Ford Motor Company, the only one of the three Detroit automakers to avoid filing for bankruptcy protection this year, has surprised analysts and just about everyone else by reporting a profit of $997 million in the fiscal quarter that ended in September.

Residents in McMinnvile, Oregon were at home enjoying their evening when a loud explosion caused them to rush outside to see their Ford SUV ablaze with flames leaping 20 feet into the air.

Ford Motor Company announced another recall of 4.5 million Ford vehicles due to defective cruise control switches. This is the largest single recall in company history. The Ford Windstar Minivan leads the list of recalled vehicles.

America has voted in the U.S. government's "cash for clunkers" auto incentive program. Over 180,000 clunkers were traded in with Toyota Motor Corp overtaking Ford Motor Co as the top-selling vehicle.

Set to replace the current Triton V8 engine currently powering Ford trucks today, the Boss 6.2 liter engine is the newest project for Ford Motor Company. The all new large displacement V8 engine was put on hold in early 2005, but is being brought back in Ford Raptor in hopes of providing serious competition for the Larger Dodge Hemi and General Motors 7.0 liter Vortec engine.

Why is this good news? Because Ford's loss is less than expected.

While U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler continue to lobby Congress for more funds they, and other manufacturers are making appearances at the New York International Auto Show 2009, though in a decidedly non-festive mood.

Shanghai, March 6 (Gasgoo.com) Ford Motor Co will hold a launching ceremony for its new four-door Fiesta sedan and hatchback on China's southern resort island of Hainan on Friday evening, the company said in a statement.

Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) have come to terms on a tentative deal on payments to retiree health care fund, according to reports.

On Tuesday Ford became the latest automaker to "plug-in" (pun intended) a date for a plug-in hybrid vehicle of its own, announcing it will have plug-in hybrid vehicles, promising 30 miles on battery power before the gasoline engine kicks in, by 2012.

Ford Motor Company's Asia Pacific and Africa region headquarters, with supporting corporate functions, will be moving to China, Ford Motor (China) Ltd told Gasgoo.com today. Thailand (Bangkok) will continue to serve as Ford's ASEAN regional headquarters.

Despite record breaking losses U.S. automaker, Ford Motors, is sticking to its guns saying that the company will not resort to requesting federal bailout money.