SYNC-equipped Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles sell nearly twice as fast as those without, and a Ford survey of SYNC customers showed nearly 80 percent of respondents "definitely would" recommend it to a friend.
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The strategy has been to expand globally without diluting the Tom Ford magic by opening too many "doors, " as boutiques are called in retail-speak.
Without a broader economic rebound, Ford might be looking at a far bigger problem in Europe than it originally anticipated.
Mulally, 67, a former Boeing Co. executive, is widely hailed for steering Ford clear of bankruptcy without a federal bailout while its chief U.S. rivals, General Motors and Chrysler, collapsed.
The marine, who is currently based with 42 Commando at Bickleigh Barracks in Plymouth, pleaded not guilty to taking a Ford Transit tipper truck without the authority of its owner and aggravated vehicle taking.
It resembles what Ronald Reagan did in 1976 to change the course of GOP politics, but without the direct challenge he made to Gerald Ford.
General Motors and Ford Motor shares tend to trade in tandem, even though we all know GM is the basket case that needed a federal bailout, while Ford sailed through the economic crisis without any taxpayer assistance.
But that still doesn't mean it's right to hand federal aid to Ford or any of the other companies without requiring a bankruptcy restructuring in return.
Entrepreneurs can't be entrepreneurs without capital, and it was the savings of others that enabled Henry Ford to replace the carriage with the automobile, allowed banks to replace the traditional teller with the ATM and continues to turn formerly blighted city sections into shining examples of urban renewal.
" Mr. Curcio's prose is more dense, but his book is studded with sharp descriptions, such as when he notes that Ford's thought processes "jumped from one subject to another without prelude, " making his utterances "cryptic to the point of incoherence.
Ford, the only Detroit automaker to get through the financial crisis without a bailout, reported its August sales, which grew 11%, as the company begins a partnership with car-sharing company ZipCar and braces itself for a labor struggle with the United Auto Workers (UAW).
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That is why Ford is still hoping (with some prospect of success) to get through the year without having to ask for a handout.
Ford is betting a lot of people will want gas mileage that approaches that of a hybrid without the extra expense of having in effect two motors instead of one.
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And the success of Ford's Mustang shows that a great vehicle priced right from the get-go will sell without incentives.
It suggested that a company like Ford, with 40% insider control, generates a 15% lower return than a similar company without dual shares.
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