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A California judge tentatively accepts a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California judge tentatively accepts a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

A Ford model on display in Shanghai. Ford Motor Co, which is selling off parts of its automotive empire and closing plants in North America, is mulling a new car plant in China to meet growing demand, state media said Tuesday

DEARBORN, MICH. - Ford Motor Co. plans to offer a full line of vehicles, including trucks and sport utility vehicles, in 2020 despite tougher federal fuel economy regulations likely to take effect that year, Chief Executive Alan Mulally said Monday. "Our commitment is to improve the fuel efficiency of all the vehicles no matter what the size," Mulally said after signing a new four-year contract ...

A judge has signed off on a deal that ends a class-action lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co.

Even without three of their top players, the injury-riddled Toronto Raptors had no problem handling the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. Kris Humphries and Carlos Delfino scored 17 points apiece to top Toronto in a 98-79 win over Charlotte, sending the slumping Bobcats to their sixth straight loss. The Raptors were missing starters Chris Bosh (groin), T.J. Ford (arm) and Andrea Bargnani (knee).

A Sacramento County judge on Monday gave tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

The decisions came as both General Motors and Ford Motor Company are struggling to keep their respective turnaround plans on track.

A Sacramento County judge tentatively accepted a deal Monday to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles declined in value because of the perceived rollover danger of the sport utility vehicle.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A California judge today tentatively accepted a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

A Sacramento County judge on Monday tentatively accepted a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles declined in value because of the perceived rollover danger of the SUV. The settlement ends...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A judge on Monday tentatively accepted a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles lost value because of...

A judge on Monday tentatively accepted a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles lost value because of their perceived rollover danger.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Sacramento County judge on Monday tentatively accepted a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles...

A Sacramento County judge is giving tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

Ford Motor Co, which is closing factories in North America, is mulling a new car plant in China with its Japanese unit Mazda Motor Co and local partner Chang'an Motor Corp, to meet growing demand. Kenneth Hsu, spokesman for Ford's China ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A Sacramento County judge on Monday gave tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Sacramento County judge on Monday gave tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento County judge today gave tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

A Sacramento County judge on Monday tentatively accepted a deal to settle class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners whose vehicles declined in value because of the perceived rollover danger of the SUV.

FAYETTEVILLE -- Ford Motor Co. is responsible for the deaths of two people and injuries to at least eight others, the result of a rollover crash on a Kansas interstate highway in 2003, their lawyers told a Washington County Circuit Court jury Monday morning.

Sacramento (AP, Dec. 3, 2007 7:45 PM) _ A judge in California is giving tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of about 800,000 Ford Explorer owners.

A judge is giving tentative approval to a deal that would end class-action lawsuits on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Ford Explorer owners in Texas and three other states.

Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Alan Mulally has said that the automaker could announce the sale of its premium British brands Jaguar and Land Rover by the end of the year.

The Raptors will be without forwards Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani and guard T.J. Ford on Monday night against the Charlotte Bobcats.

The Raptors will be without forwards Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani and guard T.J. Ford on Monday night against the Charlotte Bobcats. "We've got probably three of our most talented players injured," coach Sam Mitchell said. Bosh has not played since leaving in the second quarter of last Wednesday's victory over Memphis because of a strained groin. Toronto has split its past two games without ...

Rivarly between PNU affiliate parties in western Kenya was laid bare when Ford Kenya chairman Musikari Kombo called for the rejection of Cabinet colleague Mukhisa Kituyi in Kimilili.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. said November U.S. sales plunged 11 percent, while Ford Motor Co. halted a yearlong decline and the largest Japanese companies lured more customers with incentives.

A Sacramento judge on Monday approved a massive settlement with Ford Motor Co., ending years of litigation over how the automaker marketed the Explorer's safety record and awarding residents vouchers to buy new Fords.

Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Alan Mulally said on Monday that the automaker could announce the sale of its premium British brands Jaguar and Land Rover by the end of the year.

Automakers reported mixed U.S. sales results for November on Monday, with some new or more fuel-efficient models performing well despite consumer malaise over high gas prices and the weak economy.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. said November U.S. sales plunged 11 percent, while Ford Motor Co. halted a yearlong decline and the largest Japanese companies lured more customers with incentives.

Having abandoned plans to sell its Volvo division, Detroit's Ford Motor Co. says it wants to move the Swedish brand more upmarket to boost sales and profits. But Volvo executives in Sweden are nervous that reinventing the brand could hurt -- but recognize...

Having abandoned plans to sell its Volvo division, Detroit's Ford Motor Co. says it wants to move the Swedish brand more upmarket to boost sales and profits.

Ford Motor Co. will submit to tougher federal fuel economy regulations to be imposed by 2020. "Our commitment is to improve the fuel efficiency of all the vehicles no matter what the size," Mulally said after signing a new four-year contract with the United Auto Workers.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A long row of unsold 2007 Edge crossover vehicles sit outside a Ford dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood Golden, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Ford said Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 that car sales fell 2 percent but truck sales rose 2 percent, largely on the strength of the Edge crossover and Ford Escape small sport utility vehicle.

Automakers reported mixed U.S. sales results for November on Monday, with some new or more fuel-efficient models performing well despite consumer malaise over high gas prices and the weak economy. General Motors Corp., the biggest automaker by U.S. sales, said its sales dropped 11 percent, hurt by falling demand for trucks as well as cuts in sales to rental car fleets. Ford Motor Co. and Toyota ...

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. said November U.S. sales plunged 11 percent, while Ford Motor Co. halted a yearlong decline and the biggest Japanese companies, boosted by incentives, gained.

Mixed U.S. sales of fuel -efficient models reported in spite of consumer malaise over high gas prices and the weak economy. Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. both reported flat sales for the month.

A reprieve for the Ford Ranger plant didn't mean a reprieve for the small truck's declining sales.

Ford Motor Co. will meet the tougher federal fuel economy regulations Congress wants to impose by 2020 without having to abandon any of its lower-mileage truck or sport utility vehicle lines, Chief Executive Alan Mulally promised on Monday. "Our commitment is to improve the fuel efficiency of all the vehicles no matter what the size," Mulally said after signing a new four-year contract with the ...

Ford ekes out a gain, but maintains a cautious outlook.

Ford Motor will meet the tougher federal fuel economy regulations Congress wants to impose by 2020 without having to abandon any of its lower-mileage truck or sport-utility vehicle lines, Chief Executive Alan Mulally promised Monday.

Ford Chief Executive Alan Mulally said on Monday that the automaker could announce the sale of its premium British brands Jaguar and Land Rover by the end of the year.

DETROIT (AP) - Ford reports flat sales for November, ending a yearlong string of year-over-year losses as it cut back on low-profit sales to rental car companies.

Ford sees its US car sales rise for the first time in 12 months in November, but rival General Motors reports falling sales.

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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) said Monday its November U.S. auto sales rose slightly on higher truck demand. Ford sold 182,247 light vehicles in November, up 0.6 percent from 181,111 in the same month of 2006.

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Monday its November U.S. auto sales rose slightly on higher truck demand.

DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. plans to offer a full line of vehicles, including trucks and sport utility vehicles, in 2020 despite tougher federal fuel economy regulations likely to take effect that year, Chief Executive Alan Mulally said today.

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. plans to offer a full line of vehicles, including trucks and sport utility vehicles, in 2020 despite tougher federal fuel economy regulations likely to...

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. said U.S. auto sales rose 0.4 percent in November, ending 12 straight months of decline, while General Motors Corp. plunged 11 percent and the biggest Japanese companies gained.

Ford Motor Co. said Monday its November U.S. auto sales rose slightly on higher truck demand. Ford sold 182,247 light vehicles in November, up 0.6 percent from 181,111 in the same month of 2006.

Ford Motor Co. plans to offer a full line of vehicles, including trucks and sport utility vehicles, in 2020 despite tougher federal fuel economy regulations likely to take effect that year, Chief Executive Alan Mulally said Monday.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co Chief Executive Alan Mulally said on Monday that the automaker could announce the sale of its premium British brands Jaguar and Land Rover by the end of the year.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. said U.S. sales of cars and trucks rose 0.4 percent in November, ending 12 straight months of decline, while its biggest Japanese rivals also gained.

Ford Motor Co. said Monday its November U.S. auto sales rose slightly on higher truck demand. Ford sold 182,247 light vehicles in November, up 0.6 percent from 181,111 in the same month of 2006.

Leaders of Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers signed a new labor agreement in Dearborn this afternoon.

Microsoft and Ford Motor Company have teamed up to keep drivers' hands off their increasingly ubiquitous gadgetry and on the steering wheel. The new Sync system lets drivers operate portable media players, such as iPods, or mobile phones with voice commands. Unveiled in January, the Sync system began appearing in cars this summer.

DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. reported flat sales for November, halting a yearlong decline as it cut back on low-profit sales to rental car companies.

Posted: Monday, December 03, 2007 at 1:26 p.m. DETROIT (AP) -- Ford has reported flat sales for November -- ending a yearlong string of year-over-year losses as it cut back on low-profit sales to rental car companies.

Fuel-efficient models like the Ford Focus and Toyota Prius rise to the top. DETROIT (AP) -- Automakers reported mixed U.S. sales results for November on Monday, with some new or more fuel-efficient models performing well despite consumer malaise over high gas prices and the weak economy.

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Ford Motor Co. handed in a surprise gain in November U.S. auto sales on Monday, ending a 12-month losing streak and perhaps setting the stage for better-than-expected results from an industry struggling with hesitant customer spending.

Automakers reported mixed U.S. sales results for November on Monday, with some new or more fuel-efficient models performing well despite consumer malaise over high gas prices and the weak economy.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Monday posted a 0.4 percent increase in U.S. sales in November, up for the first time in 12 months, driven by sales to commercial fleet and government customers.

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) - Ford Motor Co. said Monday its November U.S. auto sales rose slightly on higher truck demand.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S.-based automaker, said its domestic sales of cars and trucks rose 0.4 percent in November, ending 12 straight months of decline.

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Automakers reported mixed U.S. sales results for November on Monday, with some new or more fuel-efficient models performing well despite consumer malaise over high gas prices and the weak economy. Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. both reported...

The automaker ekes out a 0.4% increase in November sales, its first monthly gain in a year.

Lawyers are meeting in court in Sacramento on Monday in hopes of finalizing a massive class-action lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co. that would give 1 million Explorer owners in four states a chance to claim vouchers toward the purchase of a new Ford vehicle.

DETROIT (AP) - Ford has reported flat sales for November, ending a yearlong string of year-over-year losses as it cut back on low-profit sales to rental car companies.

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Ford Motor Co. Monday reported November sales increased 0.4% to 182,951 vehicles from a year earlier.

* Ford Motor Company sales totaled 182,951 in November, up 0.4 percent versus a year ago.

A long row of unsold 2007 Edge crossover vehicles sit outside a Ford dealership in the west Denver suburb of Lakewood Golden, Colo., on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2007. Ford said Monday, Dec. 3, 2007 that car sales fell 2 percent but truck sales rose 2 percent, largely on the strength of the Edge crossover and Ford Escape small sport utility vehicle.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Ford Motor Co. handed in a surprise gain in November U.S. auto sales on Monday, ending a 12-month losing streak and perhaps setting the stage for better-than-expected results from an industry struggling with hesitant customer spending.

After 12 months of sales declines, Ford Motor Co. posted this afternoon an increase, albeit a tiny one.

Ford Motor Co. posted virtually flat sales for November while Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A said its sales were the best-ever for the month.

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Ford Motor Co. Monday reported November sales increased 0.4% to 182,951 vehicles from a year earlier. Total Lincoln sales fell 7% in November, reflecting lower fleet sales, the company said.

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continued growth in crossover sales and increased demand for hybrids, fuel-efficient cars and Ford's industry-exclusive SYNC in-car connectivity technology drove Ford Motor Company ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) 's sales in November.

Ford Motor Co. is slated to deliver the first Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid today at the Anaheim Convention Centerin California.

NILES - Campbell Ford has once again stepped in to help the City of Niles with the purchase of a new vehicle. Recently, the Utilities Department purchased a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid, which will not only save the department money on gas, but the vehicle is also environment friendly.

Ford Motor Co., which last month said it has abandoned plans to sell its Volvo Car Corp. unit, now wants to move the brand more upmarket in a bid to boost sales and profits, The Detroit News reported Monday.

Was the outlaw Jesse James, celebrated in a good many films already, hero or villain? Usually, movies make him a hero - "One of the doggonedest, dad-blamedest buckaroos that ever rode across the United States of America", as he was described in the influential 1939 movie by Henry King.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- For only the fourth time since Gerald Ford's presidency, oil is threatening to push the rate of inflation above 10-year Treasury yields. For bond investors basking in the biggest bull market since 2002, that's bad news.

As Ford gets ready to sell premium brands Jaguar and Land Rover, many have anticipated that Ford will also give up on Volvo. However CEO, Alan Mulally has repeatedly killed rumors of Volvo beings sold to other brands.

FORD CITY, Pa. - Crews have called off the search for a hunter reported missing last week near Crooked Creek Lake in Armstrong County.

DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of OEM Sourcing Strategy Report - Ford to their offering.

Britain's small car buyers can now create their own special edition Fiesta Zetec Blue. Based on a Style Climate model, Zetec Blue costs £200 more although its comprehensive list of standard features would normally add another £800 to the price.

Ford's compact sedan Verve will be locally produced in Changan Ford’s Nanjing plant by the end of next year, and the model will go on sale in Chinese market in early 2009, a top Changan Ford executive said.

Marcus will be greatly missed, says Malcolm Wilson.

Ford Motor has joined The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment, a partnership between automobile original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Great Britain - Munchi's Ford World Rally Team - Finish

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- For only the fourth time since Gerald Ford's presidency, oil is threatening to push the rate of inflation above 10-year Treasury yields. For bond investors basking in the biggest bull market since 2002, that's bad news.

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Great Britain - Munchi's Ford World Rally Team - Finish : The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team has capped off a successful debut year in the FIA World Rally Championship at this weekend's Wales Rally GB.

Great Britain - Stobart M-Sport Ford - Finish : Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr have stepped up a gear on their home event by finishing sixth overall on this final round of the World Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 3 (RIA Novosti) - Strikers at a Ford plant near St. Petersburg have resumed their picket of the factory, the chairman of the plant's trade union said on Monday.

The Raptors are a team built on depth. Or at least that's the theory currently undergoing stringent laboratory testing.

Looking for something to do today? One suggest is to see legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola screen his first flick in 10 years, "Youth Without Youth," at the Museum of the Moving Image.

The last punt of the day was already in the air, safely away from the foot of Ryan Plackemeier - which Seattle coach Mike Holmgren thought was his biggest worry - when Holmgren turned to look downfield and saw something that really scared him.

Evansville has the beginnings of a fine antique tractor and truck museum: A 1984 Case backhoe, a 1978 Ford backhoe, a 1980 Case front end loader, a 1983 garbage truck, a 1985 dump truck, and a 1980 Aqua Tech storm sewer cleaning truck.

Ford's Jamie Whincup has won the V8 Supercar racing best and fairest award, while the off-season driver-go-round is about to start.

ST.PETERSBURG. Dec 3 (Interfax-Northwest) - Ford Motor Company's trade union in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad region, resumed picketing the management headquarters on Monday. The picket has drawn 300 workers, union leader Alexei Etmanov told Interfax.

Staff photos are available through Photo Gallery at www.scntx.com. Robert James Hughes Hughes/Staff photo Bobcats’ football coach Butch Ford is admonished by Santa for not sharing victories with opposing teams during a pep rally on Celina’s downtown Square Thursday evening.

"ECLECTIC ENDEAVORS": An exhibit of watercolors and life drawings by Barbara Eko Murphy runs through Jan. 26. Pictured is "Chanteuse." Hours: 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan, Dearborn. 313-943-2330.

An exhibit of watercolors and life drawings by Barbara Eko Murphy opened yesterday, and is slated to run through Jan. 26. Pictured is a work titled "Chanteuse." Hours: 9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Henry Ford Centennial Library, 16301 Michigan Ave., Dearborn. 313-943-2330. By Guy Powers

Saturday's matchup against IUPUI epitomized what to expect from the Massachusetts basketball team this season. From one game to the next - and even one half to the next - nobody knows which team will show up.

John Ford, a local sailing legend and first commodore for the Sausalito Yacht Club, died Nov.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Ford, the designer who revived Gucci Group in the 1990s, said he plans to open two outlets of his year-old retail venture in Moscow next year.

Ford drivers can keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel and still dial the office thanks to in-car speech-recognition technology from Nuance Communications.

Fort Bend County Republicans have elected an interim party chairman, secretary and treasurer to fill posts vacated earlier this month due to resignations.

A Rocky Mount teenager died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident, Virginia State Police reported. Justin Elwood Hodges, 18, was traveling south on Virginia 919 in Franklin County, on his way home from work, when his 1994 Ford Probe ran off the road to the right, Trooper J.T. Haynes said.

Ford Motor Co., after abandoning plans to sell Volvo Car Corp., now wants to move the brand more upmarket in a bid to boost sales and profits. But it is a risky strategy that is making Volvo executives in Sweden jittery because it could alienate traditional buyers.

LIMERICK — Students’ wireless freedoms could be curtailed if the Spring-Ford Area School Board accepts a new cell phone policy early next year.

Chester County sales were recorded in August; Chadds Ford, Delaware County, sales in July. Chester Caln 3009 Honeymead Rd B Station Reserve LLC to Gary T Tourscher and Marylucia Nolan, $507,805.

Marion W. Petitt, 68, of McClure, Ill., died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 at the Lutheran Home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. Funeral will be at 1 p.m....

DETROIT - It was hard to miss White Lake junior Eric Doll at Saturday's Mid-American Conference Championship game at Ford Field. Doll has been one of CMU's most passionate, loyal fans since he came to campus three years ago. "I love it because I've been a huge fan of football my whole life," Doll said.

DETROIT - In the end, they all were together. After the Central Michigan football team's 35-10 win against Miami University on Saturday at Ford Field, players and coaches alike celebrated at mid-field with hugs and high fives. As coach Butch Jones raised the Mid-American Conference championship trophy, the Chippewas let out a mighty cheer for their repeat title.

This year's Motor City Bowl will be a rematch. Purdue was selected Sunday as the Big Ten representative to play CMU on Dec. 26 at Ford Field in Detroit. The Boilermakers beat the Chippewas 45-22 on Sept. 15 in West Lafayette, Ind., when the two teams played earlier this season.

DETROIT - Butch Jones continued pacing up and down the sideline even with a 35-10 lead and one minute remaining Saturday at Ford Field. But when junior running back Justin Hoskins got him with a Gatorade bath, it finally hit him - Jones was going to be a Mid-American Conference Champion.

Diana Ross bobbed her lion mane to Vanessa Williams's serenade, Steve Martin hammed it up in response to Steve Carell's goading, Martin Scorsese furrowed his brow when Francis Ford Coppola said, " 'GoodFellas' is much better than 'The Godfather,' " Leon Fleisher graciously thanked Yo-Yo Ma for his...

A 51-year-old Grandfalls man died early Saturday morning in a one-car rollover wreck in Ward County. Howard Cecil Hays, driving a 1997 Ford truck north, lost control and slid off Highway 18, about one mile south of County Road 329, according to a Department of Public Safety report.

Sebastien Loeb won his fourth world rally championship in a row on Sunday when he drove his Citroen to third place in the season-ending event in Britain. Finland's Mikko Hirvonen, whose Ford team had already clinched their second su ...

GREENVILLE — Chase Wiggins might only be a freshman, but he played like a senior Friday in at Cotton Ford Stadium as Farmersville pummeled Caddo Mills, 42-6, to give the Farmers their first-ever berth in the state semifinals.

The last punt of the day was already in the air, safely away from the foot of Ryan Plackemeier - which Seattle coach Mike Holmgren thought was his biggest worry - when Holmgren turned to look downfield and saw something that really scared him.

Hearts of Darkness, the much talked about documentary from behind the scenes of Apocalypse Now, is finally on DVD. Director Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now is one of the most studied and discussed movies in motion picture history. Scholars and fans alike have discussed the nuances of the Vietnam War-themed story ad nauseam. Adding to the legend of Apocalypse Now are the ...

Central Michigan (8-5) accepted an invitation to return to Ford Field on Dec. 26 to play in the Motor City Bowl and will face Purdue from the Big Ten on ESPN.

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- For only the fourth time since Gerald Ford's presidency, oil is threatening to push the rate of inflation above 10-year Treasury yields. For bond investors basking in the biggest bull market since 2002, that's bad news.

Initial reports that University of Connecticut football head coach Randy Edsall was leaving are as good as the Ford Edsall: They didn't last long.

Lodi Fire Capt. Mike Lair examines the scene of an accident involving Raquel Achondo, who allegedly turned left onto northbound Ham Lane from Cardinal Drive in a Ford Expedition.

Early this morning in Caldwell Police say a woman was crossing State Highway 19 near Kit Road when she was hit by a Ford Ranger.

137mph from a VTR... not a chance. And why hy is that your stereotypical VTR/VTS owners all seem to believe that putting an induction kit on it will give them an extra 20-30bhp. When the reality is, they'll be lucky to get 2-3bhp extra.

Smith 3-13 6-10 12, Harris 2-11 1-2 5, Bennett 2-2 0-0 4, Gonzales 5-16 0-0 12, Brooks 1-10 0-0 3, Hartley 0-5 0-0 0, Sanders 0-2 0-0 0, Daniel 1-2 0-0 3, Ford 1-3 0-0 2, Gordon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-64 7-12 41.

Fremont police Sgt. Bob Buer said Christopher Smith was driving his Ford pickup north on M Street at about 1:30 a.m. when he hit a Union Pacific railroad track.

Ford's Focus WRC car has been named the International Rally Car of the Year at the Autosport Awards.

The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team has capped off a successful debut year in the FIA World Rally Championship at this weekend's Wales Rally GB. This year the all-Argentine team has displayed great improvement to finish sixth in the manufacturers' championship with 14 points.

FIA World Rally champions* BP-Ford ended the 2007 campaign in perfect style by claiming first and second on Rally GB in Wales today.

Evansville has the beginnings of a fine antique tractor and truck museum: A 1984 Case backhoe, a 1978 Ford backhoe, a 1980 Case front end loader, a 1983 garbage truck, a 1985 dump truck, and a 1980 Aqua Tech storm sewer cleaning truck.

CALDWELL-- Another accident involving a pedestrian and vehicle took a woman's life in Caldwell Sunday morning. Just before 12:30 AM a woman was crossing Simplot Boulevard near Kit Road when she was struck by a Ford Ranger.

SACRAMENTO (AP) - Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday ended an era of litigation over its rollover-plagued Explorers when it agreed to settle class-action lawsuits covering plaintiffs in four states.

BP Ford #2 concedes that he didn't expect to notch up three wins this year.

3 December 2007 Holden's Garth Tander has won the V8 Supercars Championship by just two points from Ford's Jamie Whincup. The championship slipped away from Whincup over the course of the three-race weekend at Phillip Island.

3 December 2007 Holden's Garth Tander has won the V8 Supercars Championship by just two points from Ford's Jamie Whincup. The championship slipped away from Whincup over the course of the three-race weekend at Phillip Island.

Wales Rally GB - Day 3 report: Mikko Hirvonen heads home a BP Ford 1-2; Sebastien Loeb clinches the drivers' title again.

Great Britain - Ford World Rally Team - Finish

Great Britain - Ford World Rally Team - Finish : The FIA World Rally champions BP-Ford ended the 2007 campaign in perfect style by claiming first and second on Rally GB in Wales today.

I had assumed my perch in a 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible, feet on the seat, bottom on a blanket draped onto the car's back, moments from the start of Saturday's Pomona Christmas Parade.

Holden's Garth Tander won the 2007 Australian V8 Supercar championship yesterday. Tander finished fourth in race three to win the final round of the series and secure the overall title ahead of Ford's Jamie Whincup by just two points.

The final of this year's FAI Ford Cup is currently in progress at the RDS in Dublin. The draw for the 2008 European Championships has thrown up some heavyweight encounters.

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Provisional Rally of Britain result on Sunday 1. Mikko Hirvonen (Finland) Ford 3:22:50.900 2. Marcus Groenholm (Finland) Ford +00:15.200 3. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 01:33.000 4. Petter Solberg (Norway) Subaru 02:57.300 5. Daniel Sordo (Spain) Citroen 03:14.300 6. Matthew Wilson (Britain) Ford 07:32.900 7. Chris Atkinson (Australia) Subaru 08:29.500 8. Manfred Stohl ...

Mikko Hirvonen wins the Rally GB having led throughout; Marcus Gronholm secures the runners-up spot to give Ford a 1-2 finish; Sebastien Loeb completes the podium and wins the 2007 drivers' title...

Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a serious injury crash involving a 1996 Ford pick-up truck reported 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1.

Joeten Motors, a Ford dealer in Saipan, has recently installed Service Excellence, a unique customer satisfaction program created by Ford Motor Co. to improve parts and service processes in order to deliver a unique service experience and outstanding customer satisfaction.

Ceramic work by Karen Ford of Westport. (Contributed photo)

A 10-year-old was arrested early Saturday after leading police on a four-mile car chase through northern Charlotte and running into three squad cars at a Beatties Ford Road gas station, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. North Division officers began following the erratically moving car near the intersection of Statesville and Sunset roads. The car ultimately turned into a Shell gas ...

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday ended an era of litigation over its rollover-plagued Explorers when it agreed to settle class-action lawsuits covering plaintiffs in four states.

Imagine being able to watch a surgery before deciding to go under the knife yourself.

A 22,000-square-foot strip center nears completion in Maumee off Ford Street at Dussel Drive. To be called the Boulevard, the project will be finished in late December. It is being done by Tomahawk Development, Maumee.

Michigan Congressman Gerald Ford was sworn in as vice president of the U.S. this week (Dec. 6) in 1973, having been confirmed by Congress under the terms of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which says that if the vice presidency becomes vacant, the president - in this case, Richard Nixon - must submit a replacement candidate to both houses of Congress for consideration and approval. It ...

Michigan Congressman Gerald Ford was sworn in as vice president of the U.S. this week (Dec. 6) in 1973, having been confirmed by Congress under the terms of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which says that if the vice presidency becomes vacant, the president - in this case, Richard Nixon - must submit a replacement candidate to both houses of Congress for consideration and approval. It ...

Final race sums up a tough year for Team BOC.

A 24-year-old man who died in a head-on collision Friday near Payson was identified as Shane Hall.     The Nephi resident was the passenger of a Geo Metro that collided with a Ford F150 pickup on State Road 198 near mile post 3, between Payson and Santaquin, according to the Utah

The Utah Highway Patrol on Saturday released the names of two men involved in a car accident Friday. Shawn Hall, 20, of Nephi was driving north in a red and black Geo Metro at about 8:30 p.m. on State Road 198 between Payson and Santaquin when the car was hit head-on by a Ford F-150 truck.

I had assumed my perch in a 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible, feet on the seat, bottom on a blanket draped onto the car's back, moments from the start of Saturday's Pomona Christmas Parade.

Staff photos are available through Photo Gallery at www.scntx.com. Robert James Hughes Hughes/Staff photo Bobcats’ football coach Butch Ford is admonished by Santa for not sharing victories with opposing teams during a pep rally on Celina’s downtown Square Thursday evening.

Texas point guard D.J. Augustin has drawn comparisons to T.J. Ford. Now Augustin is even beginning to sound like Ford. Ford taught Augustin how to be the vocal leader for the Longhorns.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Everything seemed to be going so well for the Detroit Lions. Less than a month ago, they routed Denver 44-7 at Ford Field to improve to 6-2, seemingly announcing to the rest of the NFL that these Motor City Kitties were finally for real.

Holden's Garth Tander managed to hold on to his narrow series lead over Ford's Jamie Whincup to clinch the 2007 V8 Supercars championship crown at Phillip Island in Victoria this afternoon.

Melissa Ford had game highs with 17 points and six steals, and Kacey Kahl had a double-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds and three assists as Allegany routed Southern Maryland 96-29 in a Maryland JUCO Conference game at Bob Kirk Arena.

WIZARDS 101, RAPTORS 97 TORONTO (97) - Moon 8-15 0-0 16, Bargnani 2-13 0-0 4, Nesterovic 3-4 0-0 6, Parker 7-15 1-2 18, Calderon 4-8 1-1 11, Delfino 6-16 0-0 15, Ford 1-3 2-2 4, Kapono 7-13 6-6 23, Baston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 10-11 97.

There is little doubt that the ubiquitous Model T Ford is the most photographed motor vehicle in history. On this day in 1914, Andrew Ennis was naturally proud to sit at the steering wheel and show off his mechanical marvel near Meadow Bridge.

With all due respect to Daim ler's nifty Smart two-seater, the 2008 Ford Focus is the real smart car. Smart is just the name of the fuel-sipping little European runabout, but smart is how the Focus acts, thanks to Sync, the slickest piece of consumer electronics to hit the market this year.

The Central Bulldogs won three of four games to take third place in the Quinlan Ford tournament.

TORONTO (97) Moon 8-15 0-0 16, Bargnani 2-13 0-0 4, Nesterovic 3-4 0-0 6, Parker 7-15 1-2 18, Calderon 4-8 1-1 11, Delfino 6-16 0-0 15, Ford 1-3 2-2 4, Kapono 7-13 6-6 23, Baston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 10-11 97. WASHINGTON (101) Butler 10-18 5-6 29, Jamison 11-18 5-6 28, Haywood 1-3 0-0 2, Stevenson 4-6 1-2 11, Daniels 2-4 0-1 4, Blatche 2-4 1-2 5, Mason 6-11 0-0 15, McGuire 0-0 0-2 0, Young ...

Ford F-250 trucks along with the Ford Explorer (not pictured) are the official vehicles of the BOK Center. The BOK Center has secured a 15-year founding partnership worth $4.875 million with the Oklahoma Ford Dealers -- making Ford the exclusive automotive sponsor of the arena.

Great Britain - Stobart M-Sport Ford - Leg 2 : The Stobart M-Sport Ford rally team have shown once again they will be a future force to be reckoned with after a stunning display on leg 2 of Wales Rally GB, the final round of the 2007 FIA World Rally Championship.

Written and directed by Andrew Dominik (Chopper), this film will divide audiences: some will think it’s one of the most brilliant modern westerns ever made; others will be bored out of their mind. I confess that I thought I was set to join the bored brigade.

The Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team have shown once again they will be a future force to be reckoned with after a stunning display on leg 2 of Wales Rally GB, the final round of the 2007 FIA World Rally Championship.

Newly-crowned FIA World Rally champions* BP-Ford continued to dominate the top of the leaderboard during today's second leg of Rally GB. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen returned to Swansea with a 35.5sec advantage over team-mates Marcus Gronholm and Timo Rautiainen after a second day's competition in the rain-soaked forests of south Wales.

Great Britain - Ford World Rally Team - Leg 2 : Newly-crowned FIA World Rally champions Ford continued to dominate the top of the leaderboard during today's second leg of Rally GB.

Newly-crowned FIA World Rally champions* BP-Ford continued to dominate the top of the leaderboard during today's second leg of Rally GB. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen returned to Swansea with a 35.5sec advantage over team-mates Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen after a second day's competition in the rain-soaked forests of south Wales.

After watching UMass score 107 points at Syracuse, Jeff Goodman says Travis Ford's freewheeling style is paying off.

DETROIT — Dan LeFevour ran for 166 yards and threw for 185 to help Central Michigan win its second straight Mid-American Conference championship game with a 35-10 win over Miami on Saturday at Ford Field.

Mikko Hirvonen is still leading Rally GB by more than half a minute from Marcus Gronholm after the second day of the event in Wales.

IRVINE, CA - December 1, 2007: On Monday, December 3, Ford will deliver the first Ford Escape Plug-In Hybrid to Southern California Edison at the International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition (EVS 23). This marks a key milestone in a unique partnership between the automaker and the utility.

Great Britain - SS 10 - 19.56 km

Great Britain - SS 10 - 19.56 km : Wales Rally GB's second leg has resumed with the crews embarking upon another loop through the same routes used during the morning runs, starting with a repeat over the Crychan stage within the Welsh forest.

Great Britain - Ford World Rally Team - After SS 9 : Just five of the original 108 competitors failed to restart from Swansea this morning for the second day of this final round of the FIA World Rally Championship.

Great Britain - SS 4 - 17.41 km

STOCKTON - Five games with four new starters have given Nevada basketball coach Mark Fox an idea of what to expect when the Wolf Pack plays Pacific at 7 p.m. today at Spanos Center.

YORKTOWN - Taking a long drive down the route of imagination, youngsters from Brookside Elementary School showed off the made-up models of futuristic new cars they invented to a team of designers from the Ford Motor Co. this week.

Staff photos are available through Photo Gallery at www.scntx.com. Robert James Hughes Hughes/Staff photo Bobcats’ football coach Butch Ford is admonished by Santa for not sharing victories with opposing teams during a pep rally on Celina’s downtown Square Thursday evening.