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Used Car of the Day: 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350

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We continue our Ford Friday -- it wasn't planned that way, I swear -- with this good-looking 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. This car is for sale in the Chicago suburb of Lincolnwood. Only about 30 minutes, maybe less at the right time of day, from where I sit right now.

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1H 2016 Ford Motor sales in China up 6%; SUVs up 27%

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Ford Motor vehicle sales in the first half in China for Ford, Lincoln and its joint ventures reached 577,097 vehicles, a 6% increase compared to the same time last year. Vehicle sales for Ford and its joint ventures in the first half were up 5% over last year to 564,647, with June accounting for 85,105 units sold.

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Ford begins pre-production of F-150 Lightning electric truck; investing $250M more in Rouge EV Center

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The first Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck pre-production units have begun leaving the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; the all-electric F-150 Lightning goes on sale next spring. Ford has invested $7.7 billion in Michigan since 2016 and created and retained 7,000 jobs in the state.

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Ford F-Series sales up 15% in August; overall Ford retail sales down 2.7%; sales of cars down 18.9% YTD

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Ford F-Series pickup sales in the US totaled 77,007 units for August, a 15.0% Overall, Ford’s US sales totaled 209,897 vehicles for August, a decline of 2.1%. Fleet sales were down 0.2% on sales of 45,830 vehicles; August retail sales totaled 164,067 vehicles—down 2.7% of Ford vehicles sold.

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Ford Mustang was the top-selling sports car in the world in 2016; strong surge in exports

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Ford Mustang, the top-selling sports car in the US over the last 50 years, became best-selling sports car in the world in 2016, according to Ford analysis of IHS Markit global automotive registration data in the sports car segment. Sales in 2016 were up 74% over 2015, according to IHS Markit new vehicle registrations.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

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The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. Why couldn't Ford have kept the far superior Mainline model name alive instead?

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US light-duty diesel sales climb in 2018 to 500,000 units; 3% of sales

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Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Sales of these light-duty diesels represent approximately 0.8%

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