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Film Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’

Film Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’

I walked into my local theater’s showing of Ford v Ferrari with modest expectations. On the one hand, it was directed by the same man behind the excellent Logan, features not one but two Academy Award-winning actors in Christian Bale and Matt Damon, and had a not-insignificant budget of just under $100 million. All of […]

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Ford Unveils STEAM Machine Transit XL for National STEAM Day

Ford Unveils STEAM Machine Transit XL for National STEAM Day

Ford, like most automakers, understands that the future of the industry lies squarely in the hand of generations who haven’t yet even begun to think about college. The importance of getting kids interested in entering the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics is not lost on Ford, and its latest outreach effort, the […]

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Ford v. Ferrari Generates Buzz with Second Trailer and Early Reviews

Ford v. Ferrari Generates Buzz with Second Trailer and Early Reviews

With glowing reviews and a thrilling new trailer, Ford v. Ferrari is shaping up to be a major award-season contender.

 Kyle Johnson

Man Reunited with 1993 Ford Mustang He Sold for Wife’s Cancer Treatments

Man Reunited with 1993 Ford Mustang He Sold for Wife’s Cancer Treatments

A common component of the American Dream: owning a high-powered sports coupe like the super-duper-American Ford Mustang. Not so much a part of the American Dream but very much a part of the American Reality: Having to stave off financial ruin when a loved one is dealing with a medical emergency or illness. Ford Mustang, […]

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Edsel B. Ford II Wins 2020 Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR

Edsel B. Ford II Wins 2020 Landmark Award for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR

Edsel B. Ford, the son of Henry Ford II and great-grandson of Ford Motor Company patriarch Henry Ford, has been named the 2020 Landmark Award winner for Outstanding Contributions to NASCAR. Ford currently serves on the Ford Motor Company Board of Directors and has served as the ostensible face of the company’s NASCAR efforts and […]

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Three Ford Employees Earn Crain’s 2019 Notable Women in STEM Nods

Three Ford Employees Earn Crain’s 2019 Notable Women in STEM Nods

A trio of Ford employees earned Crain’s 2019 Notable Women in STEM recognition from Crain’s Detroit Business last month. This year’s honorees were Judy Asher, Ford’s manager of cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance; Anne Marie Graham-Hudak, a sustainability, environment, and safety engineering subject matter expert; and Trisha Habucke, who heads up Ford’s digital retail transformation […]

 Zachary Berry

The Story of Disney’s Lost World’s Fair Attraction: Ford’s Magic Skyway

The Story of Disney’s Lost World’s Fair Attraction: Ford’s Magic Skyway

A collaboration between Disney and Ford created one of the most memorable attractions at the 1964 World's Fair. Unfortunately, the ride never made it to any of the Disney theme parks.

For both Ford Motor Company and Walt Disney, the 1964 New York World’s Fair was a watershed moment. Ford was planning to introduce its new Mustang model at the World’s Fair, hoping that the “pony car” would be a success for the Ford Brand. Meanwhile, Disney received the opportunity to test out new technologies for […]

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Ford v. Ferrari Trailer Teases Legendary Rivalry at Le Mans

Ford v. Ferrari Trailer Teases Legendary Rivalry at Le Mans

Preview the upcoming film starring Matt Damon and Christian Bale

Of the many fascinating stories from the motorsports world, few are as legendary as Ford’s feud with Ferrari in the 1960s, a rivalry that brought Carroll Shelby to fame and revolutionized the American automotive industry following the unforgettable 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s taken 50 years, but we’re finally getting a big-screen depiction […]

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Rumor: Ford to Announce Israel Research and Innovation Center in June

Rumor: Ford to Announce Israel Research and Innovation Center in June

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford will be visiting Israel in June, and sources say that he will announce a new Research and Innovation Center in Tel Aviv. Ford will take part in the four-day EcoMotion conference in June, which gathers together Israeli tech companies and startups alongside reps from the auto industry. Ford […]

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Ford Launches City:One Challenge Mexico City

Ford Launches City:One Challenge Mexico City

Ford is expanding its City:One Challenge outside of the United States with the newly announced City:One Challenge Mexico City, which challenges individuals and groups with the task of making their city safer and more accessible. City:One Challenge Mexico City invites established businesses and startups, groups and individuals, to consider the mobility challenges facing Mexico City […]

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Ford, Autonomic Expand Partnership with Amazon Web Services

Ford, Autonomic Expand Partnership with Amazon Web Services

Ford and Autonomic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Smart Mobility, have both agreed to multi-year deals with Amazon Web Services that will lead to growth in cloud connectivity and connected car app development. Autonomic is the developer of the Transportation Mobility Cloud, and the deal will see that leading platform powered by AWS in […]

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Ford Thirty Under 30 Class of 2019 Meets Up for First Time

Ford Thirty Under 30 Class of 2019 Meets Up for First Time

Thirty young professionals convened at Ford World Headquarters in March to meet one another — as well as Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford — in the first official gathering of the 2019 class of Thirty Under 30. This marks the fourth year of the Thirty Under 30 program, which aims to bring together Ford employees […]

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Elena Ford Leading New Literacy Initiative with Ford Fund, First Book

Elena Ford Leading New Literacy Initiative with Ford Fund, First Book

Elena Ford, Ford Motor Company’s chief customer experience officer and great-great granddaughter of company patriarch and namesake Henry Ford, is moving forward on a new initiative that aims to help improve literacy and encourage young people to enter the science, technology, engineering, arts and math fields. Ford is teaming with Ford Fund and First Book […]

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Bill Ford: Mustang-Inspired Electric Crossover Will “Go Like Hell”

Bill Ford: Mustang-Inspired Electric Crossover Will “Go Like Hell”

For the time being, the upcoming Ford Mustang-inspired battery-electric crossover is largely a mystery — it doesn’t even technically have a name. We know it’s got a butt that looks like a Mustang, and that it will also bear the influence of the new Ford Explorer. We know it’ll have a fully electric range of […]

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Bill Ford Jr. Named Crain’s Newsmaker of the Year

Bill Ford Jr. Named Crain’s Newsmaker of the Year

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. has been named Crain’s Newsmaker of the Year by Crain’s Detroit Business. Integral to Ford Jr. winning the award was his visible role in the acquisition of Michigan Central Station, which will serve as the centerpiece of Ford’s upcoming Corktown campus. Ford intends for its $740-million campus […]

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Sorry, Ford: Volkswagen is Worth More than a Dime

Sorry, Ford: Volkswagen is Worth More than a Dime

“I don’t think what we’re being offered here is worth a dime,” said Earnest Breech, Ford’s chairman, in 1948. This comment was made in response to a giveaway by the British. At this time, World War II was over, and Germany was split up. The British received the region that lodged the car factory that […]

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Ford China Announces November Sales, New VP of Marketing and Sales

Ford China Announces November Sales, New VP of Marketing and Sales

Ford Motor Company China and its joint ventures delivered sales totaling 52,434 vehicles in November, down 55 percent from November 2018. Despite the continued struggles of Changan Ford Automobile and Jiangling Motor Corporation, Lincoln Motor Company remains a big bright spot in the country; the luxury brand posted a 3 percent year-over-year gain in November […]

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An 18-Karat Gold Ford GT Replica Sold at Sotheby’s for $75K

An 18-Karat Gold Ford GT Replica Sold at Sotheby’s for $75K

Someone somewhere in the world — presumably a person who owns at least a 2006 Ford GT if not an all-new Ford GT — was staring at a pile of expendable income they had one day last month and thought, “Hey, you know what would be the absolute best way to use $75,000? Buying an […]