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Kayaking in the Ford Transit Connect

Posted on 6/28/2009 09:03:00 AM

Let Ford Recycle Your Ride

Cash for Your Clunker?

The questions keep rolling in regarding Cash for Clunkers, or the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save (CARS) Act, recently passed by congress. To help you, Ford has launched Web site that will provide the latest information and answers to the most common questions. The site also features a calculator where you can determine if your vehicle is eligible, and for which voucher – $3,500 or $4,500. Click here to go to the Let Ford Recycle Your Ride Web site.

You can also click here to view facts and frequently-asked questions on Scribd.

Posted on 6/26/2009 01:52:00 AM

2010 Ford Taurus SHO

The instrument panel in the new Taurus SHO reflects Ford design DNA with symmetrical encapsulation, where the driver and passenger proportions are equally-sized, adding to the sporty perspective.

Posted on 6/17/2009 01:05:00 PM

Drive the Ford Difference

Summer is the season for driving, and we’re kicking it off with the “Drive the Ford Difference” program. As part of our plan to build the best vehicles on the road today and make them affordable for millions of people, this program is all about getting potential customers to drive one.

What's included in our Drive the Ford Difference? For starters, Ford pays your first 3 payments, PLUS you get 0% financing on qualifying vehicles.

In addition to experiencing one of our new products, Ford will donate $20 in the name of each prospective customer that test drives a Ford vehicle, up to $1 million.

To find out more about the Drive the Ford Difference Program, please click here.

Posted on 6/11/2009 12:31:00 PM

L.A. Lifeguard Escape Hybrid

For the past year the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Service, a division of the fire department, has used a fleet of 2009 Ford Escape Hybrids to help save lives while reducing fuel consumption and protecting the environment. During the first 11 months of service, Escape Hybrids have played a crucial part in thousands of rescues and more than a million rescue preventions at L.A. County beaches.

Posted on 6/08/2009 01:58:00 PM

Microsoft's Steve Ballmer gets a new car

Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talk about the auto industry after Ballmer gets his new Ford Fusion Hybrid on the company's Redmond campus, Tuesday May 26, 2009.

Posted on 5/27/2009 12:11:00 PM

Ford Plug-In Hybrid Engergizes Alabama Event

The scene at Barber Motorsports Park and Museum in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, wasn’t the sort of engine-revving, tire-smoking racing event one normally sees here. But it was arguably more "electrifying."

The media turned out in force at the venue to test-drive the Ford Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), which Alabama Power and its parent, Southern Company, are road testing in association with Ford. Representatives from the Electric Power Research Institute and the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition also participated in the event, which was followed on Tuesday by a “Green Fleet” event for Alabama Power and Southern Company employees.

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Posted on 5/14/2009 03:07:00 PM