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Ford, America’s commercial truck and van leader, introduces the all-new 2014 Transit Connect Taxi, providing best-in-class performance, low operating costs, and improved comfort and flexibility for the North American taxi market. View the full article

Ford Chase drivers Joey Logano and Greg Biffle saw their weekend get off to a promising start at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after qualifying sixth and 10th, respectively, for Sunday's Sylvania 300. View the full article

Ford Motor Credit Company and Lincoln Automotive Financial Services are offering customers affected by recent floods and other storm damage the option to delay some car and truck payments. The disaster relief program allows qualified customers to delay one or two monthly payments, resuming their regular payment schedules when their situations improve. View the full article

We’ve all seen hipsters hanging out at the local coffee shop. They look cool and vintage on the outside, even as they constantly check social timelines and post selfies with their smartphones. Restomod Ford Mustangs are the hipsters of the automotive world. View the full article

Courtney Barber reached a fork in life’s road during the Great Recession. View the full article

In 1964, Gail Brown was 22 years old and just starting out in the world. The elementary school teacher, then living with her parents and getting to work with her mother’s ’57 Ford Fairlane 500 convertible, yearned for a car of her own. It was the mid-1960s and car culture was in full swing. Whatever car Gail ended up with, it had to be cool, and it had to be a convertible. View the full article

As humans move into the second decade of life, they typically experience some of the most profound physical and emotional changes they will ever undergo. As their friends grow up and their world changes, they must adapt. The same was true for Ford Mustang as it approached its adolescence. View the full article

Ford Motor Company, Canada’s top-selling automaker, is investing C$700 million at its Oakville Assembly plant, securing more than 2,800 jobs and expanding its manufacturing capability to meet surging global demand. View the full article

Bill Coughlin, CEO of Ford Global Technologies, has earned the prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year award from Automation Alley, a Troy, Mich.-based technology business association. Coughlin, who is responsible for protecting and leveraging intellectual property for Ford and its subsidiaries worldwide, said he hopes this recognition “will inspire other Ford employees to think like entrepreneurs to help not only their company, but their communities as well.†View the full article

At the request of law enforcement agencies looking to reduce fuel costs, Ford is launching a non-pursuit-rated “special service police†sedan using the 2.0-liter EcoBoost® engine that produces 240 horsepower and 270 lb.-ft. of torque. The special service police vehicle will combine the durability of Ford’s Police Interceptor sedan with the fuel efficiency of its 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine. View the full article

Forty years ago this fall, a completely redesigned second-generation Ford Mustang hit the road. Mustang II was a radical departure from the 1973 model it replaced – 19 inches shorter, 500 pounds lighter and, for the first time, not available with a V8 engine. View the full article

Robert Brown, Ford Motor Company vice president of sustainability, environment and safety engineering, will be inducted into Wayne State University’s College of Engineering Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held as the college celebrates its 80th anniversary during its annual Night of the Stars event Saturday, Oct. 26. Brown is one of five honorees selected from more than 25,000 engineering and computer science alumni who live and work in every state in the United States and in 48 countries around the world. View the full article

Forty years ago this fall, a completely redesigned second-generation Ford Mustang hit the road and it was a radical departure from the 1973 model it replaced. Mustang II arrived in dealerships just as the Middle East oil embargo caused gasoline prices to spike and new safety and emissions regulations were taking effect. It was significantly smaller and lighter than the car it replaced and for the first time since the Mustang debuted, no V8 engine was offered! View the full article

Ford Motor Company today celebrates a manufacturing milestone for its fuel-saving EcoBoost engines: Two million have been produced globally since the 2009 launch of the engine line. View the full article

More Ford employees soon will be able to drive to work entirely on electricity, thanks to a new workplace charging network being installed at nearly every Ford facility in the U.S. and Canada. View the full article

John Felice is vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service, effective Nov. 1, 2013. View the full article

Ford Motor Company will join Barrett-Jackson Auction Company among the Las Vegas lights from Sept. 26-28, 2013 to sell the star of the show – a one-of-a-kind prototype of the NHRA competition-ready 2014 Mustang Cobra Jet. The Cobra Jet will be sold at no reserve on Saturday, Sept. 28, with proceeds benefiting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. View the full article

Ford Motor Company today is announcing a series of changes within its senior leadership team to continue delivering the company’s One Ford plan for profitable growth. View the full article

Robert Fascetti is vice president, Powertrain Engineering, effective Nov. 1, 2013. View the full article

Joey Logano claimed the pole while teammate Brad Keselowski joins him on the front row for Sunday's GEICO 400 as five Fords qualified in the top-10. View the full article

Barb Samardzich is vice president and chief operating officer, Ford of Europe, effective Nov. 1, 2013. View the full article

Joseph Bakaj is vice president, Product Development, Ford of Europe, effective Nov. 1, 2013. View the full article

When Henry Ford began making cars in the early 1900s, “state-of-the-art†manufacturing meant car bodies delivered by horse-drawn carriage, with teams of workers assembling automobiles atop sawhorses. View the full article

Ford and the American Humane Association have teamed up in a new pet safety campaign to remind pickup truck drivers that dogs should never ride in the bed of a pickup truck. Called “Dogs Ride Inside,†the campaign reminds all drivers that simple, basic actions can prevent serious injury or death while transporting a beloved family pet. View the full article

On Oct. 7, 2013 Ford will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the innovation that made the largest impact on manufacturing, industry and society as a whole: the moving assembly line. View the full article