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...Investment Dar led a consortium that bought Aston Martin from Ford Motor in a deal valued at £479m in 2007, before the financial crisis stretched the Kuwaiti group’s finances and dented demand for the UK...
...While the black taffeta evening gowns and sturdy looking peacoats on Karlie Kloss et al shouted winter, the models’ peachy complexions were all spring – try Bobbi Brown’s Sheer Color Cheek Tint in Sheer...
...Bill Ford, Ford Motor’s chairman last month warned of the danger of “global gridlock” as the number of cars rises from about 1bn to a projected 4bn by 2050....
...Among Ford’s rivals, General Motors is developing the EN-V, an electric, self-piloting two-seat microvehicle that it showcased at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010....
...In China, General Motors is preparing to deploy the EN-V, its tiny two-seat, self-driving experimental car, in the country’s largest “eco-city” on the outskirts of Tianjin....
...Sales at General Motors and Ford fell 8.2 per cent and 5 per cent respectively but beat estimates and GM raised its industry sales forecast for the year, according to the FT....
...US safety officials said earlier this week that Ford Motor was recalling 1.1m pick-up trucks because of problems with the straps holding the vehicles’ fuel tanks in place, which were prone to corrosion under...
...In North America Honda, Nissan and Ford Motor are among the producers that plan temporary shutdowns at several plants over the next few weeks....
...Ford, which sells into Tunisia through a company part-owned by Belhassen Trabelsi, the former president’s brother-in-law, said it would “review our relationship with the importer of Ford vehicles into Tunisia...
...Ford Motor’s Kuga....
...The company, formerly state-owned, was privatised in 2005, when Mohamed Sakher al-Materi, the president’s son-in-law, bought a controlling stake....
...Analysts also said that Toyota’s decision to add a new sub-brand could prove risky at a time when competitors such as Ford Motor are reducing their models and nameplates....
...Ford Motor’s attempts to satisfy the world with a single model have a chequered history....
...Ford Motor shares, which rose strongly ahead of the GM IPO, lost 2.4 per cent to $15.82 in late trade on Tuesday....
...Ford’s new Focus midsized car, for example, will have 80 per cent of parts in common in its different versions around the world....
...Fiat, Volkswagen, General Motors and Ford Motor have long dominated Brazil’s market, where they accounted for about three-quarters of total production last year, but Asian carmakers are capturing a growing...
...According to Ford Motor, the industry on the continent still has about a third more capacity than it needs....
...Other small cars, including Ford Motor’s Fiesta, Fiat’s 500, and Hyundai’s i10, are now offering standard and optional features ranging from state-of-the-art telematics to custom paint trim and parking assistance...
...“It’s the car that has brought hybrid vehicles into the public consciousness,” said Al Bedwell of consultancy JD Power Automotive Forecasting....
...John Reed is the FT’s motor industry correspondent...
...The protests marked an escalation in workers’ reaction to job losses in an ever-tighter labour market and a fresh headache for Ford Motor, Visteon’s biggest customer....
...Robert Schulz, Standard & Poor’s lead auto analyst, said that “the bankrupcy risk remains high” for the two carmakers as well as Ford Motor, which is not receiving federal aid....
...Visteon separated from Ford Motor in 2000 and remains one of the US carmaker’s biggest suppliers. The company has three UK plants in Basildon, Enfield and Belfast, and employs 610 people....
...Rival carmaking bosses hailing from other sectors – such as Fiat’s Sergio Marchionne and Ford Motor’s Alan Mulally – are credited with bringing fresh eyes to challenge old orthodoxies and forge new business...
...However, several global carmakers are developing and will launch electric or plug-in hybrid cars over the next three years, including Daimler, Renault/Nissan, Mitsubishi, GM and Ford Motor....
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