Engineering teams from Ford and GM have already started initial design work on these new transmissions.
They want to buy the newest magical products from Apple and drive cars from Ford.
It has recaptured truck leadership from Ford with a stampede of new and very good trucks.
It wasn't quite as big or powerful as trucks from Ford, Chevy and Dodge.
The statement from Ford, the Renault-Nissan alliance and Daimler stressed the geographic spread of the firms.
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Reagan nearly succeeded in wresting the nomination from Ford, demonstrating how formidable a national figure he had become.
Ford, who changed his name from Ford Hermann Hueffer, was more successful in his day as an editor.
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So it's unlikely Ghosn will be getting a call from Ford's Dearborn, Mich.
Nissan beat entries from Ford and Turkish carmaker Karsan with an all-new purpose built van based on the NV200.
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By the following day, Burton had received a call from Ford to let her know that she was safe.
Styling cues from Ford's 2005 Iosis concept--Ford called it "kinetic design"--are reflected in the newly redesigned Ford Focus, for example.
Not bad given that Chrysler was obliged to offer a hefty incentive scheme to match similar discounts from Ford and GM.
The market leaders, F-series pickups from Ford, are not just best-selling trucks.
On the first day, the team unveiled its eco-friendly dashboard to a panel of auto experts, including representatives from Ford and General Motors.
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But when it comes to cars like the S80, Volvo could use some advice--or at least a good prodding--from Ford's other luxury divisions.
Geely bought Volvo from Ford, and can now combine its own Chinese market access and strong supply chain with Volvo's technology and image-making savvy.
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Armed with new contracts from Ford and General Motors that kick in over the next 12 months, the company will double its car component exports.
Engineers from Ford's European Research Centre in Aachen, Germany and simTD research project partners so far have tested the developmental technologies in a controlled environment.
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Killie substitute Donovan Simmonds somehow shot over a gaping goal from six yards and Tomas Cerny made a great save from Ford in injury time.
Down 80% in the bear market, it makes an exceptional line of small, fuel-efficient cars (and also now Jaguar, which it bought from Ford in 2008).
Other marques, from Ford's Mustang to Honda 's (nyse: HMC - news - people ) Accord, are soldiering on after many generations and incarnations.
The year after they combined, the new enterprise acquired the defense operations of Loral Corporation, which had assimilated military lines from Ford, IBM, Unisys and other companies.
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That floated all boats, certainly filling the stores for Wal-Mart and Home Depot and keeping the car lots humming for dealers of vehicles from Ford and General Motors.
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Automakers are just showing what they can do with plug-in cars, and the Volt and Leaf, plus new models from Ford, Toyota and Honda will lead many more drivers to switch.
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So my guess is that this competition will be closer to the dropping your business card in a bowl at the trade show than trying to win a new Ford from Ford.
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History is littered with examples of products created before their time, from Ford's Edsel to the Osborne PC years ahead of Apple, and Apple's own notorious flop with the Newton (the iPhone's ancestor).
Domestic auto sales were also in focus as the week wound down, with February figures from Ford Motor and Chrysler coming in at five-year highs and General Motors topping estimates with a 7% sales increase.
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