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Tough lifestyles need a tough truck; Ford Focus is the best-selling car in the world according to Polk; Ford F-150 SVT Raptor gets a Special Edition; Ford wins 2013 INFORMS Prize; Fusion out sailing the seas with Tom Joyner View the full article

Ford delivered its best hybrid sales quarter ever in the first quarter of 2013 with sales totaling 21,080 vehicles – marking the first time Ford has sold more than 20,000 hybrids in a quarter. Ford’s hybrid sales were up 324 percent nationally over 2012, achieving 16 percent share of the electrified vehicle market – up from 4 percent last year. View the full article

Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor, the ultimate high-performance off-road pickup truck, has a new Special Edition package customers can order that adds more unique touches to the hot-selling pickup. View the full article

MILAN, April 9, 2013 – Ford Motor Company will become the first auto manufacturer to participate in the world’s leading furniture design show – Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. View the full article

MILAN, April 9, 2013 – Ford today at Milan Design Week showcased the SYNC AppLink system and the all-new EcoSport compact SUV that will be among the first Ford vehicles in Europe to offer the voice-activated system. View the full article

Ford China sales grew steadily this month, as year-to-date sales rose 46 percent to 105,209 wholesales sold compared with 71,954 during the same period last year. February sales increased seven percent, with 43,642 wholesale vehicles sold compared with 40,978 in 2012. View the full article

With final 2012 Polk global market registration data just reporting, Ford Focus is officially the world’s best-selling passenger car, with the Ford F-Series pickup coming in third and Ford Fiesta coming in as the best-selling subcompact. View the full article

Ford Motor Company today received the 2013 INFORMS Prize from the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. The award recognizes Ford’s long-running, company-wide effort to use data science and predictive analytics to improve overall operations and performance. View the full article

LISBOA, Portugal, 5 de Abril 2013 – Teve lugar recentemente no concessionário Ilha Verde em Ponta Delgada, Açores, a entrega dos novos Ford Fiesta aos vencedores da iniciativa “Fiesta 24H Project”. View the full article

Ford Motor Company Fund today is announcing an investment of $550,000 in North Texas community programs and nonprofits during the next 12 months as part of a new partnership with area Ford dealers. This brings Ford’s North Texas donations during the past decade to more than $5 million and more than $20 million statewide. View the full article

Fusion, Escape achieve all-time record sales; Ford, AAA kick off student auto skills competition; Ford expands environmentally friendly 3-Wet paint process View the full article

When creating the Ford Atlas Concept truck, Ford designers set out to balance function with style, and looked to several purpose-built designs for inspiration. Below is an illustration of some iterations for the concept vehicle, including a beautiful, aerodynamic bullet train, along with a more angled, boxier locomotive-inspired design. To learn more about the Ford Atlas Concept design, please click here. View the full article

This weekend the 2013 Ford Fusion will cruise the high seas of the Caribbean Islands with a “purpose.” The Fusion will sail for eight days and seven nights aboard the 2013 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, as part of Ford’s relationship with the Tom Joyner Foundation. View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, April 3, 2013 – Ford of Europe said today it plans to increase production by 10 per cent or 8,000 units this year to meeting increasing demand for the all-new Ford Kuga sport utility vehicle. View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 3 april 2013 – De spectaculaire Ford Fiesta ST staat nu in de Nederlandse showrooms. View the full article

KÖLN, 3. April 2013 – Zwei neue Editionsmodelle, aufgewertete Lieferumfänge für die Ausstattungslinien Ambiente, Trend und Titanium, zwei weitere ECOnetic-Motorisierungen und ein Einstiegspreis von 19.990 Euro: Ab sofort präsentiert sich die Ford Mondeo-Familie speziell für Privatpersonen so attraktiv wie nie zuvor. View the full article

Ford Motor Company is expanding its industry-leading 3-Wet paint capacity by 50 percent this year, adding the environmentally friendly process to four more plants on three continents. The actions will reduce CO2 emissions by an estimated 15-25 percent at those facilities. View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 2 april 2013 – Ford heeft in de periode 2011-2012 de hoeveelheid water die gemiddeld nodig is om één auto te produceren met 8,5 procent verminderd. Het bedrijf is nu al halverwege het gestelde doel voor 2015, slechts 4.000 liter per auto wereldwijd. View the full article

Les ventes de Ford du Canada Limitée ont augmenté de deux pour cent en mars, grâce surtout aux F-150, dont les ventes ont augmenté de 23 pour cent. Les Flex, Explorer et Expedition ont affiché des augmentations respectives de 11, 21 et 41 pour cent. View the full article

Ford’s newest vehicles – Fusion and Escape – set all-time monthly sales records in March, driving Ford Motor Company’s best U.S. sales results since May 2007. View the full article

Ford marks countdown to 50 years of Mustang; Farley on the post-recession auto industry; Two Ford vehicles earn AAA honors; Ford wins Best Car Styling Brand award; Ford cuts water use 62 percent since 2000; Ford sees growth in critical 'super segment' View the full article

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) will release its March 2013 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 2, 2013. At 10 a.m. EDT, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and related market trends. He will be joined by Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, and Jenny Lin, Ford's senior U.S. economist. View the full article

While the great recession has fundamentally reshaped the automotive industry over the past few years, the real game changer may come from a new post-recession consumer mindset, demographic shifts and how automakers respond. View the full article

The Ford Mustang will soon become the newest member of a very exclusive club – vehicles in continuous production for 50 years. To help mark this milestone, 50 companies will sell products including watches, T-shirts, model cars and more that celebrate the Mustang’s first 50 years. View the full article

Both the 2013 Ford Fusion and 2013 Ford Flex have been chosen by AAA Auto Buying experts as top sedan and crossover vehicle, respectively, for commuters. With the average commute 25 minutes each way and gas prices hovering around $3.50 a gallon, selecting the right vehicle can make any commute more enjoyable and lower expenses. The AAA Auto Buying team evaluated hundreds of vehicles for fuel efficiency, comfort and overall performance in determining their picks. To learn more about AAA’s top commuter vehicles, please click <a target="_blank" href="http://newsroom.aaa.com/2013/03/aaa-auto-buying-experts-select-top-vehicles-for-commuters/">here</a>. View the full article