Ford to Spend $850 Million to Overhaul Michigan Plants

Ford Motor (F) plans to spend $850 million during the next three years to improve and expand plants in Michigan that will result in in 1,200 new full-time jobs, the automaker said Monday.

The capital improvements are part of the company’s plan to upgr…

Ford May See Record Third-Quarter Earnings

Riding high on improved demand for its vehicles, analysts expect Ford to post a record third-quarter profit of $1.37 billion tomorrow. The automaker’s current third-quarter earnings record is $1.13 billion, set in 1997.
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Gas Prices Rise by Just Over a Nickel in Two Weeks

Prices at the pump got a little more painful over the past two weeks as crude oil continues to rise. Oil has risen as a weak economy and expectations of further action by the Federal Reserve drive the dollar down.
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Church: A Place to Recharge Your … Car?

Fueling up your car at a church seems like a novel idea. But the emergence of an electric car market has resulted in a charging station at the Wooden Cross Lutheran church some 25 miles northeast of Seattle.
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