ANYONE who thinks a Mercury Prize shortlisting spells instant success for a band should hear Sweet Billy Pilgrim's tales of touring hardship. The Aylesbury folktronica trio's day had begun in a Travelodge in Dreghorn. They'd made their way to Glasgownot in a bus, nor even in a van, "but in a grey Ford Mondeo with a trailer on the back", complained singer Tim Elsenburg.Glamour eludes them,...
Reported US sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. Reported US sales of hybrids in October 2009 rose 11.4% by volume to 24,475 units, representing a 2.9% share of reported new vehicle sales for the month. October 2009 had 28 selling...
Judge Dixie Chastain, the first female University of Miami law school graduate and a Miami-Dade County juvenile judge for two decades, died Oct. 25 at 100.
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...
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.
New Products Drive Ford's October Sales, Share GainsDEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 3, 2009 -- -- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury
October U.S. sales totaled 132,483, up 3
percent versus a year ago and 21 percent higher than September
-- October marks the third time in the last four months Ford sales have
increased
-- October retail share was up for the 12th time in 13 months
-- All-new Taurus accelerates in...
November 3, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091103/AUTO01/911030396 GM U.S. auto sales up 4%; Ford sales rise 3%; Chrysler down 30% DETROIT NEWS STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS General Motors Co. joined Ford Motor Co. in reporting a sales increase in October, but Chrysler Group LLC saw a significant decline. GM’s sales increased 4 percent last month compared to a year earlier, the first [...]
FoMoCo and General Motors Company both reported a sales increase for October while Chrysler Group LLC reported a significant decline. Ford reported a 3 percent increase in monthly sales over October of last year while GM said its sales increased 4 percent during the same period. GM sold a total of 177,603 vehicles in October and [...]
Ford Motor Co.’s October sales in the United States increased 3 percent over the previous year, led by a demand for the automaker’s sedans and crossover vehicles. (F)
Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday its October US sales grew 3.1 percent from a year ago, while rival Chrysler saw a 30 percent slump in vehicle sales. Ford said the rise marked the third increase in the past four months for the number-two automaker. Total sales of new cars under the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo brands rose to 136,920 last month. The figure was up 21 percent from September, which saw...
Now that I’ve piqued your interest, perhaps you’d like to own a copy of Automotive Custom Interiors. I’m giving away my copy at the end of the week. I’ll announce the winner on Friday. All you have to do is invent a name for a car, like the Chevy Sub-Dude (that’s mine) and leave it in [...]
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) reported a 3% increase in October US sales, led by stronger demand for cars and crossover vehicles as the automaker's US market share increased for the 13th consecutive month.
Recovering from September's 'cash for clunkers' hangover, the auto industry is showing signs of a true recovery, analysts say. Ford Motor Co. said its October sales of cars and light trucks rose 3% compared with a year ago, the latest sign that the auto industry may be emerging from a two-year slump.
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