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REPORT: Wall Street rallies around better-than-expected Ford results

On the surface, at least, news that a company lost $1.4 billion wouldn't normally be greeted as good news by Wall Street. However, the Ford Motor company's just-published quarterly earning reports have done just that, with the stock trading 15% ahead of yesterday and the entire Dow Jones stock market perking up at the news. Why the positive reaction? The Blue Oval has fared markedly better than most analysts' estimates, and the size of the loss indicates that Ford is at least stemming its hemorrhaging. In further news that perked up trading, ... Read more →

Chicago 2009: (You Can Still) Rock in America - Ford unveils Harley-Davidson F-150 Chris Paukert

Flush from the news that its F-150 pickup performed markedly better than many of its primary competitors in a new series of IIHS side-impact crash tests, Ford has rolled out its latest ...

Detroit 2009: Little Bigtime - Concept C takes Lincoln in a brand-new direction Chris Paukert

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Detroit 2009: Lincoln MKT debuts with a big, toothy smile Chris Paukert

Ford has a major-league hit on its hands with the 2009 Flex crossover – with the media. Sadly, despite its varied and considerable charms, sales haven't met the Blue Oval's admittedly lofty ...

Spy Shots: 2010 Ford Taurus Chris Paukert

Although we were privy to a sneak-peek of the 2010 Ford Taurus ahead of its unveiling, we fear that frowning burly men in limo-tinted black Expeditions will appear in our driveways if we disclose ...

Ford will shut down 10 N.A. plants in early January 11 months ago on Autoblog

A bitingly cold wind is sweeping through the Motor City this day, but the bigger chill continues to be the rapidly increasing number of idle plants from Detroit's automakers. As part of a previously-announced bid to trim first-quarter output by nearly 38%, Ford now says it will shut down ten North ...

Ford developing new rear-drive platform in Dearborn 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford has apparently finally heard the call and green-lighted development of a new global rear wheel drive platform and a family of vehicles to be built on it. However, unlike General Motors, Ford will not rely on its Australian division to do the heavy lifting. Since the collapse of the U.S. dollar ...

Dearborn mayor dies of cancer at 52 3 years ago on Autoblog

On Tuesday, the citizens of Dearborn, Michigan, and Ford Motor Company lost a dear friend. Dearborn Mayor Michael Guido passed away at his home after a 9-month battle with cancer. He was 52. Guido had been mayor of the city that Ford Motor Company calls home for nearly six terms spanning 21 years, ...

Premature Infatuation: Detroit Chevrolet dealer advertises new Camaro, takes deposits 3 years ago on Autoblog

One metro Detroit Chevrolet is apparently a little over anxious for the yet-to-bet-announced Camaro successor. Les Stanford Chevrolet in Dearborn placed an ad in May's DuPont Registry, complete with a picture of the concept from the 2006 North American International Auto Show and language ...

Spy shot: Ford Econoline mule spotted sporting rhinoplasty 3 years ago on Autoblog

One could be forgiven for thinking that the temperature in Hell is taking a precipitous dive after looking at the photo above. After all, when was the last time you saw a Ford Econoline test mule, with its tacit promise of a coming update? After all, the current E-Series has been trudging on for ...

Spy Shot: Mercury's 'Freestyle' not quite dead yet? 3 years ago on Autoblog

The demise of Mercury's Ford Freestyle variant appears to have been greatly exaggerated. Or, that's what this new spyshot would have us believe, anyway. The fine folks at BlueOvalNews snapped up a few shots of this distinctly Mercury-esque mule running around on public roads recently, and the ...

Read Bill Ford's lips: No bankruptcy for Blue Oval 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company’s Chairman and CEO Bill Ford is ruling out bankruptcy for the Blue Oval. The Henry Ford scion believes that the company’s ‘strong liquidity’ ($31 billion in the coffers), downsizing efforts and profitable overseas operations will buoy the No. 2 ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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