News on Ford Explorer

Man upset over gas pump drives SUV through window

2010-02-22T12:34:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Ala. man angry over turned-off pump allegedly drives SUV through gas station window</div><div><p>A man was charged with attempted murder after authorities said he drove his truck through the window of a service station. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Randy Christian said a 49-year-old man pulled into a BP station on Al...

Ford to add 1,200 jobs, lower wage hires possible

2010-02-22T14:34:51Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday it will build the next version of its Ford Explorer SUV in Chicago starting in late 2010, adding 1,200 jobs that may include hires at a new lower wage negotiated with its union...

Ford to bring 1,200 jobs to Chicago area

2010-02-22T15:07:48Z

<div id="subtitle">Ford to build new Ford Explorer SUV in Chicago, bringing 1,200 jobs to Illinois</div><div><p>Ford Motor Co. will bring 1,200 new jobs to Illinois by shifting production of the new Explorer SUV to its Chica...

Ford to invest 400 million dollars in US SUV plant

2010-02-22T14:42:25Z

<div><p>Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was investing nearly 400 million dollars to build a new version of its Explorer sport utility vehicle at a Chicago facility.</p><p>Ford chief executive Alan Mulally made the ann...

Court won't disturb $82.6M award in SUV rollover

2010-02-23T22:59:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court rebuffs Ford appeal of $82.6 million award to woman paralyzed in SUV rollover</div><div><p>The Supreme Court has left in place an $82.6 million award to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over.</p><p>The justices on Monday rejected Ford Mo...

Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of SUV

2010-02-24T09:38:52Z

<div id="subtitle">Buckle up ... inflate: Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of 2011 Ford Explorer</div><div><p>Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts.</p><p>Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-m...

Top Cash for Clunker trade-ins

2010-02-24T09:54:20Z

<div id="subtitle">A look at the 20 most common Cash for Clunkers program trade-ins</div><div><table> <tbody> <tr><td>The 20 most-common trade-ins nationwide processed through Oct. 16 under the government Cash for Clunkers program, according to an analysis of new federal data by Cheetos from a Pooler convenience store claimed to be Gov. Sonny Perdue's wife.</p><p>Pooler police say the woman pumped a little more than 15 gallons of gas, worth $3...

San Diego California News - August 13, 2009

2009-08-28T18:00:43Z

August 26, 2009,-San Diego CA,- San Diego Police investigate a traffic accident on Sanyo Avenue near Airway Road in Otay Mesa after the driver of a Ford Explorer ran into the bac...

Final Cash for Clunkers data

2010-02-25T15:33:56Z

<div id="subtitle">Final data on Cash for Clunkers sales, trade-ins</div><div><p>Auto dealers reported 690,114 sales under the federal government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers rebate program, according to final data released Wednesday by the Department of Transpo...

Latest Cash for Clunkers data

2010-02-25T17:29:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Latest data on Cash for Clunkers sales, trade-ins</div><div><p>Auto dealers have made 489,269 sales under the government's $3 billion Cash for Clunkers rebate program, according to data released Friday by the Department of Transportation. Th...

Long lines of clunkers await deaths at scrap yards

2010-02-25T23:18:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Conga lines of clunkers await death sentences at dealerships before heading to scrap yards</div><div><p>They were waiting down at Gibson Chevrolet near Chicago for a couple of five-gallon cans of sodium silicate — liquid glass, they call it — to poison and kill the clunkers when the latest condemned car pulled up.</p><p>The 1999 Chicago for a couple of five-gallon cans of sodium silicate — liquid glass, they call it — to poison and kill the clunkers when the latest condemned car pulled up.</p><p>The 1999 cash for clunkers" such a success were fence-sitters — a Virginia family wondering whether to keep pouring money into what they called the "dog car," a Colorado couple han...

The top "cash for clunkers" vehicles

2010-02-25T23:26:50Z

<div id="subtitle">The top 10 most purchased and traded in vehicles under the "cash-for-clunkers" program</div><div><p>Here are the top 10 most popular vehicles purchased and traded under the government's "cash-for-clunkers" program as of Aug. 5:</p><p>TOP 10 NEW VEHICLES PURCHASED</p><p>1. Ford Motor Co. put behind it a costly lawsuit connected to the Explorer rollover scandal of the 1990s. And the judge closed out a complex case that clogge...

What's the Average Credit Score and Where Does Yours Rank? Find Out For Free

2010-03-03T02:37:14Z

<p>What's the Average Credit Score and Where Does Yours Rank? Find Out For Free</p><p>By Ryan J. Taylor</p><p></p><p>You may be surprised to see the average credit score in America and where your score falls in relation to that average. While having good credit and raising yours core is a relatively easy thing, most people don't have a clu...

FORD SEES THE FUTURE, AND IT'S RETRO TECH

2010-03-01T14:45:02Z

<div><h1> FORD SEES THE FUTURE, AND IT'S RETRO TECH </h1><p>As fuel-economy standards get tougher, auto companies are peering into a future where next-generation and advanced beckon. But these days, Ford Motor ) executives have one eye on the future and one on the past. Ford is dusting off a host of old ideas for boosting gas mileage and slashing emissions. Some of the...

San Diego California News - February 16, 2009

2009-04-20T23:19:25Z

HLrain294888x005.jpg 2/16/2009 TORREY HILLS (San Diego, California) USA_ Tow truck driver (cq) FRED (cq) TOOSSI clears debris around an overturned Ford Explorer that was involved in a multi-vehicle collision between 11:30am-Noon at the intersection of Vista Sorrento Parkway/Torrey View Court and Ca...

Orange County News - February 03, 2009

2009-04-20T19:09:11Z

A CHP officer investigates a black Ford Explorer after a female driver rolled in a solo collision on the northbound 241 and Portola Parkway in Irvine, Tuesday, Feb 2...////ADDITIONAL INFO//// - 04_241.portola.0203.ks - Date Shot: 2/3/09 - KEN STEINHARDT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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