When the character of Tom Scavo drives down Wisteria Lane this season on ABC's "Desperate Housewives," he'll be behind the wheel of one of Ford Motor Company's most talked about new vehicles, the 2009 Ford Flex.

Ford has contributed the company's expertise in rapid parts prototyping to help bring "Leonardo"- a 77-million-year-old duckbill dinosaur - to life for researchers and potentially millions of museum visitors around the world.

Ford Motor Company announced today it has built its 9 millionth Mustang. The GT Convertible Mustang is heading west to be delivered to a dealership in Iowa.

When it comes to initial vehicle quality, no automaker performs better than Ford (NYSE:F). The quality of Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brand vehicles soared to the top of the charts equaling that of Toyota and Honda, according to the first quarter 2008 U.S. Global Quality Research System (GQRS) study conducted by RDA Group of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Ford of Europe made a positive start to 2008, increasing sales in its main 21 markets by 1.5 percent, to 142,460. In a reduced overall market, Ford's January market share in Europe reached 9.0 percent.

The new four-seater Ford Focus Coupé-Cabriolet will have its public debut at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. The new model joins the three-door, four-door, five-door, wagon and sporty ST models, extending the comprehensive new Focus range and offering the greatest variety of bodystyles for a single vehicle line within the Ford of Europe portfolio.

With demand increasing for its stylish new models, Ford of Europe's sales soared by an impressive 93,500 units in 2007 to a record 1,833,600, a rise of 5.4 per cent on the previous year. Market share improved to 8.9 per cent.

A strong performance in November has put Ford of Europe on course for record 2007 sales. With demand for its stylish new models continuing to rise, the company sold 149,600 cars and commercial vehicles in November 2007, an increase of 3.2 per cent over the same month last year. Ford's November market share was 8.7 per cent.

Sporting a two-tone Colorado Red and Black paint scheme, a complete custom 3dCarbon body kit and 20-inch chrome-clad aluminum wheels, Ford’s limited-edition 2008 Ford Expedition Funkmaster Flex Edition (FMF) is now arriving in dealerships across the country.

Ford's newest models are catching the attention of increasing numbers of the car buying public, with the all-new Ford Mondeo leading the charge.

Ford’s new Mondeo has been crowned Scottish Car of the Year 2007.
This latest accolade for Ford’s critically acclaimed newcomer was presented by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW) with the Ford Mondeo also winning the Family Car category.

The all-new 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty – the toughest truck on the planet – is also one of the easiest to customize. And with the help of DeBerti, XTreme Toyz and Fabtech, Super Duty is even tougher and more capable for the 2007 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas.