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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When all the dust settled at Talladega Superspeedway, there was only one king in victory lane: NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray. To commemorate McMurray's third career victory, The Crown Royal Company, which is a subsidiary of Diageo plc (NYSE: DEO), and primary sponsor of the No. 26 Crown Royal Ford Fusion, will make a $10,000 donation to The Century Council...
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Environmental Leader (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
More and more automakers are playing up their hybrid cars, and other environmental progress. In a short trailer about its environmental efforts, BMW touts a zero-emissions car, its water recycling initiatives and factories powered by renewable energy. Here’s how Toyota is promoting its hybrid Prius in Australia. And here’s a look at Ford’s Fusion Hybrid ad.
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Gear Diary (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford Motor Company is taking a giant leap forward in rear seat occupant safety as they introduce new inflatable seat belts, set to debut on the next-generation Explorer SUV coming next year. They say that these new belts are being received as at least as comfortable as existing belts, if not more so, with the [...] Related posts: 2010 Ford Ranger adds safety Wednesday Walkaround: 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid...
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CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW 1941 UAW-Ford contract Factory wages aren't Detroit's problem, and strikes are very rare in the auto industry nowadays. The real issue is the job classifications (see top photo of Ford's 2,215 page 2007 master contract with the UAW vs. the 1941 UAW-Ford contract below). Ford's UAW contract has lots of them, governing who can and who can't perform...
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Mac Beach (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
"It's interesting, then, that Consumer Reports rates the quality of the four-cylinder Ford Fusion higher than the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, and the Lincoln MKZ higher than its Acura and Lexus counterparts. The Fusion and MKZ are built in a factory without job classifications because it's in Hermosillo, Mexico, and isn't represented by the UAW. If Ford targets future expansion in Mexico, the...
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Hybrid Car Review (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The top 10 list of vehicles with the best gas mileage are dominated by hybrids and diesel engines. To increase your gas mileage, the best cars for getting the best gas mileage tend to be smaller, but not necessarily so. Hybrid or diesel engines tend to offset the need to decrease weight, just look at the Ford Escape Hybrid, which shows up ninth on the list. MPG Ranking Category Vehicle City Highway...
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The Business First of Columbus (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Aflac Inc., primary sponsor of NASCAR driver Carl Edwards and the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, will team up with lawn and garden giant Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. to give the company primary sponsorship for six Sprint Cup races in the 2010 season. (SMG)
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Gearlog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Ford Fusion hybrid car review: Ford's radar-based blind spot detector doubles as a cross traffic alert, covering your rear as you pull out of a congested mall parking lot, in case some other idiot (never you) is approaching too quickly.
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The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
At the risk of sounding older and crankier than I feel, it can be hell trying to find a car with a unique identity anymore. As our four-wheeled friends have become more refined, they’ve also become more homogeneous. Especially when sampling mass-market sedans, the distinctions are often subtle to the point of solipsism, and a [...]
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Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
As an undergrad in college, I had the privilege of twice attending the annual Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas. SEMA is mostly known for wild, outlandish, and powerful versions of street cars; it isn’t the kind of place you go to find people discussing fuel efficiency and hybrids. But 2009 is a year of reckoning and big changes are afoot in the auto industry....
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Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
With more fuel-efficient vehicles being pitched as key to a better future - at least from an environmental standpoint - two major green enterprises are launching student contests in an effort to breed awareness of the need to improve the efficiency of both cars and the electric-charging systems that may help propel them. ---------- Better Place, which plans to market this elaborate battery swap station,...
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Auto Channel (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Subaru Legacy Outpoints Ford Fusion in Consumer Reports' Tests of All-Wheel-Drive Family Sedans2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R shown hereToyota Camry and Mazda3 also perform well in CR's latest tests SEE ALSO: YONKERS, NY - November 3, 2009: The redesigned Subaru Legacy outpointed the freshened Ford Fusion in Consumer Reports' latest tests of family sedans with all-wheel drive. Also included in the sedans...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Toyota Camry and Mazda3 also perform well in CR's latest tests
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UPS (NYSE: UPS): WHAT: UPS and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas will unveil a special paint scheme for NASCAR driver David Ragan’s UPS No. 6 Ford Fusion to promote UPS Road CodeSM, a comprehensive teen safe driving course that incorporates UPS’s world-class safe-driving methods, including the latest interactive tools originally developed to train UPS’s newest...
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suav | 11/02/2009
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habser | 10/28/2009
The new 2010 Ford Fusion Sport was given a styling by young custom car designer Aaron Vaccar, who is renowned for his work with modern and sport compact vehicles. Vaccar sought to achieve a balance of “speed, style and sound” in a sport-tuned streetcar which will be shown at this year’s SEMA Show .
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habser | 10/28/2009
M&J Enterprises reveals a set of eco-friendly accessories and aerodynamic parts for the Ford Fusion Hybrid. The items range from air splitters to heat-reflective paint, window film and a vehicle data display.
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