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REPORT: Stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealers being scaled out of existence

In 2006, Ford began to shrink its dealership network in order to more efficiently align its distribution network. Three years later, it appears that the hardest hit are the company's stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury dealerships. While there were 619 Lincoln-Mercury dealerships nationwide just a few years ago, the number had dwindled down to just 357 at the beginning of 2009. Automotive News recently spoke with Ford CEO Alan Mulally about the future of the Lincoln brand and its stand-alone Lincoln-Mercury stores. While Ford's current strategy is ... Read more →

REPORT: Mullaly says global Ranger and Ka won't be offered in Ford's U.S. showrooms Chris Shunk

Ford has been working hard to integrate its product lineup on a global scale, but it appears that some models available overseas may never make it to U.S. shores. Ford CEO Alan Mulally has ...

REPORT: Ford Kuga could come in Lincoln, Mercury flavors, replace Escape, be built in USA Jonny Lieberman

How's this for an odd twist – Ford essentially kicked off the SUV craze with its Explorer, an embiggened four-door Ranger. And man, did we go crazy. Before the cheap-gas bubble burst, ...

Ford introduces new Figo hatchback for India's burgeoning B-segment Chris Paukert

2010 Ford Figo - Click above for high-res image gallery You could be forgiven for thinking that Ford is starting to get a nicely thick global portfolio of B-segment cars, but with the class of ...

Ford CEO Alan Mulally to deliver opening keynote at 2010 CES Sam Abuelsamid

Next January, Ford CEO Alan Mulally will make a return trip to Las Vegas to deliver a keynote address to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Gary Shapiro, president of the Consumer Electronics ...

New Ford models cut automaker's lineup age by 2.4 years? 3 months ago on Autoblog

Ford is launching ten new or redesigned vehicles this year, bringing its line-up age down to a scant 2.4 years, according to a Merrill Lynch report. Product Chief Derrick Kuzak told the Free Press that the goal is to keep the product lineup fresh, and the Blue Oval is getting the job done with ...

Mulally: Ford boosting production to meet demand 4 months ago on Autoblog

More good news comes from the Blue Oval camp today as Ford CEO Alan Mulally has said that the automaker plans to "[increase] production to support the desirability of Ford products." Despite a downturn in new car sales, Ford – the only member of the Detroit 3 automakers that has not filed ...

Survey: Ford's image gets a boost by nixing federal aid 6 months ago on Autoblog

In what has to be one of the least surprising developments related to the auto industry, a newly-released survey finds that Americans' favorable view of Ford Motor Company has increased substantially since it became the sole member of the Detroit Three to abstain from taking federal funds. Before ...

Ford celebrates 45 years of the Mustang at Barber Motorsports Park 6 months ago on Autoblog

It's been 45 years since Ford introduced the Mustang, and the Blue Oval chose Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL as ground zero for the big pony car celebration. Track officials estimated more than 38,000 people came out to see about 2,000 Mustangs on display from 15 different countries, and ...

Mulally on Ford: "We are competitive now." 7 months ago on Autoblog

If we were cynics, we could say that Ford just happened to get stuck in deep doo-doo when America's credit markets were still reasonably flexible. When Ford leveraged all of its assets, right down to its logo, the most difficult part was probably not getting the money, it was probably swallowing ...

Ford CEO Mulally gets 37% pay cut; Gephardt, Earley appointed to board 7 months ago on Autoblog

Ford's CEO Alan Mulally took hope a tidy $13.57 million compensation package for his work in 2008, While that's a handsome sum, it represents a 37 percent cut of the $21.67 million he took home in 2007 – and that's before the ex-Boeing exec takes an additional 30 percent haircut for 2009. By ...

Mullaly awarded option to buy 5 million shares of Ford stock 8 months ago on Autoblog

When Ford Motor Company CEO Alan Mulally joined team Ford back in 2006, Blue Oval stocks were trading at $8.36 per share. But a very bad recession and an especially hard hit auto market have torpedoed Ford shares to their lowest levels in decades. With stocks hovering around the Mendoza line, ...

Ford CEO Mullaly expects "major portion" of Fords will be electric within a decade 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ford may have been relatively quiet on the electric vehicle front while General Motors got all the attention for its Chevy Volt series hybrid, but the Blue Oval has come roaring back in recent months. It was revealed in its viability plan submitted to Congress back in December that an electric ...

Bill Ford and Alan Mullaly vow to take 30% pay cuts 8 months ago on Autoblog

The day after Ford and the UAW reached a tentative retiree health care deal (General Motors and Chrysler are still negotiating), the leaders of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker have announced that they will be taking a 30 percent reduction in salaries over the next two years. A memo, signed by ...

Mullaly rings man who chooses Ford Fusion Hybrid over Toyota Prius 9 months ago on Autoblog

When applicants were first being interviewed to replace Bill Ford as the top man in the Blue Oval Office, we wonder what exactly the process included. It turns out that in addition to being a pretty good salesman, Alan Mulally is also adept at making house calls. The FoMoCo CEO personally phoned ...

Mulally: Car Czar should keep hands off product decisions 10 months ago on Autoblog

Now that General Motors and Chrysler have accepted Federal assistance in the form of low-interest bridge loans, the two companies may not have many choices available to them if a Fed-appointed individual were to make product recommendations to senior management. In fact, that's exactly what the ...

One down, one to go: Detroit 3 CEOs begin House testimony 11 months ago on Autoblog

Having watched each of the Detroit 3 CEOs take tough questions from the Senate Banking Committee for six hours yesterday, we've returned to the couch today to watch General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner, Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli and Ron Gettelfinger, President of the United Auto ...

Wagoner arrives for Senate hearing in Volt mule 11 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner has arrived in Washington to deliver testimony at Senate hearings scheduled for today and tomorrow, and as we reported late yesterday, his transportation this time was not a private jet, but rather a series hybrid Chevy Volt mule in the body of a Chevy Cruze. Ford ...

GM's Wagoner heading to Congress in Malibu Hybrid 11 months ago on Autoblog

While it won't get him there as quickly (or as luxuriously) as a Gulfstream corporate jet, GM CEO Rick Wagoner will drive to Washington this week in a Chevrolet Malibu hybrid to ask for taxpayer-funded bridge loans. Last month, Wagoner, Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Chrysler LLC CEO Robert ...

Mulally and Wagoner reconsider $1 salary for federal aid 11 months ago on Autoblog

Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli was the only auto exec who readily offered to work for a buck if it meant securing federal aid from Congress in the form of bridge loans. Ford CEO Alan Mulally famously told the politicians sitting before him, "I think I'm OK where I am." We would be OK too with the tens of ...

Mulally chooses Escape Hybrid for D.C. road trip 11 months ago on Autoblog

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has made the politically correct decision for his return trip to Washington DC this week and is skipping the company jet. In fact, he's skipping the airport altogether and hitting the road in an Escape Hybrid. It seems like it would have been better to grab one of the ...

Mulally driving to Washington, but what car should he drive? 11 months ago on Autoblog

It seems the entire world is still debating whether or not Rick Wagoner, Alan Mulally and Bob Nardelli should have carpooled, walked or taken the bus for their last trip to the Capitol, but that's all behind us now. The good news for those who like to play expert on the internet is that Detroit's ...

Ford isn't killing models to save money 1 year ago on Autoblog

With all the news surrounding General Motors and Chrysler's slicing and dicing to profitability, it's a breath of fresh air to hear that Ford is taking a different tack. The Blue Oval is betting the farm on new models that will lure consumers into showrooms rather than reworking existing models ...

Ford CEO wants to bring Ka to U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for our high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford Ka While his priority is to launch the Ford Fiesta in North America in 2010, the CEO of Ford told Automotive News that the Europe-only Ford Ka microcar might also be available in the United States. Alan Mulally said that an array of subcompact ...

Mulally: Ford considering Ka for U.S. market 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford has said in the past that it wasn't looking to bring its lovable little Ka subcompact to the United States, but increased demand for fuel efficient transportation has the Dearborn-based automaker rethinking its plans. The Ka is very popular in Europe, where fuel-sipping cars have long been ...

Ford CEO Alan Mulally to keynote CES 1 year ago on Autoblog

Looks like the biggest gadget convention on Earth is becoming the place for big automotive announcements. You'll remember that two years ago at the Consumer Electronics Show, Ford and Microsoft announced their partnership on Ford's SYNC system, and last January General Motor's CEO Rick Wagoner ...

Say it ain't so: Ford Falcon could go front-wheel drive 1 year ago on Autoblog

"You guys are obsessed with rear wheel drive," Alan Mulally mused to the Australian press after a browbeating about which pair of wheels might propel the Falcon into the future. Try as they might, the Ford Chief would not be pinned down about the chassis architecture of future Falcons, saying only ...

Ford firing letting go up to 12% of salaried workers 1 year ago on Autoblog

Perhaps 'fired' is the wrong word, as that does imply that these white collar workers did something wrong. The only thing some 12% of Ford's salaried workforce did wrong is get hired by a company that dug itself into a hole relying on strong truck and SUV sales during the 1990s. Now, with consumers ...

Kerkorian's boy says Ford should offload Mercury, Volvo 1 year ago on Autoblog

Every villain needs a sidekick, and if there were ever a villain character in the soap opera that is the North American auto industry, it's 91-year-old billionaire Kirk Kerkorian who recently revealed that his private holding company, Tracinda Corp., was buying up Ford stock like he knew something ...

Mullaly and other Ford execs made many millions in 2007 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford revealed today that its CEO Alan Mullaly was compensated with a package worth $21.7 million last year. His base pay was $2 million and he received incentive bonuses totaling $7 million. The rest of his money pile comes from stock options and the like. All told, Ford's top five highest paid ...

Mulally's replacement could come from within Ford... or maybe not 1 year ago on Autoblog

Joe Laymon isn't on the short list of successors for Ford CEO Alan Mulally, and it's unlikely you've ever heard of him, but if you want to get to the top at the Blue Oval, this is the guy you stop by Starbucks for on the way to work. Laymon is in charge of keeping a list of internal candidates ...

REPORT: Alan Mulally wants an FG Falcon 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more high-res images of the FG Falcon G-Series But is he getting one for himself? One could certainly infer that's the case based on this GoAuto article, which reports that the Ford CEO was so blown away by the Falcon G6E Turbo he sampled at an Australian test facility that he told ...

New reports of Lincoln going global 1 year ago on Autoblog

We distinctly remember hearing last year that Ford had absolutely no desire to export its Lincoln brand to other markets besides North America. Unfortunately, we couldn't find the post in our archives to back up what our memory swears is true. That said, in these tough times when a turnaround puts ...

Mulally says new Ford Taurus coming next year 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res pics of the 2008 Ford Taurus Limited At the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, Ford CEO Alan Mulally revealed that the automaker would be introducing a new Taurus sedan next year to replace the one that has failed to meet sales expectations despite a number of ...

LA 2007 VIDEO: Alan Mulally delivers keynote 2 years ago on Autoblog

A little over a year ago, Alan Mulally's time was spent managing Boeing, and here in LA just 14 months later he's the keynote speaker for at an international auto show. He's a year older, and he also knows a heck of a lot more about cars than he did when he took the helm at Ford Motor Company. In ...

Mulally says Ford in a "race against the clock" 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ford's CEO Alan Mulally admitted in an interview with Automotive News that the Blue Oval's future is uncertain and that, after 14 months on the job, he is still unsure about when the company will turn the corner. With all of Ford's assets – right up to the automaker's shiny logo – ...

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