Entries Tagged as 'cars by design'

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

In Russia, Ford Hurt by Strike and Rising Pay

Following in Ford s footsteps, Toyota and Nissan are building plants in the region, which has become known as Russia s Detroit and is booming along with the car business. In the latest foreign automotive investment in Russia, AvtoVaz , the country s largest car manufacturer and maker of the Lada sedan, agreed on […]

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Does Ford’s ‘Sync’ ad send right message? By Sam McManis -

Uh. oh. Busted. The driver quickly clicks off the erstwhile bubblegum-pop diva. But the friend strikes again, telling the “Sync” system to play Michael Bolton. The system complies. The look of shame on the driver’s face is priceless, and he tries to recover by playing Korn’s heavy-metal offering “Hold On.” The bad: It’s a […]