Ford grants $40K to 7 groups to promote environmental projects
June 4, 2012
Seven nonprofit organizations will be able to continue their education, rescue and environmental preservation efforts upon being selected to receive a total of $40,000 from Ford Motor Co.’s Conservation and Environmental Grants program, now in its 11th year.
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Ford extends ‘green’ grants program application deadline
March 22, 2012
Automaker Ford announced Wednesday it will extend the deadline to turn in proposals for its Conservation & Environmental Grants program to April 13, giving interested groups and organizations more time to work on their applications.
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Ford partners with AutoGrupo to open $5M Bayamón dealership
March 14, 2012
Ford Motor Company spent nearly a year looking for a partner to re-enter the Bayamón region, ultimately picking AutoGrupo to plant its flag through a new $5 million dealership slated to open April 1, representatives from both companies announced Tuesday.
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Ford teaches safe driving skills to P.R. youth
February 23, 2012
Ford Motor Company Fund is bringing back to Puerto Rico its internationally recognized program, Ford Driving Skills for Life, as part of its commitment to the Puerto Rican community. More than 400 teenage students will have the opportunity to participate in driving clinics with world-class professional instructors this week.
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Ford dealership association, Antique Cars Fair donate $15K to Hogar Cuna San Cristobal
February 21, 2012
The Ford Dealership Association and the Antique Cars Fair donated $15,000 to Hogar Cuna San Cristobal, representing the proceeds of a raffle of a Ford Fiesta during the event held last weekend.
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Ford Motor Co. opens ’12 environmental grant cycle
January 26, 2012
Surrounded by the young students of the “Niños Uniendo al Mundo/Jardín del Cielo” School in Caguas, Ford Motor Company officials kicked off this year’s Conservation & Environmental Grants program Wednesday to benefit local schools, nonprofits and grassroots organizations that are doing their part to improve Puerto Rico’s landscape.
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Ford’s ‘Operation Goodwill’ drives more than $100K in charitable giving
December 9, 2011
Ford Motor Co.’s “Operation Goodwill” this year donated more than $100,000 to help local organizations and community drive their health, environmental protection and education initiatives, including Nuestra Escuela, Sapientis, Hispanic College Fund, San Juan Community Library, Centro para Puerto Rico, Susan G. Komen/Race for the Cure, American Cancer Society and “Ready, Safe, Drive.”
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Ford awards $40K in environmental grants
October 12, 2011
Ten local nonprofit organizations will be able to continue their efforts to improve their community’s education and environment with the help of Ford Motor Company, which on Wednesday distributed among them a total of $40,000 in grants through its Conservation and Environmental Program.
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Ford Dealers Association donates ‘12 Ford Fiesta to Susan G. Komen
October 5, 2011
Puerto Rico’s Ford Dealers Association has donated a 2012 Ford Fiesta to the Susan G. Komen/Race for the Cure organization that will be raffled as part of its fundraising efforts. This is the sixth consecutive year that Ford, through its “Warriors in Pink” program, is supporting the nonprofit dedicated to fighting breast cancer.
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Ford drives up strategy to fuel market growth, sells 923 units in August
September 9, 2011
Ford Motor Company wrapped up August with 14.1 percent of the market and 923 units sold, fueled by the introduction of new products over the past year that offer quality, fuel efficiency, safety, smart design and value, company executives said during a meeting with members of the local press corps Thursday.
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Ford reports 37% local sales growth in 1st half of ’11
July 29, 2011
Ford Motor Company cruised through the first half of 2011, with a reported 37 percent increase in year-over-year vehicle sales in Puerto Rico, at a time when the industry had an overall growth of 1.9 percent, company officials said Thursday.
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Euroclass, Autos Vega file for Ch. 11 protection
July 7, 2011
European car dealership Euroclass Motors and Autos Vega, the island’s largest Ford Dealership, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday, News is my Business has learned.
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Ford sets aside $40K for ‘green’ initiative grants
June 14, 2011
Ford Motor Company is marking a decade of fueling environmentally friendly initiatives on the island through grants bestowed to individuals and organizations. This year, the automaker will distribute $40,000 for those initiatives, adding to the $400,000 it has distributed since 2001.
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Ford sales increase 39% in P.R.
April 28, 2011
Automaker Ford reported an increase in sales of 39 percent during the first quarter of 2011 in Puerto Rico, ranking second behind Toyota Puerto Rico, with 2,329 new units sold during the three-month period, Waldo Galán, general director of Ford International Business Development for Puerto Rico said Thursday.
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Ford focuses on expanding market presence
February 23, 2011
Ford Motor Company is looking to increase its participation in the island’s automobile market to 13 percent this year, selling close to 10,000 units, said Waldo Galán, director of Ford Puerto Rico, on Wednesday.
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