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| | New Dot-Com Puts Dealers In Charge - FordDirect.com - Brief Article Ward's Dealer Business - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Called FordDirect.com, the portal is seeking financial investment among all 4,200 Ford dealers for an 80% equity in the enterprise, with Ford Motor Co. holding the other 20%. |
 | | Approved at a Ford National Dealer Council meeting, Ford Direct was proposed by the dealers to the automaker and worked out at dealer sessions beginning last winter, according to Jerry Reynolds, council chairman and owner of Prestige Ford, Garland, TX. |
 | | But it was learned that Ford Credit would be linked to the site and consumers will be able to process a new Ford vehicle purchase seven days a week on a 24-hour basis, including financing. |
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