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Eight Ways to Boost Product Reliability

To build better products, engineers need to understand failure Charles J. Murray, senior technical editor -- Design News, November 23, 2009 Creating reliable products isn't easy. They've hired scores of full-time reliability...

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Judge orders ex-Ford employee accused of spying to be detained

By BRENT SNAVELY FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen on Friday rejected an order from a magistrate judge that would have allowed a former Ford product engineer to be free while he awaits trial for...

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Auto Insurance Rates for Most Stolen Muscle Car

High-Theft Target Dodge Charger Compared with Ford Focus Why are the auto insurance premiums for the 7th most-stolen vehicle in the U.S. in 2008 about the same as for a less-expensive small compact that thieves seldom target?...

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South Jersey athlete takes step toward Major Leagues

By BEN WATANABE • Gannett New Jersey • November 23, 2009 Being a "lot man" at a car dealership isn't necessarily glamorous, but that's not what Darren Ford was looking for in a winter job. Since early October, Ford has...

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Volvo Sale: Crown To Out-Bid Geely This Week?

For weeks now, the only realistic bid for Volvo has has come from the Chinese automaker Geely. They’ve been Fords’ “preferred bidder” for about a month ago, and last week, Geely’s management were in meetings with Volvo’s...

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Toyota, Honda and Volkswagen Take Top Spots in ALG's Fall 2009 Perceived Quality Study

Biggest Year-over-Year Gains Posted by Ford and Hyundai ALG, a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions for the U.S. automotive retail industry, today...

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Jeff Burton settles for second in Ford 400 - MiamiHerald.com

USA Today Jeff Burton settles for second in Ford 400 MiamiHerald.com Tony Stewart, right, drives alongside Jeff Burton on turn four during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford 400 race on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 at Homestead-Miami...

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Mulally is staying, but not forever

Mulally prepares for the future BY BRENT SNAVELY FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Ford's Executive Chairman Bill Ford likes to joke that President and CEO Alan Mulally, who saved his great-grandfather's auto company from the brink of...

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Bibb bid preference helps local car dealers

By MIKE STUCKA - mstucka@macon.com Last week, Bibb County’s government continued an annual tradition of paying more than it has to for new cars. A salesman with Macon’s Riverside Ford unsuccessfully asked commissioners to move...

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Seattle expected to be key market for electric cars

Charging station network will aid early adopters Katherine Long • MCT News Service • November 23, 2009 • From Lansing State Journal After years of hype, it looks as though the mass-produced, all-electric car is really on its...

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