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The Midwest Automotive Media Association, gracious hosts of the Spring Collection Road Rally at Road America each year, has bestowed on the 2013 Ford Fusion its Family Vehicle of the Year award. Eligible cars must start under $50,000, be new or significantly updated, and have made an appearance at a MAMA rally for journalists to drive and evaluate. Click <a target="_blank" href="http://mamaonline.org/">here</a> for more. View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 11 februari 2013 – Ford Nederland B.V. maakt de prijzen en specificaties van de spectaculaire Fiesta ST bekend. View the full article

Ford and Lincoln dealers contribute between $35.1 million and $84.6 million to charities and nonprofits in their communities across the U.S. per year, according to the results of a Ford Motor Company survey. View the full article

Fast Company’s annual Most Innovative Companies issue honors leading businesses, including Apple, Amazon, Google and Target along with such rising newcomers as Square, Fab and Tumblr. Ford Motor Company is the only full-line automaker named to the 2013 list. Nike ranks No. 1 following the release of two major innovations, FuelBand and Flyknit technology. View the full article

Ford Thailand has launched a major campaign, ‘Ford Saen Khum,’ or ‘Win THB100,000 Every Day with Ford Fiesta,’ to kick-off 2013 and help maintain the company’s strong presence in the sub-compact car segment. View the full article

LISBOA, Portugal, 7 de Fevereiro de 2013 - A Ford deu início à produção do novo Fiesta ST, na sua fábrica de montagem em Colónia, na Alemanha – o primeiro Fiesta de produção mais rápido de sempre que baixa dos 7 segundos dos 0-100km. View the full article

KÖLN, 8. Februar 2013 – Ford hat die Produktion des neuen Ford Fiesta ST im Kölner Werk gestartet. Bei dem temperamentvollen Top-Modell handelt es sich um den ersten Ford Fiesta, der in weniger als sieben Sekunden von null auf 100 km/h beschleunigt. View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 7 februari 2013 – Ford is in de assemblagefabriek in Keulen (Duitsland) gestart met de productie van de nieuwe Fiesta ST, de allereerste productieversie van de Fiesta die in minder dan zeven seconden 100 km/u haalt. View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, Feb. 7, 2013 – Ford has started production at its assembly plant in Cologne, Germany, of the new Ford Fiesta ST – the first ever sub-seven second production Fiesta. View the full article

The 2013 Ford Focus Electric earned a top vehicle safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). View the full article

Ford’s award-winning <a target="_blank" href="http://www.myfordmobile.com/"><font color="#0000ff">MyFord Mobile</font></a> smartphone app and Web portal now features a charging station finder powered by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.plugshare.com/"><font color="#0000ff">PlugShare.com</font></a> and will be compatible with the new <a target="_blank" href="http://media.ford.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=2172"><font color="#0000ff">Ford Fusion Energi</font></a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://media.ford.com/press_kits.cfm?presskit_id=2167"><font color="#0000ff">C-MAX Energi</font></a> plug-in hybrid vehicles. View the full article

KÖLN, 6. Februar 2013 – Eine Auszeichnung mehr für die Ford-Werke. Am Dienstag, 5. Februar, wurde der Kölner Automobilhersteller erneut für sein „Community-Involvement“-Programm ausgezeichnet. View the full article

AMSTERDAM, 6 februari 2013 – Vanaf eind februari staat hij bij de dealer: de ‘Flamboyante KA’, een fraaie limited edition van de meest compacte Ford. View the full article

Number of EV-selling dealers triples projections; Ford sets hybrid record for January; January sales up 22 percent – best since 2006; Ford, Energy Department make a pledge to the Workplace Charging Challenge; KBB.com: Five Ford, Lincoln models are best bets to own; Ford celebrates innovation with donation to Smithsonian Spark!Lab; Fiesta ST to appear in Global RallyCross View the full article

In many ways the 2014 Ford Fiesta ST is a race car built for the street; Global RallyCross Championship (GRC) fans will soon get an up-close view of the same car built exclusively for competition at the Chicago Auto Show. View the full article

Strong demand for Ford’s three new plug-in vehicles has Ford certifying hundreds more dealers to sell them than expected – including 900 to be certified by spring and make Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi available in all 50 states for the first time. View the full article

Five Ford Motor Company vehicles have been named Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com 2013 5-Year Cost to Own Award winners. Ford vehicles earning the awards include the 2013 Explorer among full-size SUV/crossovers, the 2013 Mustang in the sports car group and the 2013 Mustang GT in the high-performance car category. Lincoln vehicles honored include the 2013 MKT among full-size luxury SUV/crossovers and the 2013 MKX in the midsize luxury SUV/crossover category. These awards recognize vehicles with the lowest projected ownership costs. Like all information provided by Kelley Blue Book’s KBB.com, the 5-Year Cost to Own Awards are designed to help shoppers make more informed purchase decisions by breaking down typical ownership cost details and naming the brands and models with the lowest projected total over five years. Click <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kbb.com/car-reviews-and-news/top-10/5-year-cost-to-own-awards-2013/">here</a> for more information on the awards. View the full article

Ford Motor Company's January U.S. sales of 166,501 grew 22 percent year-over-year &ndash; with retail sales up 24 percent. Gains were made across the product lineup, with cars up 34 percent, utilities up 23 percent, and trucks up 11 percent for the month. Here to explain where the gains were made is Ford sales analyst Erich Merkle. View the full article

Une gamme complète de voitures, de véhicules utilitaires et de camions a aidé Ford du Canada Limitée à démarrer la nouvelle année avec une hausse des ventes de 8 pour cent, marquant ainsi son meilleur mois de janvier depuis une décennie. L’augmentation de 24 % des ventes de voitures explique ces résultats tandis que les ventes de Série F sont restées robustes avec une augmentation de 10 pour cent et les ventes de VUS ont bondi de 19 pour cent. View the full article

A full lineup of cars, utilities and trucks helped Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited kick off the New Year with an 8 per cent sales increase, marking its best January in 10 years. Car sales helped fuel strong sales with a 24 per cent rise, F-Series sales remained strong with a 10 per cent increase and SUV sales jumped 19 per cent. View the full article

Ford Motor Company’s January U.S. sales of 166,501 grew 22 percent year-over-year – with retail sales up 24 percent. Gains were made across the product lineup, with cars up 34 percent, utilities up 23 percent, and trucks up 11 percent for the month. View the full article

Today Ford joined Energy Secretary Steven Chu at the Washington Auto Show to announce a new initiative to increase the convenience of plug-in electric vehicles for consumers. View the full article

Ford Motor Company Fund today announced a $500,000 contribution to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and its Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The funds will be used to support and expand the Spark!Lab program challenging kids to create, collaborate and invent. The donation is part of Ford’s ongoing commitment to innovation and honors the legacy of founder Henry Ford; the anniversary of the company founder’s 150th birthday occurs this year on July 30. View the full article

KÖLN, 31. Januar 2013 – Ford hat eine exklusive Serie von 15 Kurzfilmen mit den besten Geschichten aus der europäischen Fußballwelt gestartet. View the full article

'Sir, thou doth protest too much!' In defense of Fiesta, a small car with big personality; Ford achieves all-time high hybrid share while Toyota slides; Ford posts highest fourth-quarter pretax profit in more than a decade; Ford, Daimler, Nissan to accelerate fuel cell electric vehicle technology View the full article