Category: 2001 News

Source: Ford Motor Company. 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR RECEIVES TOP VEHICLE SATISFACTION AWARD IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2001 The 2001 Lincoln Navigator recently received the top vehicle satisfaction award in both the SUV and Total Truck categories from AutoPacific, an automotive marketing and product consulting firm. AutoPacific obtains the vehicle satisfaction scores by calculating the results […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company. 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR WILL DEBUT IN 2002 Half Moon Bay, Calif., August 21, 2001 Lincoln confirmed today in a meeting of its top dealers that the next all-new product in the transformation of the brand will be the 2003 Lincoln Aviator. “The Lincoln Aviator will bring together all of the elements […] More »

Source: SPAL Racing ROCKET RANGER/SPAL SETS NEW LANDSPEED RECORD WENDOVER, UTAH – SPAL Advanced Technologies in conjunction with Ford Motor Company shattered the existing land speed record for all pick-up trucks recording a record-speed of 202.434 m.p.h. at the Bonneville Salt Flats on Monday, Aug. 14. The Rocket Ranger reached an unofficial top speed of […] More »

Source: International Truck and Engine Corporation INTERNATIONAL EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP FOR POWER STROKE(r) DIESEL NASCAR RACE TEAM NASCAR Fans Respond to On Track Performance of Ford F-150 Race Truck No. 29; On the Road Performance of Power Stroke Diesel Engine WARRENVILLE, IL (August 29, 2001) – Due to the overwhelming success of the Power Stroke(r) Diesel […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company FORD DIVISION REVEALS 2002 PRODUCTS AT THE TEXAS STATE FAIR DALLAS, Sept. 27, 2001 – Ford Division reinforces its commitment to the truck and SUV market at the 2001 Texas State Fair. Visitors to the fair will be able to view a variety of concept and production vehicles, many which have […] More »

Source: International Truck and Engine Corporation International Truck and Engine Corporation and SMD Motorsports Announce Two-Truck Effort for Desert Racing Classic WARRENVILLE, Ill. (October 9, 2001) – This November, a new sound will rumble up to the starting line of the longest-running desert race in history. The unfamiliar engine roar at the 2001 SCORE Baja […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company FORD MOTOR COMPANY ANNOUNCES SENIOR MANAGEMENT CHANGES DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 30– The Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company today announced that William Clay Ford Jr. has been named chief executive officer and continues as chairman of the board. Nick Scheele is appointed chief operating officer of the company and president, […] More »