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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....
...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....
...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...
...… ART Lowry and the Painting of Modern Life , by TJ Clark and Anne Wagner, Tate Publishing, RRP£19.99 This smart volume accompanying Tate’s recent and radical re-evaluation of Lowry is delightfully...
...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....
...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....
...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....
...But there will be some up-front compensation for nearly 300 dealers who sell Mercurys and Lincolns but not Fords....
...Mercury found a niche for much of its 71-year history between the mass-market Ford brand and the carmaker’s luxury Lincoln marque....
...I will not back down from protecting our kids from mercury pollution, or making sure that our food is safe and our water is clean....
...Ultimately more and more reading rooms and spaces were incorporated – and the proliferation of laptops has increased the appetite for private space for study....
...While its three core brands – Ford, Lincoln and Mercury – recorded lower year-on-year sales in September, Volvo was up 12 per cent....
...Consumer Reports, an influential and independent US publication, said reliability rankings for the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands “continue to pull away from the rest of Detroit....
...According to the survey, Americans' overall satisfaction with cars is rising, but rankings fell year-on-year for GM’s Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet brands, Ford Motor’s Lincoln and Mercury and Chrysler’s...
...While Mercury outsold Ford’s luxury Lincoln brand by 37,000 vehicles last year, Mr Mulally said dealers could expect to depend more heavily on Lincoln than Mercury in the future....
...Ford also neglected Lincoln, its US luxury brand, and Mercury, a premium brand positioned between Ford and Lincoln....
...Mr Studzinski donated £5m of his money to the Tate Modern's new extension....
...Mr Mulally said that Ford had achieved “Toyota-level quality” for its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles....
...George Pipas, Ford’s sales analyst, said Ford was encouraged by growing sales of its Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ saloons, and buoyant demand for recently introduced crossover vehicles....
...Microsoft Auto, the technology group’s automotive division, will provide the technology, based on its software called Sync, on a dozen 2008 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models making their debut this year....
...But he said the Ford, Mercury and Lincoln brands would all be part of the group’s “Way Forward” plan....
...The US car price war erupted again on Wednesday when Ford Motor followed cross-town rival General Motors by offering discounts of thousands of dollars on almost all its Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles...
...Ford’s improved performance was partly due to the popularity of the new Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr mid-sized sedans....
...Ford has been buoyed by the success of its latest Mustang. The Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr mid-sized sedans have also sold well since they arrived in dealerships last autumn....
...For those interested, Power himself drives an eight-cylinder Mercury Marauder, a souped-up version of Ford's big Crown Victoria saloon, described by one motoring writer as "a comfortable muscle car for ageing...
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