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Ford is the 2013 Best Car Styling Brand among non-luxury car shoppers in the annual Brand Image Awards according to Kelley Blue Book (KBB.com), marking the third consecutive year Ford has earned KBB.com kudos for vehicle design. Kelley Blue Book determines the Brand Image Awards winners through its Brand Watch^&trade; study that taps into the perceptions of 12,000-plus new-vehicle shoppers, meaning Ford&rsquo;s look is resonating with buyers. In addition to this 2013 Brand Image Award, KBB.com recently honored several Ford models with a variety of accolades including Fiesta, Focus and Escape, and named the 2013 Fusion the Best Redesigned Vehicle of 2013; KBB.com editors describe the all-new car as gorgeous. Click <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kbb.com/car-reviews-and-news/top-10/2013-brand-image-awards/?selectedindex=4">here</a> to read more on the awards and accolades from KBB.com. View the full article

The all-new Ford EcoSport makes its much-anticipated debut in ASEAN at the 34th Bangkok International Motor Show, tapping into a growing desire in the region for an urban SUV that combines the agility, affordability and fuel efficiency of a compact car with the flexibility and spaciousness of a sport utility vehicle. View the full article

Ford reduced the average amount of water used to make each vehicle by 8.5 percent between 2011 and 2012 – putting the company more than halfway toward its current goal of using an average of just 4 cubic meters per vehicle globally by 2015. View the full article

New Ford Fusion minimizes pollen and 'touch' allergens; Teen driving deaths on the rise; parents can help reverse trend; Ford's award-winning diversity program surpasses goals; Ford volunteers spring into action View the full article

On Wednesday, March 27, Joe Hinrichs, Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] executive vice president and president of The Americas, will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 New York Auto Summit.&nbsp;The presentation will begin around 3:40 p.m. (EDT) and last approximately 45 minutes. View the full article

As spring arrives and more Americans prepare to face allergies, the new 2013 Ford Fusion can help combat common airborne and touch-based allergens, while monitoring possible irritants in areas where customers are driving or planning to visit. View the full article

Traffic fatalities are the leading cause of death for American teens. In recent weeks, a number of crashes involving teen drivers have led to more than a dozen teenagers tragically losing their lives. And a recent report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows that teen driver fatalities are on the rise among 16-17-year-old drivers. View the full article

Agent of change: Ford empowers women in rural India; Ford tops again with U.S. News & World Report; Ford Fusion marks best February sales ever; Ford Focus ST, now Europe's top-selling hatch View the full article

Three Ford and Lincoln vehicles have won U.S. News & World Report’s 2013 Best Cars for Families awards. For three straight years, Ford Fusion has won best midsize car, while Fusion Hybrid is top hybrid car two years in a row and Lincoln MKT takes home best luxury three-row midsize SUV honors. U.S. News & World Report determines winning vehicles based on the best combination of quality, features and space for today’s families. Click <a target="_blank" href="http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Best-Cars-for-Families/"><font color="#0000ff">here</font></a> to read more about the 2013 Best Cars for Families awards. View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 11 maart 2013 – De Ford Focus ST was de laatste drie maanden van 2012 de meest verkochte hot hatch van Europa. Dit blijkt uit cijfers van Polk, een leverancier van voertuiginformatie. Ford verkocht in deze periode 44% van alle hot hatch modellen in Europa. Dat is 33% meer dan de VW Golf GTI en 12% meer dan de Renault Megane Sport. View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, March 11, 2013 – The Ford Focus ST was the best-selling hot hatch in Europe in the last three months of 2012 according to figures from automotive data intelligence provider POLK; accounting for 44 per cent of all sales during this period, ahead of VW Golf GTI with 33 per cent and Renault Megane Sport with 12 per cent. View the full article

Henry Ford believed vehicles like his Model T would improve lives through greater mobility. More than 100 years later on the other side of the world, a young Indian mother named Mageswari connects that vision with the birth of her healthy baby boy. View the full article

GENEVE, 5.3.2013 – Fordin kompakti ja tyylikäs henkilökuljetukseen tarkoitettu Tourneo Courier sai maailman ensi-iltansa Geneven autonäyttelyssä. View the full article

GENEVE 5. maaliskuuta 2013 – Ford esitteli tänään Geneven autonäyttelyssä Euroopan versionsa täysin uudesta EcoSportista. Mallin esittely Fordin kasvavaan katumaasturivalikoimaan Euroopassa on osa yhtiön suurta uudistumishanketta. View the full article

All-new NASCAR Fusion scores its first win; Ford reveals EcoSport and Tourneo at Geneva; Ford sales up; best Escape February, ever; Ford commercial vehicles offer broadest range of CNG/LPG-ready choices; New Transit chassis cab and cutaway models on the way View the full article

With car inventories just beginning to meet consumer demand, the all-new 2013 Ford Fusion posted its best February sales month since the midsize sedan was introduced in 2006. View the full article

GENEVA, March 5, 2013 – Ford of Europe’s product led-transformation accelerates at the Geneva Motor Show this week as the company debuts the all new EcoSport compact SUV and Tourneo Courier – part of Ford’s pledge to deliver 15 new global vehicles to Europe by 2015. View the full article

Ford Motor Company announced today the introduction of the all-new Transit chassis cab and cutaway models, engineered to tackle an almost unlimited variety of specialized jobs and vocations. View the full article

Ford Motor Company’s U.S. February sales grew <br>9 percent with 195,822 vehicles sold. This marks Ford’s best February sales in six years – with cars up 6 percent, utilities up 21 percent and trucks up 4 percent. View the full article

Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] will host a “Ford University” conference call on Friday, March 15, 2013. The conference call will begin at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) and end by noon (EDT). The call will focus primarily on topics of interest to the investment community, in addition to updating information provided at Ford University last year regarding Ford and Ford Motor Credit Company. Stuart Rowley, Ford vice president and controller; Neil Schloss, Ford vice president and treasurer; and Michael Seneski, chief financial officer, Ford Credit, will host the call. View the full article

Ford is capitalizing on the popularity of all-wheel-drive technology, with its AWD sales growing 72 percent since 2009, outpacing the industry growth rate of 53 percent. In 2012, more than 20 percent of the industry’s new car and utility vehicles were sold with AWD systems. View the full article

For the 10th year new drivers around the world will get an opportunity to improve their skills through the Ford Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program. Traffic fatalities are the leading killer of American teens, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with about 2,700 drivers ages 16-19 killed annually on American roads. View the full article

U.S. News & World Report puts Ford tops in value; In California, Fusion Energi gets to go faster; 'La Linea' helping Ford gain hybrid traction; Van Dyke Transmission – Ford's first North American zero waste-to-landfill; Ford invests millions in Cleveland plant; Ford extends commitment to app developers; Ford first to launch Spotify in the car View the full article

Ford’s new C-MAX hybrids are gaining momentum with new customers and are luring more Toyota hybrid owners out of their cars and into Ford’s new hybrids. View the full article

Cutting waste-to-landfill at Ford’s Van Dyke Transmission Plant has always been important to workers there, but they weren’t satisfied until last fall, when a small, diligent local committee played a major role in solving a nagging 10-ton problem. View the full article