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Toyota's U.S. workers avoid layoff threat for now

SAN ANTONIO - Even though Toyota Motor Corp touts its mighty Tundra pickup as the truck that's changing it all, workers who build it in San Antonio are not immune from the threat of layoffs that have beset the Big Three U.S. automakers. Opening the $1.2 billion plant in San Antonio in early 2007 was part of Toyota's public relations campaign to displace big U.S. truck makers like Ford, Che...
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Ford builds Fiesta for Chinese market

Ford Motor Company began the production of the Fiesta car in China, a fuel-efficient and low-cost model which the firm aims to introduce to the world through 2010.
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US Auto Sales Continue to Drop

Ford Motor Co. posted a 32% drop in U.S. light-vehicle sales for December while Toyota Motor Co. reported a 37% fall and Honda Motor Co. had a 35% decline, closing out the auto industry's worst year in more than 15 years.
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Ford to Slash 12 Pct of U.S. Salaried Jobs: Report

Ford Motor Co. plans to downsize its U.S. salaried work force by up to 12 percent in a bid to advance its restructuring plan after stalling amid lower sales and soaring gas prices, according to media reports.
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GM, Ford Sales Slump in April

General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., the two leading U.S. automakers said sales in April fell 16 percent and 12 percent respectively as high gasoline prices lower demand for trucks.
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U.S. Stocks Advance on Wrigley Buyout, Verizon Climbs

U.S. stocks rose on Monday for the fourth day after billionaire Warren Buffett financed the $23 billion takeover of Wm. Wrigley Jr. by privately held mars, and investor Kirk Kerkorian bought a stake in Ford Motor Co.
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Ford Reports Surprise 1Q Profit

Ford Motor Co. produced a profit of $100 million in the first quarter in a surprise turnaround for the struggling auto giant that has been embroiled in deep losses since 2007.
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Ford Fiesta Unveiled in China

Ford Motor Co. unveiled the new Ford Fiesta at the Auto China 2008 event at the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing on Saturday.As part of its plan to roll out models globally in a...
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Ford says China sales up 47pc in 1Q

Ford Motor Co China has posted a 47 percent year-over-year increase gain in first-quarter sales, with 90,791 vehicles sold, continuing the company's strong growth in China market.
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Tata Acquires Jaguar-Land Rover

On Tuesday it was confirmed that Indian car giant Tata would be buying Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford for an estimated $2 billion (£1 billion).
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GM offers all U.S. union workers buyouts, retirement

General Motors Corp will offer buyouts or early retirements to all 74,000 U.S. hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers in a sweeping deal with the union intended to clear the way for GM to hire lower-cost replacements.
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U.S. auto sales end '07 on weak note

Major automakers reported lower U.S. sales for December led by a 9 percent slide at Ford Motor Co as the industry closed out its weakest year in over a decade and faced the prospect of deeper declines in 2008.
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Ford set to pick Jaguar frontrunner in days

Ford Motor Co. is set to choose a frontrunner to buy European brands Jaguar and Land Rover around the end of this week as it moves towards a sale early in 2008, said a person close to the matter on Monday.

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