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22Mar/16

Controversial former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies

March 22, 2016PoliticsCanada, Cocaine, Company: Reuters, Crack cocaine, Drug culture, Drugs, Firebrand, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Henry Ford, Human Interest, John Tory, Liposarcoma, mayor, Mayor of Toronto, Mohamed Siad, Organ systems, Psychoactive drugs, Right-wing populism, Rob Ford, Smoking, Torontosmbale

Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, a larger-than-life political firebrand who gained global notoriety for admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in office, has died.

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06Jan/16

Ford's automated Fusion hybrid test vehicle.

Ford boosts self-driving fleet

January 6, 2016TransportAutomation, Autonomous car, Car, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Dearborn Michigan, Emerging technologies, Ford, Ford Motor Company, Google, Google Ford, Hayley Platt, Henry Ford, LIDAR, Mark Fields, MICHAEL JELLEN, Motor vehicles, Robotics, Science and technology, Self-driving cars, Technologysmbale

Ford has demonstrated its commitment to developing autonomous cars, saying it plans to triple to 30 the size of its fleet of self-driving test cars. But as Hayley Platt reports, its CEO was keeping quiet at the Consumer Electronics Show about rumours of a deal with Google Continue reading →

31Mar/15

Ford’s big Lincoln Continental bet

March 31, 2015TransportAudi, BMW, Bobbi Rebell, Cars, China, FORD MOTOR, Ford Motor Company, Ford Panther platform, Full-size vehicles, Henry Ford, Joe White, Lexus, Lincoln, Lincoln Continental, Lincoln Motor Company, Luxury vehicle, Luxury vehicles, Mark Fields, Motor vehicles, Transport, United Statessmbale

(Reuters Business Report) – MAD MEN TV SHOW: “Nostalgia, it’s delicate, but potent”

And that is where Ford is betting billions – on nostalgia – as it brings back the classic Lincoln Continental brand and its luxury appeal.
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