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Topic: Ford Escort (North American)

	USATODAY.com - Ford posts $5 billion loss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Ford announced last Friday that it would take a $4.1 billion charge for a restructuring program that includes closing five plants in the United States and eliminating 35,000 jobs worldwide in an effort to return the automaker to profitability.
		In North America, Ford's automotive operations lost $916 million in the fourth quarter of 2001 compared to a profit of $740 million in the same period a year earlier.
		Ford's North American operations lost $2.15 billion for the year compared to a $5.03 billion profit in 2000.
	www.usatoday.com /money/earns/2002-01-17-ford.htm (691 words)

	The history of the Ford Escort, Ford Focus, and Mercury Tracer.
		Ford’s first “World Car”, the Escort, was introduced in the North American market for the model year 1981.
		The Ford Escort (a totally different version) had been available in other parts of the world as a rear wheel drive car from 1968-1980.
		The North American launch of the Escort coincided with the European release of the MK3 Escort.
	www.escortfocus.com /html/history.html (2571 words)

	Escort: Ford's 15 years on a learning curve.
		The 1981 Escort was indeed a world car in that sense, but WAW editor David C. Smith was there for the car's launch and later drove the European Escort.
		As a fledgling world-car venture, the 1981 Escort wasn't a flop at all; the car -- and its Mercury-badged Lynx counterpart -- was a decently engineered, reasonably valued answer to perceived threats in the form of Volkswagen AG's U.S.-built Rabbit and a gaggle of getting-better-every-day Japanese econo-transport.
		Ford much about resolving cost and quality conflicts that arose between engineers in Japan -- who, comforted by their company's traditional close bond with suppliers, became accustomed to certain engineering extravagances -- and their peers in the U.S. who knew some Japanese-specified components would be unacceptably expensive when provided by U.S. suppliers.
	wardsautoworld.com /ar/auto_escort_fords_years (759 words)

	Qwika - similar:Ford_Australia
		The Ford Telstar was an automobile sold by the Ford Motor Company in Asia, Australasia and Africa, comparable in size to the European Ford Sierra and the American Ford Tempo.
		Ford Fairmont is a name that has been used for two unrelated models of automobile; one in Australia and one in North America.
		The Ford Escort was a compact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 through 2003.
	www.qwika.com /rels/Ford_Australia (902 words)

	F150online Ford Truck News --- FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES REVITALIZATION PLAN
		Hourly workforce: About 12,000 hourly employees in North America are affected by the actions completed in December or to be taken throughout 2002 and beyond.
		Beyond North America: Revitalization plans beyond North American automotive operations include the continued implementation of the European Transformation Strategy, the Premier Automotive Group strategy, the turnaround in South America and a revised direction for Ford Financial.
		Ford Motor Company is the world's second largest automaker, selling vehicles in 200 markets and with approximately 345,000 employees on six continents.
	www.f150online.com /fordnews/view.cfm?nnum=116 (977 words)

	BBC News \| BUSINESS \| Ford takes job cuts to 35,000
		Ford said 11 other plants were to undergo 'major restructuring', and that the production of four of its models would be halted.
		Ford, the world's number two vehicle maker, is expected to unveil its first annual loss since 1992 later this month after losing $1.4bn in the six months to the end of September 2001.
		Earlier on Friday, Ford set it was setting its first-quarter dividend at 10 cents a share, down from 15 cents in the previous quarter.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/business/1754555.stm (617 words)

	Ford For 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The Ford oval is found on cars from the entry-level subcompact Aspire to the last of the full-sized, rear-wheel drive sedans, the Crown Victoria.
		The sporty 1998 Escort ZX2 coupe was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit at the beginning of January.
		Ford's economical little hatchback comes in 3- and 5-door models and gets freshened exterior and interior styling and upgrades to the drivetrain and suspension for 1997.
	www.theautochannel.com /vehicles/new/1997info/ford.html (761 words)

	FORDification - The 1967-1972 Ford Pickup Resource
		Ford is the first and only Auto Company to certify all of its plants (140 plants in 26 different countries) under the provisions of ISO 14001—the world environmental standard.
		Ford and UAW reach agreement that will allow Visteon auto parts unit to be divested as long as Ford agrees to keep Visteon workers on its payrolls.
		Ford announces the construction of 6 2003 Model T-100’s (1914 Model T Replicas) for use an April 2003 exhibit at The Henry Ford.
	www.fordification.com /ford-timeline.htm (4213 words)

	Ford Escort Hatchback -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Initially, the Escort was sold as a two- and four-door saloon (with angular or circular front headlights) but a three-door estate and a van were later available.
		The American Escort is still being made with the 2005 Escort ZX2 http://www.allautoreviews.com/auto_reviews/ford/ford-escort.htm, while the European model was killed in 2000.
		It was based on the second-generation North American version of the Escort, first introduced in 1991 and substantially updated in 1997.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/59/ford-escort-hatchback.html (1212 words)

	Ford Escort Parts - Partstrain.com
		The Ford Escort was introduced by Ford in the United States in 1981.
		All the Ford Escorts ever manufactured and sold were equipped with relatively small engine, starting with the 1.6 liter 68 hp when it was introduced in 1981 to the 2.0 liter 130 hp engine used for its final version, the Ford Escort ZX2.
		Although its engine gives it a meager performance, many Ford Escort buyers were satisfied with it, considering that most of them must have bought one because of the practicality its body style has to offer rather than its power.
	www.partstrain.com /ShopByVehicle/FORD/ESCORT (504 words)

	Ford Models
		The Ford Bronco II was a compact sport utility vehicle that was sold between the years of 1984 and 1990 and served as a smaller option...
		The Ford Contour was a North American variant of the European Ford Mondeo sedan.
		The Ford Probe was a sporty car that was produced and sold by the Ford Motor company from 1989 until 1997 with a makeover in 1993.
	www.fordforum.com /models (805 words)

	A remake going global - 1997 Ford Escort and Tracer - 1996 North American International Auto Show Preview - Product ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Come 1999, Ford will scrap the CT20-based Escort/Tracer and generate an all-new "world" platform -- CW170 -- for Escort/Tracer that means the subcompacts will at last fall in step with the Ford 2000 goal of integrating models for varying worldwide markets into global platforms.
		Kiessel says Ford has "really gone at value analysis and value engineering," for these short-lived new models, which means engineers have had a go at a mild reworking of the existing independent MacPherson strut front and independent trailing-arm rear suspension found on the current cars.
		Employing the same split-port design that enhances the 3.8L V-6 in Ford's Windstar, the new engine uses a butterfly valve-controlled long/short intake runner setup, hence the term "split port," to route intake air in the most combustion-efficient, torque-producing manner.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3165/is_n1_v32/ai_17815601 (669 words)

	Ford Mondeo
		Ford attained much of its fame and present status from the highly successful model T, a car produced at a very large scale at the beginning of the previous century.
		Although the Escort in itself proved to be a marketing success, it had little to do with a world car in the end: only two minor parts were identical in the European and North American versions.
		Ford estimated that through the higher volumes, it was able to reduce the cost of supplies by $150 a car.
	asgard.kent.edu /collabwork/mondeo.case.htm (6810 words)

	Ford EXP & Mercury LN7 Owners Club
		Ford's feeling was that if you want room for four or five passengers buy an Escort or a Granada.
		The Ford Escort Mk III, codenamed "Erika", was the third generation UK Escort (First Generation here in the US) and was launched in September 1980.
		The North American Escort introduced at this time was a derivative.
	www.fordexp.com /content/default.asp?artid=46 (474 words)

	USATODAY.com - Ford slashes 35,000 jobs worldwide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Ford chief executive William Clay Ford described the cuts as "painful," but said they were necessary to ensure the company's future viability.
		The cutbacks were prompted by a reversal in Ford's fortunes from a year ago, when the automaker reported a $6.67 billion profit for 2000.
		Ford was hit hard by a self-inflicted financial wound in 2001 when it launched a $3 billion program to replace 13 million Firestone tires that were not recalled in the original recall that began in August 2000.
	www.usatoday.com /money/autos/2002/01/11/ford-cuts.htm (929 words)

	Cars - Ford Escort
		Ford, which owned a 25 percent stake in Mazda, already sold a version of the 323 in Asia and Australasia, called the Ford Laser
		The 1991 Ford Escort was one of the first Ford automobiles to feature, on the 1.9 L engine, distributorless ignition (known as EDIS, Electronic Distributorless Ignition System).
		The 1998 Escort ZX2 featured the 2.0 L, 130 hp (97 kW) Zetec dual overhead cam four-cylinder engine as standard equipment, an option unavailable on the sedan or wagon.
	listing-index.ebay.com /cars/Ford_Escort_(North_American).html (827 words)

	Ford president stepping down - Automotive - MSNBC.com
		Ford Motor Co. President and Chief Operating Officer James Padilla poses with the company's concept car "Equator Concept" at the Tokyo Motor Show east of Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2005.
		Fields and Stevens are leading the No. 2 U.S. automaker’s North American turnaround plan, which calls for 30,000 job cuts and 14 plant closures by 2012 in a bid to return the automaker’s North American division to profitability.
		He was manufacturing operations manager for two of Ford’s most popular vehicles, the Ford Escort and the Ford Taurus.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/12191613 (716 words)

	CAP Observations \| Which Ford where?
		Rear-wheel-drive Escort Mk I and II (right) sold outside all North American markets, based on Anglo-German design dating back to 1968; with the exception of Brazil, where the Renault-derived Corcel and Corcel II are the small-car mainstays
		Ford of Europe launches Focus as three-, four- and five-door sedans and a five-door wagon - an entirely different model, despite speculation earlier in the decade that it would spawn a Mazda.
		Ford Focus (right), already European Car of the Year, launches for 2000 model year in North America to replace Escort, but no five-door hatchback.
	www.jyanet.com /cap/1999/0601ob1a.htm (646 words)

	Ford Escort (North American) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Ford Escort (European).
		Ford, which owned a 25% stake in Mazda, already sold a version of the 323 in Asia and Australasia, called the Ford Laser, which replaced the old rear wheel drive Escort there.
		The "CT120" Escort for the 1990s, however, would be almost identical worldwide, differing only in appearance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ford_Escort_(North_American) (1031 words)

	Ford Laser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It was the basis of later Escort models sold in North America, which is not to be confused with the model of the same name sold in Europe.
		Ford New Zealand continued to assemble the Laser locally until 1997, and the range included the old station wagon model, discontinued in other markets in 1989, until it was replaced by the Escort.
		The Ford Laser was also assembled and sold in some countries in Latin America, such as Colombia and Venezuela, and was sold in right hand drive markets in the Caribbean such as Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Ford_Laser (851 words)

	Ed's Annual North American International Auto Show Report - 2002
		The Ford F350 Tonka Truck (5 seats) and the Chevy Avalanche (4 seats) were bigger than big and the people surrounding them were about equally oversized.
		Ford seemed almost embarrassed to be displaying cars that its Chairman Bill Ford had axed just the day before the show opened to the public.
		The public avoided the Mercury Cougar, Mercury Villager, Lincoln Continental and Ford Escort, all slated for elimination from the lineup.
	www.tailwinds.org /org/autoshow/2002/NAIAS02.html (657 words)

	Ford Escort Page
		The Ford Escort LX is the first car I bought in the USA.
		The intake for the Escort is not listed but it is definitely available.
		The Ford Escort LX/SE Mailing List is for North American-version non-GT/non-ZX2 Ford Escort owners who want to find out more about their cars.
	www.svgeek.com /gearhead/escort.html (374 words)

	2006 2007 Ford F-150 - Used Ford F-150 Trucks for Sale :: Ford-Forums.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Ford F-150 has been the best-selling full-size pickup for 27 consecutive years, and it's the most important, most profitable vehicle Ford makes.
		Last year Ford threw away the old formula and created a new F-150 from the ground up.
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	www.ford-forums.com /F-150 (317 words)

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