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Ford&rsquo;s novel response to esteemed British actor Jeremy Irons&rsquo; daring insult of the company&rsquo;s own Fiesta is generating a lot of buzz. In a recent interview, the thespian equated the award-winning small car to little more than an appliance, an uninspired utility machine. At this, Ford wasted no time, dispatching its own esteemed Bard of Ford to release an official proclamation charged with nobility, Shakespearean quips and goofiness. To see the video, posted on the Entertainment Weekly website, click <a target="_blank" href="http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/01/18/downton-abbey-ford-fiesta-jeremy-irons-exclusive/">here</a>. View the full article

The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is off to a fast start after achieving an all-time sales record in December 2012, helping Ford to record hybrid sales and market share, as Toyota lost nearly 8 points of share in the segment. View the full article

Ford Motor Company Fund (Ford Fund) has named Polk County as a Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) Community -- one of only 17 communities in the nation. Key to this designation is Polk County’s commitment to align community resources to support the growth and sustaining of high school Polk Academies with the vision that every high school student will be enrolled in an Academy within their own school over time. View the full article

Ford Motor Credit Company reported a pre-tax profit of $1.7 billion in 2012, compared with $2.4 billion a year earlier. The decrease in pre-tax earnings is more than explained by fewer lease terminations, which resulted in fewer vehicles sold at a gain, and lower financing margin as higher yielding assets originated in prior years run off. Ford Credit’s net income was $1.2 billion in 2012, compared with $1.8 billion in the previous year. View the full article

Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported 2012 full year pre-tax profit of $8 billion on the strength of record results from North America and continued solid performance from Ford Credit. View the full article

YOKOHAMA (Japon), le 28 janvier 2013 - Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company et Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., ont signé un accord tripartite unique en vue d’accélérer la commercialisation des véhicules électriques à PAC. View the full article

Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., have signed a unique three-way agreement to accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology. View the full article

KÖLN, 28. Januar 2013 – Der neue Ford Kuga kommt in Europa und der Region Asien-Pazifik auf den Markt und wird unter dem Modellnamen Escape bereits in Nordamerika angeboten. Insgesamt wird die neue Ford Kuga-/Ford Escape-Generation in über 100 Ländern weltweit erhältlich sein. View the full article

Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) will release its January 2013 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST Friday, February 1, 2013. At 10 a.m. EST, 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

KÖLN, 25. Januar 2013 – Auch im 13. Jahr seines Bestehens hat das Community Involvement-Programm von Ford nichts an seiner Attraktivität eingebüßt. Insgesamt setzten in 2012 über 830 Kölner Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter 115 gemeinnützige Projekte erfolgreich um. View the full article

STUTTGART, Germany, Jan. 25, 2013 – Ford’s 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has won the prestigious International Paul Pietsch Award 2013 for technological innovation at the Auto Motor und Sport Best Cars Awards. View the full article

HELSINKI 24.1.2013 – Uusi Fiesta oli viime vuonna kuluttajien suosiossa; Fiestoja myytiin keskimäärin joka toinen minuutti. Tieto perustuu JATO Dynamicsin tilastoihin. View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, Jan. 24, 2013 – Consumers bought a new Ford Fiesta every two minutes on average last year, make it the best-selling small car in Europe, according to automotive data intelligence provider JATO Dynamics.* View the full article

Ford continues Go Further in China as independent industry sales data show the Ford Focus was the country’s best-selling nameplate in 2012. For the full year, sales of the Focus totaled 296,360 vehicles, more than any other domestically manufactured passenger car, according to industry consultancy IHS Automotive. View the full article

EPA: New Ford Fusion Energi delivers 620-mile range, 21 in EV mode; Ford Atlas Concept hauls away Autoweek Magazine's Most Significant vehicle award; Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid earn top vehicle safety rating from NHTSA; Ford goes further with recruiting at 2013 North American International Auto Show View the full article

The 2013 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid received a top vehicle safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Fusion and Fusion Hybrid received a five-star Overall Vehicle Score in NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) testing, which combines vehicle performance in frontal and side-impact crash tests and resistance to rollover. View the full article

WALLISELLEN, 22. Januar 2013 – „On My Way“, so heisst das neue Album der Schweizer Sängerin TinkaBelle. Und passend zu diesem Titel ist die Sängerin zurzeit ständig auf der Strasse, sei es für die Promotion ebendieses neuen Albums oder zur Vorbereitung der anstehenden Tournee. View the full article

When the doors open to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this Saturday, Ford Motor Company will have more than just cars on display – it will also have recruiters looking for job seekers. View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, Jan. 18, 2013 – Every parent is familiar with the challenge of keeping a new car clean in the face of everyday use by children and pets. Ford has now tried to make that job a little easier for mums and dads by “child-proofing” the new B-MAX. View the full article

The Ford Atlas Concept, a bold vision for the future of pickups, has been named Autoweek Magazine’s Most Significant vehicle of the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). View the full article

Already Ford’s most fuel-efficient sedan, the all-new Fusion Energi now has an EPA-rated total range of up to 620 miles and the ability to drive up to 21 miles in electric-only mode, nearly triple the electric-only range of plug-in hybrids from Toyota and Honda. View the full article

Ford Atlas Concept: The future of pickups; Ford brings out entire showroom for NAIAS; Popular Mechanics honors Ford SYNC AppLink Developer Program; Ford OpenXC platform now open for programming; Ford to hire thousands of salaried workers in the U.S. View the full article

All-new Fusions, Fiestas, Escapes and Transit vans share the stage with muscular Mustangs, tough F-Series trucks and the rest of the freshest vehicle lineup available on the Ford stand at this year’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). View the full article

COLOGNE, Germany, Jan. 16, 2013 – Ford remained Europe’s No. 2 best-selling car brand for the fifth consecutive year in 2012, boosted by a strong performance in the UK and growth in Russia. View the full article

Ford today unveiled the Ford Atlas Concept to showcase the design, capability, fuel efficiency and smart technologies that will define future pickup trucks. View the full article