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The Best and the Brightest -- My Favorite Book

Steve Mariotti | Posted 05.20.2013 | Books
Steve Mariotti

Everyone has a favorite book. I read The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam over and over again, at least once a year. Sometimes, I will pick it up to touch and feel it, reading just a page or two, knowing by heart whole sections.

"Crucifying" the "Other"

Eric E. Sterling | Posted 04.01.2013 | Politics
Eric E. Sterling

Imagine how many more customers companies like Wal-Mart, McDonalds, General Motors, Amazon.com, Ford, Foot Locker, H & M, or Ben & Jerry's might have if the tens of millions of people with convictions could get jobs and not have to live on food stamps!

Marketers Wake Up (Or Try to)

Michael Drew | Posted 04.27.2013 | Business
Michael Drew

Within the past week, I've seen stories about how a movie company, a car organization and a major automobile manufacturer are actively seeking input from fans in the creation of new campaigns.

A Lemon Under the GM Bailout Hood

Mark Pfeifle | Posted 01.05.2013 | Politics
Mark Pfeifle

When you look under the hood of President Obama's auto bailout and take it for a test drive, you learn it's a lemon. Sorry, Mr. President. No sale.

154,000 Cars Recalled

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 10.16.2012 | Home

DETROIT -- Ford is recalling more than 154,000 Fiesta subcompacts to fix a problem with the side air bags. The company says that if the front passeng...

Michael McAuliff

Ford Motor Co., 2-Year-Old, Innocent Man In Terror Database

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 10.04.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- There aren't many people who would consider the Ford Motor Co. or a 2-year-old to be terrorist threats, but the United States' premier d...

Is Ford's Redesigned Fusion A Toyota Camry Killer?

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 09.18.2012 | Detroit

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford hopes the redesigned 2013 Fusion will finally be its Camry killer. The Fusion has become Ford's best-selling car since it wen...

Blind Insight: I Am Detroit

Monique Zimmerman-Stein | Posted 11.13.2012 | Detroit
Monique Zimmerman-Stein

You once filmed an ad where you drove past old Cass Tech, but did you ever stop? Did you ever truly appreciate what Detroit stood for? Dodge Main fell, Hudson's fell and even Cass Tech was demolished, but Detroit did not give up. Why did you give up on them?

CAW: Prepare For A Strike

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 09.13.2012 | Detroit

DETROIT -- If Canadian Auto Workers go on strike against Detroit's three automakers next week, the impact will be felt quickly in the U.S. Negotiatio...

Future Fusion: 1,200 New Jobs At Flat Rock Plant

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 09.11.2012 | Detroit

FLAT ROCK, Mich. -- Ford is adding 1,200 workers to a suburban Detroit factory to build the Fusion, a sign of confidence that the revamped sedan will ...

Ford Recalling More Than 10,000 Vehicles

AP | Posted 07.15.2012 | Business

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 10,000 redesigned 2013 Escape SUVs to fix carpet padding that could get in the way of braking. Ford ...

Sharon Silke Carty

Ford Wins Back Blue Oval Logo Pledged As Loan Collateral

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 05.22.2012 | Business

Ford is now sole owner of its iconic blue oval logo -- one of many assets the automaker mortgaged for cash that helped it weather the recession withou...

Ford Revving Up To Take On Prius

David Kiley | Posted 07.18.2012 | Detroit
David Kiley

By making the new C-Max brand all hybrid and plug-in EV, Farley is copying the Prius strategy with the hope of eventually passing his old employer.

Ford Will Not Take A Summer Vacation

AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.09.2012 | Detroit

DETROIT -- Rising car and truck sales have prompted Ford Motor Co. to add a week of production at 13 North American factories so the company can make ...

Detroit Today: Green Cars, Greenbacks And Green Shoots

David Kiley | Posted 07.08.2012 | Detroit
David Kiley

As editor of a leading auto research channel, and a HuffPost columnist, I do a lot of radio and TV interviews and travel frequently. In recent weeks, ...

Ford's $2 Billion Lucky Break

Reuters | Posted 07.04.2012 | Business

* Court: evidence from Ford wrongly excluded in last year's trial * Dealers first sued Ford in 2002 over truck prices *...

Big Earnings Drop For Ford

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 06.27.2012 | Detroit

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co. has tidied up North America, sweeping out old products and excess costs. But the rest of the world keeps making...

Automakers Speed Up Search To Replace Crucial Material

AP | DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 06.24.2012 | Business

DETROIT — Six major automakers and 19 suppliers are close to agreeing on a fast-track process for testing replacements for a resin that's in dan...

$760 Million Expansion For Ford.. In China

AP | ELAINE KURTENBACH | Posted 04.19.2012 | Detroit

SHANGHAI -- Ford Motor Co. plans to build a $760 million auto assembly plant in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, part of a doubling of its produc...

Resin Shortage Could Put The Brakes On Auto Production

AP | TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 04.17.2012 | Detroit

DETROIT -- The potential shortage of a key component used to make fuel lines and brake lines could force automakers in the U.S. and around the world t...

World's Largest Maker Of Construction Machinery Mounts Quick Recovery

Reuters | Posted 06.09.2012 | Business

* Company expands quickly to meet demand * Dealers, buyers cite shortages of machines * Risks from fragile recovery, Asi...

Ford Sales Up 65 Percent From Last Year

AP | Posted 04.03.2012 | Detroit

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. says its U.S. sales rose 5 percent in March on strong demand for the Focus small car. Ford says it was the company's best M...

Ford's Comeback As 'American Icon'

David Kiley | Posted 05.16.2012 | Detroit
David Kiley

If Ford matters to you, you are going to want to read "American Icon."

Ford Motor Co. Doesn't Need These Autoworkers Anymore

AP | Posted 05.16.2012 | Business

DETROIT (AP) — About 1,700 Ford Motor Co. factory workers have decided to take early retirement offers and will leave the company by June 1. ...

U.S. Probing Runaway Ford Taurus Sedans

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 03.12.2012 | Business

The government notified Ford Monday that it is launching an investigation into 2005 and 2006 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable sedans after receiving 30 c...