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1. Multi-tasking robots are central to new Range Rover bodyshop

Author

Cade, Jack

Subjects
Automobile Industry, BL PLC. Land Rover -- Production processes, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Production processes, Land Rover Range Rover (Sport-utility vehicle) -- Production management, Automobile industry -- Production processes
Published
2002

3. Ford to add to China mix after CUV blitz; Electrified cars, pickup bound for maturing market

Author

Greimel, Hans

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobiles -- Marketing, Company marketing practices, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Hans Greimel Crossovers helped transform Ford Motor Co. from latecomer to a top contender in China. Now the Blue Oval is banking on eco cars to maintain that trajectory [...]

Published
2016

4. Where Michigan Does Business; Germany

Author

Keshavan, Meghana

Subjects
Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan) -- Foreign operations, Domino's Pizza Inc. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Pesticides industry -- Foreign operations, Herbicides -- Foreign operations, Restaurant industry -- Foreign operations, Chemical industry -- Foreign operations, Business, Business, regional
Abstract

Byline: Meghana Keshavan Germany has long been Europe's strongest economic power; it has a gross domestic product of about $3.1 trillion -- the fifth largest in the world. The country's [...]

Published
2012

5. In China already? New rules won't pinch; Latecomers face investment curbs

Subjects
General Motors Co. -- Foreign operations, Nissan Motor Company Ltd. -- Foreign operations, Tata Motors Ltd. -- Foreign operations, FCA US L.L.C. -- Foreign operations, Toyota Motor Corp. -- Foreign operations, Volkswagen AG -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Foreign investments, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Yang Jian Beijing's decision to limit foreign investment in China's auto industry won't have much impact on established players like General Motors or Volkswagen AG, but newcomers like Chrysler [...]

Published
2012

6. Ford hustles to gain ground in Asia

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

Byline: Hans Greimel Ford Motor Co. is reaping big profits in its home market today, but the company is betting on Asia a region where it trails rivals to drive [...]

Published
2010

7. Car wars

Author

Brunelli, Richard

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Chrysler Corp. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Mass communications, Automobile Industry, Foreign operations
Abstract

Faced with sagging domestic sales, U.S. automakers are off and running in a race to capture the global market. BY RICHARD BRUNELLI Early last month, millions of Japanese citizens opened [...]

Published
1992

8. Sales growth widens makers' eyes

Author

Davis, Bruce

Subjects
Toyota Motor Corp. -- Foreign operations, PSA Peugeot Citroen -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Turkey, Automobile industry workers -- Labor relations, Automobiles -- Marketing, Automobile industry, Business
Published
1991

9. South of the border

Author

Chappell, Lindsay

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- International trade, Automobile industry, Business
Published
1991

10. America's new king of Europe's roads; in Europe, Ford was always king. But now General Motors has undergone a remarkable transformation and overtaken its arch-rival

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Market share -- Foreign operations, Corporations -- Europe, Automobiles -- International trade -- Market share, Business, Economics, Business, international, Company market share, Automobile Industry, International trade, Market share, Foreign operations
Abstract

In Europe, Ford was always king. But now General Motors has undergone a remarkable transformation and overtaken its arch-rival. In Detroit, GM's beleaguered bosses should take note AS CAR makers [...]

Published
1991

12. FACTORIES GO SOUTH. SO DOES PAY; Mexico's auto industry is booming, but parts outsourcing is keeping a lid on wages

Author

Smith, Geri

Subjects
Mexico -- Economic aspects, Automobile Industry, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Facility closures, Automobile industry -- Industry sales and revenue, Automobile industry -- Industry forecasts, Automobile industry -- Outsourcing, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Facility closures, Labor costs -- Influence
Published
2007

13. Foreign firms reward investors

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry, Business, Automobile Industry, Foreign operations
Abstract

Byline: Lindsay Chappell Despite all the financial turmoil at North American automakers and suppliers, foreign companies made the industry look like a good place to invest last year. Global parts [...]

Published
2006

14. Ford to Spend $2.5 Billion to Expand in Mexico

Author

Reuters

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automotive factories -- Design and construction -- Economic aspects, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Ford Motor said on Friday it would spend $2.5 billion to build a new generation of fuel-efficient engines and transmissions in Mexico, creating 3,800 jobs. Ford said it would expand [...]

Published
2015

15. Auto News digest

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Officials and employees, Ford Motor Co. -- Planning, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Volkswagen of America Inc. -- Planning, Volkswagen of America Inc. -- Product development, Automobile industry -- Officials and employees, Automobile industry -- Planning, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Product development, Company business planning, Automobile Industry, Automobile industry, Business
Abstract

No Europe czar for Ford Contrary to earlier reports, there will be no European czar for Ford Motor Co. overseeing both Ford of Europe and Premier Automotive Group from a [...]

Published
2003

16. LEWIS BOOTH TAKES THE WHEEL

Subjects
Automobile Industry, Ford of Europe AG -- Officials and employees, Ford Motor Co. -- Officials and employees, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2003

17. Ford is latecomer to several world markets

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry, Business, Foreign operations
Abstract

Byline: Diana T. Kurylko Sometimes it takes a while to establish a footprint in a market. Take Ford Motor Co. and China, for example. Ford's Model T went on sale [...]

Published
2003

18. Ford's far-flung factories

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry, Business, Foreign operations
Abstract

List shows the year the first Ford assembly plant began production 1903: United States 1905: Canada 1911: England 1913: France 1916: Argentina 1919: Denmark, Ireland 1920: Brazil, Spain, Uruguay 1922: [...]

Published
2003

20. Who Needs a Car?

Author

Flint, Jerry

Subjects
Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Motor vehicles -- Market share, Chrysler Corp. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations
Published
2001

21. Developing Nations Schooled In Quality, Reliability, Speed

Author

Thyfault, Mary E.

Subjects
Company growth, Management issue, Market trend/market analysis, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Developing countries, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations
Abstract

In the hilly city of Chongqing, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, China, much of the telephone cable is aboveground on crumbling concrete and rusting metal posts. "This city has […]

Published
2001

22. Volvo plans to sell S60s in China

Subjects
AB Volvo -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Motor vehicles, Automobile industry, Business, Automobile Industry, Foreign operations
Abstract

BEIJING - Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo Car division will sell its new S60 sedans in China this year, the China News Agency reported, citing unidentified officials at Volvo's China office. [...]

Published
2001

24. Dirt Road

Subjects
Automobile industry -- Planning, Daimler AG -- Officials and employees, Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations
Published
2000

25. FOREIGN BUYERS BEWARE

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Mazda Motor Corp. -- Management, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. -- Management, Nissan Motor Company Ltd. -- Management, Renault S.A. -- Foreign operations, Transportation industry -- Japan, Transportation equipment industry -- Planning, Automobile industry -- Japan
Published
2000

26. Ford retreats on German dealer plan

Author

WERNLE, BRADFORD

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile dealers -- Foreign operations, Automotive dealers, Automobile industry, Business, Foreign operations
Abstract

COLOGNE, Germany - Ford has been forced to back away from the rapid consolidation of its German dealerships because dealers were unhappy with the process. Ford had planned to slash [...]

Published
1999

27. FORD GETS EVEN

Author

Bustos, Sergio R.

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations
Abstract

Ford Motor didn't get angry with Rio Grande do Sul Gov. Olivia Dutra, it got even. The world's second-largest automaker scrapped its planned plant in the southern Brazilian state after [...]

Published
1999

28. Russia: Ford to open car plant

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile factories -- Russia
Published
2002

29. Ford, Mazda rethink joint venture in China: auto makers in talks on shuttering joint venture, restructuring factories with local partner

Author

Shirouzu, Norihiko

Subjects
Mazda Motor Corp. -- Foreign operations, Mazda Motor Corp. -- Joint ventures, Mazda Motor Corp. -- Production management, Mazda Motor Corp. -- Organization dissolution, Ford Motor Co. -- Joint ventures, Ford Motor Co. -- Production management, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Organization dissolution, Automobile industry -- Joint ventures, Automobile industry -- Organization dissolution, Automobile Industry, Company joint venture, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Mazda Motor Corp. is discussing with Ford Motor Co. the possible dissolution of their joint venture in China. Both car makers would negotiate a new structure for working with the present Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automotive Co. It is speculated Mazda seeks more operational freedom in that country, after Ford reduced its Mazda stake from one third to 13%.

Published
2010

30. Ford to build third car assembly plant in China

Author

Shirouzu, Norihiko

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Production management, Ford Motor Co. -- Planning, Ford Motor Co. -- Buildings and facilities, Automobile factories -- Buildings and facilities, Automobile factories -- Planning, Company business planning, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Ford Motor Co. will invest $490 million to build its third car-assembly plant in China, to be operated jointly with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. and Mazda Motor Corp. The new factory will build the Focus compact car model, and will have an initial production capacity of 150,000 cars a year when it begins operations in 2012.

Published
2009

31. Ford cuts capacity in Europe

Author

Rauwald, Christoph

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Planning, Ford Motor Co. -- Production management, Ford Motor Co. -- Capacity, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Finance, Transportation equipment industry, Company business planning, Company financing, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

In response to plummeting demand, Ford Motor Co. will reduce production capacity in Europe. The cuts will mostly affect production operations in Spain, Germany, and Romania. Article also discusses General Motors Corp.'s European division's efforts to obtain 3.3 billion euro from European countries to avert insolvency.

Published
2009

32. Ford plans to rev up exports to China

Author

Dolan, Matthew

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Planning, Ford Motor Co. -- Exports, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Exports, Company business planning, Automobile Industry, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Because of favorable currency rates and a new trade agreement between the U.S. and China, automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Co. is planning to increase exports of North American-made vehicles to China. Article discusses Ford's export target of 10,000 vehicles in 2009, and planned sale of automotive components to vehicle manufacturers in China.

Published
2008

33. Detroit brings European models home

Author

Woodyard, Chris

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Chrysler L.L.C. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile Industry, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Chris Woodyard Some of Detroit's newest models may look more at home on the autobahn than the interstate. That's because U.S. automakers are scouring Europe for models to freshen [...]

Published
2008

34. Toyota inks blueprint to grab 15% of global market by 2010: Amid expected surge in car sales, aims to open three more new plants by 2009

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Toyota Motor Corp. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Statistics -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Statistics -- Foreign operations, Automobile Industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: NORIHIKO SHIROUZU; Neal E. Boudette contributed to this article Toyota Motor Corp. , already in a frenzied push to expand its auto output, is stepping up its race to [...]

Published
2006

35. Bill Ford Jr.: for auto makers, China is the new frontier

Author

Fairclough, Gordon

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Officials and employees, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Company forecasts, Transportation equipment industry -- Officials and employees, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Company forecasts, Company business forecast/projection, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Bill Ford Jr., chair of Ford Motor Co., believes that China is the key to his company's future. Ford is collaborating with Mazda Motor Corp. and Changan Automobile Group of China to build manufacturing facilities in Nanjing, China. Ford recently posted poor quarterly results due to its problematic U.S. operations.

Published
2006

36. Ford sales in China pick up speed in '05

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Product development, Ford Motor Co. -- Market share, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Product development, Transportation equipment industry -- Market share, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Company market share, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2006

37. GM, Ford step up efforts to reduce costs in Europe

Author

Power, Stephen

Subjects
Motors Liquidation Co. -- Foreign operations, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Motors Liquidation Co. -- Finance, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Ford Motor Co. -- Finance, Opel AG -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Opel AG -- Compensation and benefits, Jaguar Cars Ltd. -- Company sales and earnings, Jaguar Cars Ltd. -- Production management, GM Daewoo UK Ltd. -- Company sales and earnings, Work hours -- Forecasts and trends, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Automobile industry -- Finance, Automobile industry -- Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Automobile industry -- Production management, Company earnings/profit, Market trend/market analysis, Company financing, Automobile Industry, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Abstract

Responding to losses in their European markets, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., are seeking ways to reduce production costs. General Motors' German subsidiary Opel AG is negotiating with workers to extend work hours without increasing wages. Ford's Jaguar PLC plans to cut production in the U.K. by an estimated 12%.

Published
2004

38. Americans Still See Big Opportunities in Russia

Author

Flanigan, James

Subjects
Russia -- Economic aspects, Typhoon Software -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Exxon Mobil Corp. -- Foreign operations, Credit Suisse Group AG -- Foreign operations, Financial services industry -- Foreign operations, Energy industry -- Foreign operations, Computer software industry -- Foreign operations, Financial services industry, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2003

39. World Business Briefing Americas: Brazil: Vehicle Output Increased

Author

Smith, Tony

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations
Abstract

Bucking a gloomy trend in Brazil's auto industry, the Ford Motor Company has increased production at its plant in the state of Bahia to meet rising demand across Latin America […]

Published
2003

41. Ford opens an automobile assembly plant in Russia

Subjects
Automobile Industry, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobiles
Abstract

In another sign of increasing foreign investment in Russia, the Ford Motor Company announced the official opening of its assembly plant outside St. Petersburg. The factory will produce 25,000 Ford […]

Published
2002

42. Automaker forms unit to oversee British-based brands

Subjects
Company business planning, Automobile Industry, Ford Motor Co. Premier Automotive Group -- Planning -- Foreign operations, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Planning -- Foreign operations, Automobiles -- Planning
Abstract

The Ford Motor Company's Premier Automotive Group luxury division said it formed a strategy committee to oversee its British-based Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin brands in a move to […]

Published
2001

43. Ford to Build Ikon Cars in China, Source Says

Author

Jones, Terril Yue

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Chang'an-Ford Automobile Co. -- Planning, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Ford Ikon (Automobile)
Published
2001

44. Ford will build diesel sport utilities for Europe

Subjects
Automobile Industry, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Sport-utility vehicles -- Production management
Abstract

The Ford Motor Company said yesterday that it would build diesel-powered 2002 Explorer sport utility vehicles for export to Europe to cater to customer preferences in the region. The automaker […]

Published
2001

45. Ford plans job cuts at plant in England

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations
Abstract

The Ford Motor Company is likely to eliminate more than 1,000 jobs at a giant assembly plant in England and may close the entire factory, in another blow for the […]

Published
2000

46. Ford takes long-term route in Southeast Asia

Author

Lapham, Edward

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Automobiles, Automobile industry, Business, Automobile Industry, Foreign operations
Abstract

BANGKOK, Thailand - Despite the economic and political storms sweeping Southeast Asia, Ford Motor Co. says it will stay the course with a $1 billion investment plan in the region. [...]

Published
1997

47. Ford opens big push in Korea

Author

Connelly, Mary and Gadacz, Oles

Subjects
Korea -- International trade, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Motor vehicles -- International trade, Automobile industry, Business, Automobile Industry, International trade, Foreign operations
Abstract

After two years of laying the groundwork, Ford Motor Co. last week launched an aggressive new run at the nascent Korean import market. Dropping the Mercury Sable and its partnership [...]

Published
1996

49. Mexico works for Siemens Division Chief: Siemens Mesoamerica CEO touts Mexico's educated workforce as one of the reasons the country could replace China as a preferred U.S. sourcing location

Author

Katz, Jonathan

Subjects
Siemens AG -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Officials and employees, Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Transportation equipment industry -- Foreign operations, Electronics industry -- Conferences, meetings and seminars -- Officials and employees, Manufacturing costs -- Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Electronics industry, Business, general, Business
Abstract

Mexico is the 'China of the Americas,' Siemens Mesoamerica CEO Louise Goeser says. Goeser, who leads the Mexico business unit of German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG (IW 1000/26), made the [...]

Published
2012

50. Ford aims for 10% of sales in Asia

Author

Harney, Alexandra

Subjects
Ford Motor Co. -- Foreign operations, Automobile industry -- Foreign operations, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international
Published
1998

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