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vehicle sales
Honda Civic Now Best Selling Vehicle In The Country
The era of the pickup truck is over. For the first time in 15 years, the Ford F-Series has lost its position as the nation's top selling vehicle. The new king is the Honda Civic, followed by three other economy models. That's right: the F-Series plummeted to fifth place in sales last month. More »
follow-ups
Another update to the Kieffe & Sons "Sit Down and Shut Up" ad fiasco: The quasi-apology issued by the California Ford dealer on Wednesday was mandated by Ford Headquarters. Kieffe & Sons remains unrepentant, so to speak, and blames the imbroglio on "Blog-lo-dites."
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Kieffe & Sons Takes Back Apology For "Sit Down And Shut Up" Ad, Attacks "Blog-Lo-Dites"
Another update to the Kieffe & Sons "Sit Down and Shut Up" ad fiasco: The quasi-apology issued by the California Ford dealer on Wednesday was mandated by Ford Headquarters. Kieffe & Sons remains unrepentant, so to speak, and blames the imbroglio on "Blog-lo-dites."
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follow-ups
On Monday, we wrote about Kieffe & Sons, the California Ford Dealership that ran a pointlessly offensive radio ad attacking non-Christians and supporters of secular government. Today, the owner of Kieffe and sons apologized for the ad.
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CA Ford Dealership Apologizes For Ad Telling Non-Christians To "Sit Down And Shut Up"
On Monday, we wrote about Kieffe & Sons, the California Ford Dealership that ran a pointlessly offensive radio ad attacking non-Christians and supporters of secular government. Today, the owner of Kieffe and sons apologized for the ad.
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badvertising
UPDATE: Kieffe & Sons apologized for the ad
Kieffe and Sons, a California Ford dealership, decided for some reason to launch a radio ad attacking non-Christians and people who believe that prayer shouldn't be in public schools. Audio and transcript of the ad, inside. More »
California Ford Dealership Radio Ad Tells Non-Christians To "Sit Down And Shut Up"
UPDATE: Kieffe & Sons apologized for the adKieffe and Sons, a California Ford dealership, decided for some reason to launch a radio ad attacking non-Christians and people who believe that prayer shouldn't be in public schools. Audio and transcript of the ad, inside. More »
misguided
Ford: Photos Of Your Car Are Copyright Infringement
Well, this seems misguided. A group of people who are members of the "Black Mustang Club" wanted to take some pictures of their cars and make a calendar using CafePress. Turns out, CafePress refuses to publish pictures of Ford cars due to claims of copyright infringement: More »
recalls
Ford Recalls 1.2 Million Diesel Trucks
F-series Super Duty trucks, E-series vans and Excursion SUVs from model years 1997 through 2003 equipped with 7.3-liter diesel engines are being recalled by Ford because of a computer software problem that causes their engines to stall. Several minor accidents have been caused by the defect, but no injuries. More »
famous flops
The Edsel Turns 50!
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Ford Edsel, long considered the premier example of over-hyped commercial failure. New Coke has nothing on the Edsel! More »
cars on fire
Ford Recalls 3.6 Million Vehicles
Ford has issued a recall of 3.6 million vehicles because of a defective "speed control deactivation switch system." Ford or Lincoln/Mercury dealers will perform the repair free of charge to all affected vehicles. More »
branding
Coca-Cola Is The "Best Brand," Microsoft Beats Apple
Coca-Cola has come out on top of the "Best Brands" Harris Poll for the first time ever. Sony, the leader for the past 7 years slipped to number 2. More »
cars
Automakers Offer Unadvertised Incentives To Recent Graduates
Recent graduates shopping for a new car may be eligible for incentives offered by several automakers. The incentives are rarely advertised, unknown even to most dealers. More »
confessions
Consumerist Confessions: Tell Us About Cars...
The Consumerist is interested in hearing from car salespeople and customer service representatives in the automotive field. We're looking for tips related to buying a new or used car. If you are or once were a car salesperson or worked in a car dealership and would like to confess, write to us at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. More »
complaints
AAMCO's "Repairs" Imperil Motorist
Justin took his Taurus into AAMCO for transmission repairs, only to endure a month of repairs that left his car in no better shape, and it ended up endangering his life. More »
ford
Have You Immolated A Ford Dealership Lately?
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The Ideal Woman Versus Ford's Dickhead Steve
At what point does horrific misogynism become absolutely hysterical? When a mustachioed ape at a Ford dealership, while talking to a deaf woman over the phone via a Relay Service, makes an offhand background comment to his coworkers that he's "talking to the ideal woman — deaf, dumb and blonde." And then the Relay Service worker types that sentence back verbatim to the customer. More »
global warming
California Sues Automakes Over Emissions
Schwarzenegger's state have decided to quickly follow their recent pledge to reduce emissions by 25% by 2020 with a huge lawsuit against the nation's biggest automakers. More »
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Exploding Dell Meets Truck Full of Bullets
A Dell Inspiron laptop. A stock 1966 Ford pick-up. Several boxes of ammunition. A sunny day on the shimmering shores of Lake Mead. A fireball erupting into the sky! A million bullets shredding through the air! A shrapnel storm of jagged metal shards and flaming tires! More »
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