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The Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is an American multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands, Ford also owns Volvo Cars of Sweden, and a stake in Mazda of Japan.

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    Report: Ford finally takes serious aim at the Chinese market     1337171400

    When we asked Volkswagen last year why it was building a factory in the U.S., after having missed the irrationally volcanic era of car sales, we were told that even a 12-million-per-annum market was still too big to ignore. A report in Reuters paints Ford's situation in China somewhat the same way: Ford is only now attacking the Chinese market, building ...

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    Official: Former Ford chairman, CEO Red Poling dead at 86     1337126400

    The Ford Motor Company and the automotive industry as a whole are mourning the loss today of Harold "Red" Poling, who passed away on May 12 in Pacific Grove, California, at the age of 86. A native of the state of Michigan, Poling was a navy veteran and a graduate of Indiana University, where he received his MBA. He started working for Ford as an intern at ...

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    Video: This SEMA show car goes 293 km/h at Mojave Mile [w/video]     1337115600

    By and large, the machines created for the SEMA show in Las Vegas are built for lounging around under convention center lights and not much else. All those go-fast parts we see bolted on do little more than collect lustful stares from from the crowd. But Creations n' Chrome set out to discover just what their bolt on additions to its Ford Mustang were ...

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    Video: Hennessey Ford GT hits over 342 km/h in standing shootout     1337112000

    Mark Heidaker's Hennessey Ford GT is back to work snagging records. Sean Kennedy once again took to the wheel of the machine at the Houston Half Mile Shootout, and just as before, the duo didn't disappoint. Kennedy was able to pilot the wicked GT to an astonishing 342.6 km/h (212.9 mph) in a mere 0.8 kilometers (half mile), successfully snagging the world ...

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    Why your next car may not come with a CD player     1337084880

    Michael Arbaugh, chief designer of Ford interiors, describes center console space as "oceanfront property" – already fully populated, with more tenants trying to move in every year. Speaking to the Automotive Press Association in Detroit, Arbaugh said one tenant he'd like to evict is the CD player because it's dead weight for audio Luddites. Ok, so ...

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    Official: This is what the 2013 Ford Focus ST sounds like [w/video]     1337022000

    To say that we're eager to drive the 2013 Ford Focus ST is one of the understatements of the year. After seeing lots of photos and videos, we can't wait to get Ford's new hot hatch out on the road, and now, we have a pretty good idea of what sort of aural stimulation the turbocharged Focus will provide while we're tossing it about. Ford understands that ...

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    Featured: Find of the day: 550-hp 1971 Ford Pinto hot rod?!     1337011200

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    Video: Icon Bronco dissected in detail     1336838400

    The crew from Cool Hunting finally got around to stopping by the Icon headquarters for a little chat with founder Jonathan Ward. The man has made a name for himself by crafting some of the most detail-oriented interpretations of classic cars on the planet. The Icon Bronco features all of the vintage style of a late '60s SUV with a hand-built frame, ...

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    Report: Automakers tussle over owners of 'orphan' makes     1336652940

    When General Motors put down several of its brands in recent years, it also let loose thousands of brand-loyal customers who will eventually need another car. R.L. Polk Associates estimates there are more than 18 million cars from 16 discontinued makes on the road today. Those "orphan owners" have sales-hungry competitors seeing dollar signs. GM in the ...

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    Study: "Camaros eat Mustangs:" The origins of car names     1336584600

    As a car manufacturer, you have spent literally thousands of person-hours engineering a vehicle that is not quite entirely dreamy nor utterly practical, but some magical balance of the two that should sell by the trainload. Small problem: the folks in marketing have decided to name the car the "Acquiesce," so chosen for its inability to offend anybody and ...