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Ford plans to spend $75 Million on Michigan plant conversion (Top Speed)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:52:38 GMT

Posted on 08.27.2008 14:05 by Erin Brooks Filed under: Ford | industry news | ford Focus Ford will invest at least $75 million to begin converting a Michigan SUV plant to small car production as part of its strategic shift to sell more of the fuel-efficient vehicles in North America. The 51 year old plant is located in Wayne, Michigan and is currently used to build the...

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Chevy Cruzes in to face Focus - Chevrolet Cruze (Driive)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:03:00 GMT

These are the first official pictures of the all-new Cruze, which Chevrolet will launch to take the fight to the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Jetta.

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Fiat Bravo - Bravo! (Adverblog)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:27:24 GMT

In Holland, this very odd TV commercial is making its way around the web, while it hasn't been on TV yet. In a typical Dutch setting, a cow judges cars that drive by. The Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus are boo'ed away. But for the Fiat Bravo, the cow has something else to say. See for yourself:

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Ford focuses on Focus (Today's Tribune-Review)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:28:26 GMT

Demand for Ford Motor Co.'s Focus and other small cars has been superheated ever since gas prices headed toward $4 per gallon in May, and since then, Ford hasn't been able to build the Focus quickly enough.

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Ford investing $75M to switch Michigan Truck plant from trucks to cars (Autoblog)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:29:00 GMT

Filed under: Economy , Sedans/Saloons , SUVs , Euro , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford click above to view more high-res shots of the Euro-Focus News flash: small cars like the Ford Focus are selling beyond expectations (ours anyway) while trucks and SUVs are sitting on dealer lots much longer than auto manufacturers would like. For this reason, Ford is moving as quickly...

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Ford Focus 1.8 1999 (http://www.modifiedcars.com/rss.asp)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:01:39 GMT

New modified ride Ford Focus 1.8 1999.

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My Review Of My Ten Days Driving A Ford Focus (Toronto Mike's Blog)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:24:25 GMT

Tomorrow I'll be returning the Ford Focus I've been driving for the past ten days. Ford gave me the car for a no-strings-attached ten days and I drove it to the cottage I rented in Meaford and all around Highway 26 before heading back to the city. I wasn't told to write a positive review or a review at all, they just told me to have fun and try and bring it back in one piece....

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When Locked In Trunk... (Toronto Mike's Blog)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:29:32 GMT

I've been out of town all week, scooting around in the new Ford Focus they lent me . I'll have more on my adventure this weekend, but I wanted to chime in on something I just discovered in the trunk of this car. If you're "accidentally" locked in the trunk of this car, there's a well marked emergency escape mechanism. For some reason the image associated with this handle made me chuckle....

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We just can't beat Americans at trashy reality TV (The blog TV & Radio)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:30:00 GMT

Five university graduates in a Ford Focus driving around Chester isn't quite the same as an exotic convertible filled with impossible beauties swooping down Sunset Strip. We can't compete - so why should we?

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New Saleen Racecraft Focus RC2 to be priced under $20k (Top Speed)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:53:29 GMT

Posted on 08.21.2008 17:15 by Panait Filed under: Ford Saleen | coupe | ford Focus | sports cars | car tuning Remember that Saleen doesn't just work with Mustangs, but a whole host of Ford products. To help squeeze a little more performance out of a budget car, Saleen has turned its attention to the Ford Focus coupe. The new vehicle called Racecraft Focus...

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2009 Ford Focus Coupe SES (Auto Channel)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:39:00 GMT

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Saleen Racecraft Introduces Sub-$20k Ford Focus Coupe-based RC2 (CARSCOOP)

noreply@blogger.com (John) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:48:00 GMT

In an attempt to draw the attention of the budget-minded tuning fans, Saleen’s Saleen’s value-performance Racecraft division presented a souped up...

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Ford Focus 2004 (http://www.modifiedcars.com/rss.asp)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:37:03 GMT

New modified ride Ford Focus 2004.

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2009 Ford Focus Coupe SES (Automobile)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:08:00 GMT

2009 Ford Focus Coupe SES Sure, the new Focus goes down the road with a decent level of refinement, but where did the fun go? I followed a 2003 (or thereabouts) Focus hatchback into work today. As I pondered that unique-looking small car, I couldn't help thinking that Ford has really killed all the funky fun of the Focus. Gone is the unique exterior and interior...

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2009 Honda Civic for China? (China Car Times)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:56:24 GMT

The Chinese automotive press are hoping that the updated Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) 2009 Honda Civic sedan will see Chinese production in the PRC. The Honda Civic sedan has seen good sales in China, and has become a popular alternative to the Ford Focus sedan. In addition, previous media reports hinted that the Honda Civic hatchback [...]

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Saleen Racecraft reveals Ford Focus-based RC2 Concept (Motor Authority)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:38:18 GMT

Niche sports car manufacturer and legendary Ford tuner Saleen is most widely recognized for its S7 supercar and string of performance V8 Fords, but the company is also keen to attract more budget-minded performance fans. Through its more affordable and practical Racecraft division, Saleen has developed a new concept based on Ford’s North [...]

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ADRIAN GRENIER'S ENVIRONMENTALLY-CONSCIOUS ENTOURAGE (INF Daily)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:50:19 GMT

Body: Kevin Dillon may be the washed up actor on Entourage while Adrien Grenier plays the movie star, but off the set it's another story. As Kevin drove away in his Lexus, Adrien scooted away in his Ford Focus; the planet thanks you. Image (JPG Still): 49.jpg Video (FLV Format): 081808_AdrienGrenierKevinDillon_la88.avi.ff.flv

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Ford Focus Fuel Cell vehicles perform better than expected (Product Reviews Net)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:12:09 GMT

Ford Motor Company’s fleet of 30 fuel cell vehicles has exceeded expectations of the company’s hydrogen research engineers by accumulating more than 865,000 real world miles without significant maintenance issues since the fleet’s launch three years ago. The Ford Focus Fuel Cell test vehicles also have earned accolades from the company’s global fleet partners for [...]

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FORD FUEL CELL FLEET EXCEEDS PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS, TEST PROGRAM EXTENDED (Driive)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:00:00 GMT

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UK roadrage (Top Gear Blogs - Planet Top Gear)

tgweb@bbc.co.uk (Rob Bright) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMT

"You want some?" This much I can lip-read, as the driver in the Ford Focus is saying it with the window up. He's not saying it to me, but the man in the BMW in front who's just cut across him on the M4, behaviour he would have got away with had the traffic not abruptly ground to a halt and left them side-by-side

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