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...On the flip side, “Shadows are ideal for electric conversions,” says applied futurist Tom Cheesewright, who advises the likes of Ford and Nasa....
...In the centre is an original copy of the US constitution, a print of the Declaration of Independence and a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln....
...But Ford, which replaced Hackett with former Europe boss Jim Farley as chief last year, has now ditched its plans to make Lincolns using the technology, and has significantly scaled back its involvement...
...While announcing the move to China, Ford also revealed a $900m investment in a Kentucky plant to build the next generation of the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs, preserving 1,000 jobs and helping...
...Jim Farley was moved from the Emea division to run global operations and Lincoln, and to oversee electric and driverless cars....
...Ford’s Lincoln luxury brand and Honda’s upmarket Acura brand on Tuesday set out plans to grab a bigger slice of the US luxury car market, in the latest sign that the market’s attractive returns are spurring...
...Ford’s Lincoln brand, for example, will display the production version of its Continental saloon, while Hyundai will launch its Genesis G90 luxury model....
...They come in the wake of announcements this month, from Burberry and Tom Ford, that from September the brands will sell their collections straight after their shows....
...“It makes you like Ford cars and Lincoln cars better because you’re not fumbling with your phone,” says Doug VanDagens, Ford’s director of connected services....
...News of the shake-up comes just months after Mr Farley gave up his additional responsibility for Ford's struggling luxury brand, Lincoln, which is now run by Kumar Galhotra....
...Cadillac and Ford’s Lincoln premium brand currently languish fourth and fifth respectively in even the US domestic luxury market, behind Mercedes, BMW and Lexus....
...The complexity of the questions involved is clear at one of Honda’s US assembly plants 300 miles north of Calvert in Lincoln, Alabama....
...The app will initially carry sponsorship from Sprint and Ford’s Lincoln marque....
...At one end of the yard, employees are still working on an aircraft carrier – the USS Gerald R Ford – on which work started in 2005....
...… Let Me Be Frank with You, by Richard Ford, Bloomsbury, RRP£18.99/ Ecco, RRP$27.99 In this fourth outing for Frank Bascombe, Ford’s protagonist continues to grapple with the ageing process as he deals...
...Speaking before the New York auto show, which focuses heavily on luxury cars, Jim Farley, Ford Motor’s executive vice-president for its Lincoln luxury brand, delivered a warning for carmakers about rapid...
...Ford – which since 2007 has sold its overseas premium brands Aston Martin, Jaguar Land Rover and Volvo, and killed its US Mercury marque in 2010 – is now looking to revive Lincoln’s fortunes....
.... ——————————————- BUSINESS Creativity, Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration, by Ed Catmull with Amy Wallace, Bantam, RRP£20/ Random House, RRP$28 Catmull defies...
...appeal is simple: apart from the universally recognisable soundtrack, it evokes a tumultuous period in US history and, at its heart, the “incredible American success story” of Gordy, who as a worker at the Lincoln-Mercury...
...Ford officials say that last year’s decision to kill the 71 year-old Mercury nameplate, whose activities were usually grouped with Lincoln, has brought a sharper focus to Lincoln....
...Most have an industry-changing idea once in a career if they are lucky — Giorgio Armani’s unstructured power suit; Tom Ford’s re-introduction of non-guilty sex; Mr Lauren’s American hagiography — and everything...
...Consumer removed its recommendation for two models equipped MyFordTouch, the Edge and the Lincoln MKX. Ford says it has since worked out the technical bugs....
...Ford set the stage earlier this year for a renewed focus on Lincoln by announcing the demise of the Mercury brand, positioned between Ford and Lincoln....
...Ford’s upscale Lincoln brand was down by a fifth and Toyota’s Lexus fell 17 per cent....
...In June, it decided to axe its slow-selling Mercury brand in the US, focusing instead on its larger Lincoln premium franchise. Ford’s focus on its “Blue Oval” nameplate appears to be paying off....
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