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Ford will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America this year as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio, which totals 60 new powertrains.

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Ford will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America this year as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio, which totals 60 new powertrains.

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Ford Motor Co. will have a new head of sales for the Ford brand and Lincoln Mercury, according to a memo sent to employees today.

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The Canadian Auto Workers union said today it is pushing Ford Motor Co. to put its new 5.0-liter V-8 engine, which will be made in Windsor, Ontario, into more vehicles than just the Mustang GT.

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Ford Motor Co. has designed a new transmission for its 2011 Super Duty pickup that will achieve and#8220;significantand#8221; performance and fuel economy improvements over the current five-speed automatic, a top Ford engineer said today.

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Ford Motor Co.’s U.S. factory workers moved a step closer late Friday to delivering a landslide rejection of proposed concessions while the UAW leadership said the union would not return to talks with the automaker until 2011.

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The UAW has no plans to seek a new vote if workers reject a tentative agreement with Ford Motor Co., or to resume talks with the automaker, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said Friday.

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Ford Motor Co. intends to follow through with the closure of its St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant and commit to new investments under concessionary contract amendments agreed to today by the Canadian Auto Workers union.

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Ford Motor Co. intends to follow through with the closure of its St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant and commit to new investments under concessionary contract amendments agreed to today by the Canadian Auto Workers union.

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Ford Motor Co. intends to follow through with the closure of its St. Thomas, Ontario, assembly plant and commit to new investments under concessionary contract amendments agreed to today by the Canadian Auto Workers union.

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In exchange for new UAW concessions, Ford Motor Co. promised to put additional work into four of its troubled parts factories as a way to improve their prospects of being sold.

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In exchange for new UAW concessions, Ford Motor Co. promised to put additional work into four of its troubled parts factories as a way to improve their prospects of being sold.

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Ford Motor Co. is spending $550 million to retool its Michigan Assembly Plant for production of the redesigned 2011 Ford Focus. Focus production begins next year, followed in 2011 with assembly of a battery-electric Focus.

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When Ford Motor Co. cut its stake in Mazda Motor Corp. to 13 percent from 33.4 percent in November, several key Ford Motor Co. executives on loan to Mazda had to make a decision: Stick with Mazda or go back to Ford.

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Ford Motor Co. said today that it would resume production at an Ohio plant that will be the world’s first to produce one of a new family of engines that offer better fuel economy.

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Ford Motor Co. plans to offer as an option an electronically shifted dual-clutch, six-speed manual transmission in 2010.

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Ford Motor Co. said today that its Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans have been certified by the EPA at 41 mpg city/36 highway. The ratings put the hybrids’ fuel economy at the front of the mid-sized pack, Ford said in a statement.

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As pressures increase to thin the number of auto dealerships, a few Detroit area Ford dealers took matters into their own hands. The decision to stop selling new Ford vehicles at Al Long Ford Inc. in Warren, Mich.

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In addition to seeing the design of the latest version of this classic automobile, you can also see how the 2010 Ford Mustang performs.

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