Articles Tagged with "ford"

Ford dealer, held up by politics, gives Chicago a deadline

The developers of a huge Ford dealership proposed for Chicago's North Side are giving Chicago politicians until the end of next month to quit futzing around with their zoning application or risk losing an investment worth more than $50 million in the city.

Aug. 12 , 2013
Ford expands purchases with preferred suppliers

Preferred suppliers to Ford Motor Co. will get a bigger share of the automaker's purchasing budget -- 70 percent, up from 65 percent -- as the automaker continues to downsize its network of suppliers.

Aug. 7 , 2013
Ford pays $17.35 million fine over Escape recall

Ford Motor Co. reached a settlement with U.S. auto safety regulators in June over a recall of older Escapes last year and paid the maximum $17.35 million fine to resolve claims that the automaker took too long to notify its customers of a defect.

Aug. 2 , 2013
Ford plans to improve hybrids' mpg with software changes

Ford Motor Co. says it will make software tweaks to improve the real-world fuel economy of its 2013-model hybrids.

Jul. 18 , 2013
Ford Names Global Purchasing Chief

Ford Motor Co.said Hau Thai-Tang, currently the auto maker's vice president of engineering, will take over as head of global purchasing on Aug. 1, following the retirement of Tony Brown, 57, who has led the auto maker's $90 billion worldwide purchasing operations for the past 11 years.

Jul. 16 , 2013