GM FastLane Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
y Bob Lutz GM Vice Chairman Here’s something that arrived in my e-mail inbox recently from an old friend. I thought I’d pass it along to the FastLane crowd, because I know you’ll find it as interesting as I did. The Big Three has taken a lot of heat in recent years over falling sales in the [...]
Driive (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jackson Auto downsizes Pacific Business News (Honolulu) Bizjournals.com, NC - 50 minutes ago The company said a majority of the 35 employees at Jackson Lincoln Mercury Isuzu were absorbed by Jackson Volvo and Honolulu Ford, which bought the Lincoln ...
The Pacific Business News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jackson Auto Group has closed its Jackson Lincoln Mercury Isuzu dealership on Nimitz Highway.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
Qualified customers may delay payments DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ford Motor Credit Company is offering customers affected by Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Fay the option to delay some car payments. Ford Motor Credit's Disaster Relief Program allows qualified customers to delay one or two monthly payments, resuming their regular payment schedules when their situations...
Driive (Free subscription) | yesterday
With U.S. sales continuing to decline, a top Ford Motor Co. executive said recently that he expects to see more Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers willing to consolidate with others.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday
With U.S. sales continuing to decline, a top Ford Motor Co. executive said recently that he expects to see more Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealers willing to consolidate with others.
Leftlane (Free subscription) | yesterday
Although Ford’s Lincoln and Mercury brands have been wallowing in mediocrity for the past few decades, both brands have actually been showing some signs of life as of late. While Mercury hasn’t had a unique vehicle in eons, the brand’s quality is now top notch and continues to win award after award. Lincoln [...]
Driive (Free subscription) | yesterday
A west Phoenix Ford dealership plans to close its doors this month as part of the struggling Ford Motor Co.'s nationwide plans to eliminate up to 500 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealerships by January.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday its U.S. sales fell 26.5 percent in August as the struggling automaker's results -- even worse than July's -- showed the U.S. auto slump may not have bottomed out.
AskPatty - Automotive Advice For Wo (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Annette Sykora the first women "Chairman" in the 91 year history of the National Automobile Dealer Association shares her thoughts on being a women working in the auto industry and some of the excellent programs and initiatives that the National...
The New Mexico Business Weekly (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
As Ford Motor Co. executives work to retool plants and introduce models that spark consumer interest, sales of many current models continue to be dismal. (F)
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Ford’s August sales numbers are in. Following the now-familiar pattern, Ford’s put a brave face on what can only be described as the tragedy part of that weird ass dual mask drama companies use on their programs. “FORD FOCUS, ESCAPE REMAIN STANDOUTS IN A CHALLENGING MARKET,” FoMoCo’s press release proclaims. Gas misers must truly in [...]
Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Ford is reporting August US sales of its Ford/Lincoln/Mercury brands are down 26% over the same period a year earlier, mainly due to continuing weakness in truck and SUV sales. While trucks are off 39%, the really breathtaking number is the 53% decline in SUV sales — despite the fact that Ford is touting a 17% rise in Escape deliveries. Focus sales were also up 23%, and the folks in Dearborn say that...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Ford Motor Co. says its August sales dropped more than 26 percent as U.S. economic woes and high gas prices continued to batter the auto industry.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday its U.S. sales fell 26.5 percent in August, as the struggling automaker's results - even worse than July's dismal figures - showed that the U.S. auto sales slump may not have bottomed out.
