools now available to anyone who wants to work with cars. View the full article

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.” The redesigned Fusion is the first sedan to offer gasoline, hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains, giving customers leading fuel economy and underscoring Ford’s commitment to provide power of choice. Additionally, Fusion offers an unprecedented portfolio of driver-assistance and convenience technologies based on sensors, cameras and radar that enable the car to see and respond. Customer demand is strong, with Fusion delivering best-ever April sales of 26,722 cars – a 24 percent increase over record year-ago levels. Click here to learn more about the accolade. View the full article

Strategic Vision: Ford Fusion, F-250/F-350 are quality leaders; Ford offers green-living home makeover; Ford futurist helping redefine creativity in industry; Love on the Road in the all-new Fusion View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 15 mei 2013 – De ruimte waarin de Ford-modellen van de toekomst worden afgesteld, ziet er op het eerste gezicht nogal vreemd uit. View the full article

KÖLN, 15. Mai 2013 – Der Raum, in dem die Ford-Fahrzeuge von morgen ihren letzten Schliff erhalten und abgestimmt werden, erscheint auf den ersten Blick eher unpassend: Große weiße Wände bilden eine dreiseitige Box, Projektoren werfen Bilder an Wand und Decke. View the full article

KÖLN, 15. Mai 2013 – Gleich sieben Ford Fiesta ST Rallycross-Fahrzeuge werden am Sonntag im Olympiastadion von Barcelona starten. View the full article

LISBOA, Portugal, 14 de Maio 2013 – À semelhança de outras iniciativas anteriores com enorme sucesso, a Ford Lusitana volta a apostar numa acção de envolvimento dos clientes com os concessionários oficiais da marca. View the full article

The Ford Fiesta was Europe’s best-selling small car in March and for the first three months of 2013, according to the latest figures from the world's leading provider of automotive data and intelligence, JATO Dynamics.* View the full article

Elabuga, Tatarstan and Moscow, Russia, May 14, 2013 – Ford Sollers is accelerating its plan to grow in the burgeoning Russian market by announcing today that it is building a $274 million (10 billion Russian Rouble) engine plant in Elabuga, Tatarstan, and also will manufacture and sell the new Ford EcoSport small sports utility vehicle (SUV). View the full article

Amid great anticipation, Ford announces the full line-up and specifications for the all-new Ford EcoSport in India. The urban sport utility vehicle combines the agility, affordability and fuel efficiency of a compact car with the versatility and spaciousness of an SUV. View the full article

Books may not be judged by their covers but the all-new Ford EcoSport can certainly be judged by its striking good looks. Its bold lines, contemporary shape and sophisticated interior all reflect its credentials as a capable, flexible and practical urban SUV. View the full article

The all-new Ford EcoSport combines performance with economy, responsiveness with smoothness, thanks to an advanced powertrain range fronted by the award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost® engine. View the full article

The all-new Ford EcoSport puts the fun and convenience back into driving with a raft of innovative technologies that are not commonly found in its segment. View the full article

Ford is extending its award-winning in-car connectivity system to more vehicles in its showroom by making Ford SYNC® available on the all-new Ford EcoSport. The system allows customers to safely and conveniently make phone calls or play their favourite music using voice commands. View the full article

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. View the full article