http://suvsandcrossovers.com/topic/ford-motor-company2011-12-17T10:30:13Z2011-12-17T10:30:13ZTechnoFiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-12-17:/technofiles-intriguing-vehicles-2011-4878193a/

<div id="subtitle">Columnist looks at the cars that most impressed him for the 2011 calendar year.</div><div><p><p>TechnoFile's Most Intriguing Vehicles of 2011</p> <p>By Jim Bray<br /> <a href="http://www.technofile.com/">TechnoFile.com</a></p> <p>The years seem to get shorter the older I get, which means it's already time to take a year end look at the most interesting cars I drove in 2011. These aren't necessarily the best, the fastest or most luxurious, but cars I found most noteworthy for a...

2011-05-07T10:30:18ZTechnoFiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-05-07:/vw-touareg-diesel-rocks-new-ford-explorer-4777615a/

<div id="subtitle">Torquey TDI a fine drive - as is <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford</a>'s big SUV</div><div><p><p><a title="Volkswagen Touareg" href="/topic/Volkswagen+Touareg" >VW Touareg</a> Diesel Rocks (and we take a second look at the new <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Ford Explorer</a>)</p> <p>By Jim Bray<br /> <a href="http://www.technofile.com/">TechnoFile.com</a></p> <p>High gas prices may make you want to think about a hybrid ...

2011-01-04T09:30:34ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-01-04:/suvs-ford-gm-lose-key-consumer-reports-rating-4724751a/

<div><p><span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >DETROIT</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co</a></span> midsized SUVs <span id="ford_edge" class="inform"><a title="Ford Edge" href="/topic/Ford+Edge" >Ford Edge</a></span> and <span id="lincoln_mkx" class="inform"><a title="Lincoln MKX" href="/topic/Lincoln+MKX" >Lincoln MKX</a></span> have lo...

2010-12-09T19:30:59ZAFP American Editiontag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-09:/ford-invest-600-mln-dollars-plant-rampup-4710114a/

<div><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Company</a> said Thursday it would invest 600 million dollars to upgrade a <a title="Kentucky" href="/topic/Kentucky" >Kentucky</a> plant into the <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> automaker's highest-volume plant in the world.</p><p>Ford said it would transform its plant in <span><a title="Louisville" href="/topic/Louisville" >Louisville</a></span> into a state-of-the-art facility that ...

2010-12-09T08:30:40ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-09:/ford-hire-1800-workers-revamped-ky-plant-4709670a/

<div id="subtitle">Ford to hire 1,800 workers and build popular <a title="Ford Escape" href="/topic/Ford+Escape" >Escape</a> SUV at revamped plant in <a title="Louisville (Kentucky)" href="/topic/Louisville+(Kentucky)" >Louisville, Ky.</a></div><div><p>Ford will hire 1,800 workers at a plant in Louisville to build the Escape, a small SUV.</p><p>The automaker says it is investing $600 million in the plant to make the SUV, one of its popular vehicles. Many of the new workers will come from a pool ...

2010-11-29T14:34:33ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-29:/video-2011-ford-edge-updated-improved-4403960a/

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2010-10-14T13:23:10ZArticlesBasetag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-14:/ford-excursion-1945282a/

Overview <br /><br />Introduced in 1999 as a 2000 model year, the Excursion was immediately criticized for being too large to fit in most home garages and its poor fuel economy (around 12-14 mpg highway and 8-10 mpg city) relative to the Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL, its chief competitors . Shortly before launch, the Sierra Club awarded the Excursion an "Exxon Valdez" award for this reason, in reference to the ill-fated oil tanker. Sales were initially good, but slowed as gasoline prices ...

2010-09-11T23:51:06ZAutoWeektag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-11:/geely-retool-volvo-plans-1390688a/

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2010-10-22T11:41:57ZArticlesBasetag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/xc60-latest-trend-direction-volvo-1636678a/

<p><a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://mycardrive.com/?p=733">Volvo, Ford's</a> Swedish luxury brand has earlier introduced a new sport utility vehicle that marks the beginning of a new design concept that would be employed for future Volvo cars. Steve Mattin, Volvo Cars Design Director said that the car represent "the DNA of future Volvos". He further stated, "We're about to elevate Volvo's DNA to new levels by pumpin...

2010-09-11T01:08:21ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-11:/2011-ford-edge-1349588a/

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2010-11-02T13:28:03ZCNETtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/lincoln-lineup-expand-create-identity-ford-brand-3553923a/

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2010-11-02T12:19:16ZAbout.comtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/2011-ford-explorer-preview-photo-gallery-3498754a/

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2010-10-22T11:20:33ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/summary-box-ford-introduces-new-2011-explorer-1002477a/

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Ford introduces <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Explorer</a> that breaks from SUV tradition in favor of fuel economy</div><div><p>FORD'S NEW EXPLORER: <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a> launched the marketing campaign for the 2011 Ford Explorer Monday. It's an important vehicle for the company, the second most-recognized Ford after the <a title="Ford Mustang" href="/topic/Ford+Mustang" >Mustang<...

2010-11-02T13:27:37ZCNETtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/handson-redesigned-2011-ford-explorer-3553447a/

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2010-11-02T12:19:07ZAbout.comtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/2011-ford-explorer-preview-3498563a/

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2010-09-10T16:18:02ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-10:/2011-ford-explorer-breaks-ground-new-york-1323937a/

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2010-10-13T14:47:31ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-13:/ford-introduces-new-_-untraditional-_-explorer-1002023a/

<div id="subtitle">Ford introduces new <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Explorer</a> that breaks from SUV tradition in favor of fuel economy</div><div><p>The Ford Explorer, the hulking family-hauler that helped launch the SUV boom in the early 1990s, is back. And it hopes to define a new generation of more streamlined, fuel-efficient sport utility vehicles.</p><p>Ford begins a marketing campaign Monday for the 2011 Ford Explorer, which will be in dealerships this winter. It'...

2010-11-02T13:27:32ZCNETtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/ford-unveil-2011-explorer-facebook-3553330a/

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2010-11-02T14:50:56ZDriving.catag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/flex-fun-ecoboost-3627092a/

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2010-09-11T00:53:13ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-11:/engineered-friendlier-myford-touch-1349064a/

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2010-09-11T00:52:51ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-11:/ford-approaching-crossove-1349053a/

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2010-07-14T06:30:11ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-07-14:/ford-edge-sport-model-mustang-engine-991373a/

<div id="subtitle">More horses: New <a title="Ford Edge" href="/topic/Ford+Edge" >Ford Edge</a> Sport gets sportier with the <a title="Ford Mustang" href="/topic/Ford+Mustang" >Mustang</a> engine</div><div><p>The Ford Edge Sport is getting sportier with a new engine swiped from the Ford Mustang.</p><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a> said Wednesday that the 2011 Ford Edge Sport &#8212; the high-performance version of the Edge, which is one of the...

2010-09-11T00:52:16ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-11:/ford-teases-2011-explorer-headl-1349035a/

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2010-11-02T12:17:44ZAbout.comtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/new-ford-chrysler-truck-recalls-3496851a/

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2010-07-09T06:30:23ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-07-09:/chrysler-ford-recalling-suvs-vans-987284a/

<div id="subtitle">Chrysler, Ford recalling SUVs, vans over brake tubes, head protection</div><div><p>The government says <a title="Chrysler LLC" href="/topic/Chrysler+LLC" >Chrysler</a> is recalling about 22,000 sport utility vehicles and trucks to fix brake tubes that could lead to the loss of brake fluid.</p><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a>, meanwhile, is recalling more than 30,000 2010 Transit Connect vans to replace pushpins holding the l...

2010-09-10T16:12:45ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-10:/recalls-ford-transit-connect-dodge-nitro-ram-1500-jeep-liberty-wrangler-1323466a/

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2010-09-10T16:10:39ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-09-10:/june-car-sales-numbers-automakers-struggling-1323276a/

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2010-11-02T12:23:22ZForbestag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/ford-explorer-stage-comeback-3501398a/

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2010-11-02T12:55:05ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/long-missouri-nextgen-ford-escape-heads-3527290a/

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2010-10-22T11:14:20ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/ford-aims-reinvent-explorer-recapture-sales-967516a/

<div><p><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >DETROIT</a> (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a>) - <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co</a> <F.N> is counting on a leaner and greener makeover of its <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Explorer</a> to find new buyers for a once hot-selling sport utility vehicle that powered the automaker's profits a decade ago.</p><p>At the peak of the SUV boom in 2...

2010-10-27T07:52:36ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/trail-previewing-nextgeneration-ford-explorer-3425989a/

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2010-10-27T09:07:17ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/auto-sales-3472748a/

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2010-10-27T08:58:51ZAbout.comtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/mercury-production-3468141a/

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2010-10-22T11:10:44ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/auto-sales-ford-951581a/

<div id="subtitle">Ford May sales rise 23 percent on demand for <a title="Ford F-Series" href="/topic/Ford+F-Series" >F-Series</a> pickup, <a title="Ford Mustang" href="/topic/Ford+Mustang" >Mustang</a></div><div><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a>'s May sales were up 22 percent in May, the sixth straight month that its vehicle sales rose more than 20 percent over the previous year.</p><p>Ford says much of the gain was due to stronger demand for ...

2010-10-27T07:52:19ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/recalls-ford-infiniti-nissan-suzuki-suvs-trucks-3425769a/

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2010-10-27T06:46:05ZForbestag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/detroit-runs-short-cars-3381754a/

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2010-10-27T07:03:19ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/ford-promises-new-explorer-capa-3393131a/

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2010-10-27T07:03:15ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2011-ford-grand-cmax-coming-america--3393084a/

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2010-10-27T07:03:14ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2010-april-auto-sales-3393064a/

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2010-10-27T07:03:05ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/ford-explorer-launch-date-model-year-uncerta-3393011a/

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2010-10-22T11:29:27ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/april-auto-sales-ford-923158a/

<div id="subtitle">Ford sales jump 25 percent in April on big sales of F-series pickup trucks, <a title="Ford Escape" href="/topic/Ford+Escape" >Escape</a> SUVs</div><div><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a> said Monday that its April sales rose 25 percent, helped by broader sales of cars, SUVs and F-series pickup trucks.</p><p>It was the fifth month in a row that Ford, the only of <a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >Detroit</a>'s Big Three ...

2010-10-27T07:20:02ZCNETtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/cars-85-percent-recyclable-ford-3403528a/

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2010-10-25T12:30:55ZForbestag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-25:/car-prices-comeback-3167640a/

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2010-10-27T07:24:02ZCar and Drivertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2011-ford-explorer-caught-undisguised-238211-spied-3406147a/

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2010-10-27T07:51:15ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/kia-launches-conquest-sales-incentives-attract-new-car-buyers-3424938a/

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2010-10-27T07:02:14ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2010-february-auto-sales-3392348a/

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2010-10-27T07:23:56ZCar and Drivertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/ford-cmax-spied-testing-town-3406075a/

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2010-10-27T07:02:14ZAutomobiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2011-ford-explorer-mule-protoype-3392347a/

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2010-10-25T09:21:43ZAbout.comtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-25:/ford-231-february-201-3131927a/

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2010-10-27T07:23:45ZCar and Drivertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2011-ford-edge-40-2010-chicago-auto-show-238211-video-3405948a/

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2010-10-27T07:50:34ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/2010-chicago-auto-show-2011-ford-edge-ecoboasts-power-mpg-3424387a/

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2010-04-16T07:20:05ZAFP American Editiontag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-04-16:/ford-invest-400-million-dollars-suv-plant-833184a/

<div><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a> said Tuesday it was investing nearly 400 million dollars to build a new version of its <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Explorer sport utility</a> vehicle at a <a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >Chicago</a> facility.</p><p>Ford chief executive <a title="Alan Mulally" href="/topic/Alan+Mulally" >Alan Mulally</a> made the announcement at the Washington Auto Show as the company sim...

2010-10-27T07:46:57ZTop Gear Magazine, UKtag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-27:/clarkson-archives-3421867a/

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2010-10-22T14:38:07ZForbestag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/2010-auto-industry-2794117a/

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2010-10-26T23:13:56ZCar and Drivertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-26:/2010-ford-edge-rallye-santini-paint-sema-238211-auto-shows-3356967a/

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2010-10-22T11:59:15ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/mondeo-man-smiles-2754625a/

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2010-11-03T08:41:07ZFour Wheelertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-03:/corey-caspers-1998-dodge-durango-4077032a/

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2010-10-22T11:22:06ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/hear-2739606a/

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2010-11-03T08:41:00ZFour Wheelertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-03:/buys-trucks-4076934a/

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2010-10-22T11:06:09ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/snowpatrol-2731610a/

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2010-10-22T10:59:33ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/zen-art-modern-woody-wagon-2728106a/

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2010-10-22T07:43:43ZForbestag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/sell-pricey-cars-2523614a/

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2010-10-22T10:51:45ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/20092010-suv-truck-minivan-buyers-guide-2724161a/

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2010-10-22T07:19:21ZSeekingAlphatag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/ford-migrate-big-suvs-2487569a/

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2010-10-26T20:31:49ZCar and Drivertag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-26:/ford238217s-transit-connect-baked-3295260a/

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2010-10-21T10:00:31ZForbestag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-21:/americans-buying-cars-2338700a/

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2010-10-26T20:47:12ZConsumer Reportstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-26:/logbook-mercury-mariner-hybrid-3313074a/

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2010-12-15T12:01:02ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-15:/photo/ford-windstar-recall-2397734p/

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a>, a 2002 Ford Windstar LX is displayed. Ford is expanding a recall of its <a title="Ford Windstar" href="/topic/Ford+Windstar" >Windstar</a> minivans Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010, over concerns that their rear axles can corrode and break. (<a title="AP Photo/Ford Motor Co." href="/topic/AP+Photo%2fFord+Motor+Co." >AP Photo/Ford Motor Co.</a>, file)<div id="copyright"><div> ...

2010-12-01T10:32:39ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-01:/photo/auto-sales-2390482p/

In this Oct. 25, 2010 photo, 2011 Ford Fiestas are shown at a Ford dealership in <a title="San Jose" href="/topic/San+Jose" >San Jose</a>, <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Calif. Ford Motor Co.</a>'s <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> sales rose 20 percent in November, as demand for its pickup trucks and vans continued to grow.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP News...

2010-11-15T14:32:37ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-15:/photo/nycs-new-taxi-2381757p/

In this rendering provided by the <a title="New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission" href="/topic/New+York+City+Taxi+%26+Limousine+Commission" >New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission</a>, a taxi cab design by Ford is seen. The competition to manufacture <a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" >New York City</a>'s next taxicab has been narrowed to three finalists, and the winning design will be chosen from proposals by <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Com...

2010-11-02T16:33:05ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-02:/photo/gm-ipo-2373776p/

FILE - In this combo made with file photos, logos for <a title="General Motors Corporation" href="/topic/General+Motors+Corporation" >General Motors</a> and Ford are shown. If investors pay what General Motors hopes to get for its stock in a planned IPO, they'll have to buy the logic that the company's stock-market value should be similar to its closest competitor, <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co.</a> But Ford is making far more money these days and ...

2010-10-26T13:02:33ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-26:/photo/autos-consumer-confidence-2369785p/

<a title="Matthew Brown" href="/topic/Matthew+Brown" >Matthew Brown</a> assembles a six speed transmission at the <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Company</a> Van Dyke Transmission Plant in <a title="Sterling Heights" href="/topic/Sterling+Heights" >Sterling Heights</a>, <a title="Michigan" href="/topic/Michigan" >Mich.</a>, Monday, Oct. 25, 2010. The most problem-free cars and trucks still are made by <a title="Honda Motor Co. Ltd." href="/topic/Honda+M...