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Yeah, you know I have been watching this Ford stock for a few months now and I pulled the trigger on them about a month ago, then the price fell on me but I am in this thing for the long haul, I see a Lee Iacoca ( spelling? ) turnaround for Ford in the next couple of years! I work in the automotive repair field and I have to tell you that out of the big 3 I work on less of these than GM and Chrysler put together! I just wish the powers that be would get it together and get this mule back in front of the cart!
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yup... this one looks to be in a uptrend.. and yes i agree with you that in time it will be turned around like Chrysler was in the 80's when they were in the same situation... just a matter of time... what they need to do is study their competitors and see what they are doing wrong or right etc.. etc.. I'm not really in the long run but for long run people this would be a good one imo...
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Just a note of interest. Ford is for the first time a sponsor of Survivor. The episode with the car reward should be within the next few weeks and "they get a lot of bang for their buck".
From an Media Conference with Jeff Probst
quote:Question: What happened to the car challenge?
JP: It is back. The reason that it wasn't there last year is that before the show started we didn't have a car sponsor. I'll tell you til I'm blue in the face, GM did not drop out because of our race thing. We know in advance they didn't want to be in the show anymore so they left. Ford came in and I'll tell you this, the car challenge is back and the car curse, the question of the car curse is back. The car challenge plays an instrumental role in this season, a huge role. I feel bad that GM was a sponsor all these years and Ford comes in the first season and gets a lot of bang for their buck.
Question: You don't really want to elaborate, eh?
JP: That's enough.
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Ford Unveils 3 Limited-Edition Vehicles; All For 2008
Last update: 3/30/2007 11:54:34 AMDEARBORN, Mich. (AP)
--Ford Motor Co. (F) Friday took the wraps off some limited-edition vehicles the automaker hopes will make a splash at the New York International Auto Show next week and engage custom-minded buyers.
Ford unveiled the Shelby GT500KR Mustang, F-150 Foose Edition pickup and Expedition Funkmaster Flex Edition large sport utility vehicle at a "sneak peak" for journalists at the automaker's Product Development Center near Detroit. All are 2008 models, with the F-150 and Expedition arriving at dealerships this fall and the Shelby expected to be available in spring 2008.
The Expedition was developed with hip-hop personality and specialty car builder Funkmaster Flex. Ford worked on the F-150 with hot rod designer Chip Foose. The Shelby GT500KR, a high-performance Mustang, was developed with Shelby Automobiles Inc. and its founder Carroll Shelby - 40 years after the original Shelby "King of the Road" debuted at the 1967 New York auto show.
Each souped-up model will carry what Ford calls a "premium price," but executives said prices won't be announced until the vehicles are closer to dealer showrooms. Ford will make 1,000 of the Shelbys but hasn't decided on numbers for the custom versions of the Expedition or F-150.
While the vehicles are in niche markets, they represent a growing segment of Ford's business: The automaker said its customization business grew by 50% in 2006 and could double in the next two years. The growth, it said, is driven by factory-customized products and a focus on wheels, appearance packages and electronics. (END)
Dow Jones NewswiresMarch 30, 2007 11:54 ET (15:54
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