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LIVEBLOGGING Ford of North America's "Way Forward" plan tomorrow

Tomorrow morning Autoblog will be liveblogging Ford’s 2005 Financial Results, its 2006 Business Overview and, of course, the presentation of its North American “Way Forward” plan. Keep your cursor clicking on “Refresh” as we’ll be reporting the news straight from Bill Ford, Jim Padilla and Mark Fields with no delay.

Plastic biodiesel?

The West Central Cooperative in Ralston, Iowa, and General Atomics in San Diego, California, have received a $3.3 million grant from the federal government to find out if biodiesel processing can dissolve the plastic waste produced by U.S. forces in Iraq.

Google Pontiac?

The sacred cow of Google might not be so sacred anymore. According to Autoblog reader Karl, GM is running ads encouraging people to "Google Pontiac." GM head of marketing Mark LaNeve says,  "We're touting Google, frankly, because it stands for credibility and consumer empowerment, and we like the association."

Ford still leader of the pack in the U.K.

Ford Motor Company was the most popular automotive brand in the United Kingdom last year, claiming a 14.2 percent market share, followed by General Motors’ Vauxhall/Opel and Volkswagen (though the latter leads in Europe overall.)

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