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Through an open and competitive RFP process, Canada Post has selected Ford Transit Connect to begin replacing its aging national fleet of light vehicles and modernize its business, Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, announced today. In total this year, 1,175 Ford Transit Connect vans will be purchased. This is the largest fleet sale of Ford Transit Connect vehicles in Canada to date.

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited saw sales jump 51 per cent compared to last February, marking nine consecutive months of retail sales gain. February also saw record-breaking sales for several vehicles across the lineup including: the Ford Fusion, Taurus, Edge, Escape, F-Series, Lincoln MKS and MKX. Overall sales of cars increased 59.7 per cent compared to last February and total truck sales jumped 49.2 per cent. Market share also increased for the sixteenth consecutive month at Ford of Canada as the company finishes number one in Canada for the month of February.

Cologne, February 18, 2010 – Ford's next-generation Focus makes its European debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show on March 2, just weeks after a global unveiling at the North American International Auto Show in January. This will be the first chance for European customers to see the car that spearheads Ford's next generation of global C-platform models.

After being idled in 2007, the Ford Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, is ramping up again to build one of the most exciting engines in Ford's lineup, thanks to a $590 million investment.

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited kicked off the new year with a sales increase of 6 per cent in January with retail sales up 16 per cent. This marks the company's eighth straight month of retail sales gains and fifteen consecutive months of market share increases. January saw car sales rise 1 per cent, truck sales increase 7 per cent and Lincoln sales achieve a 59 per cent increase.

La Ford Focus de prochaine génération établit déjà de nouvelles normes d’élégance, de dynamique de conduite et de raffinement pour les voitures « C ». Elle fait aussi son début équipée de la plus récente technologie Ford qui changera la manière dont les gens interagissent avec l'information de leur véhicule, ses caractéristiques de divertissement et même des dispositifs à technologie Bluetooth.

La Ford Focus de prochaine génération fait son début mondial en offrant aux clients plus de technologies et de caractéristiques abordables que jamais auparavant dans ce segment, de même qu’une grande qualité d’exécution, une étonnante économie de carburant et une nouvelle norme de qualité de conduite.

With more new product launches than any other automaker for 2009, Ford is the best-selling brand in Canada and the Ford F-Series reclaimed its title as the best-selling vehicle in the country. F-Series has also been the top-selling pickup truck in Canada for a record 44 consecutive years. Ford Taurus, Fusion, Edge, Flex and Lincoln MKZ, MKX all registered sales increases over previous year's sales, reported Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited today.

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited saw retail sales climb 7.5 per cent marking the company's sixth consecutive month of retail sales gain. Market share also increased for the thirteenth consecutive month at Ford of Canada despite a down industry. Ford car sales were up 8 per cent with positive results driven by the award-winning Fusion, which won Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year and Taurus which was recently named "Best New Family Car" in the over $30,000 category by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).

Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited saw sales increase 20.1 per cent compared to the same period last year marking the company's fifth consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains. Strong sales were led by the award-winning Ford Taurus, which was recently named "Best New Family Car" in the over $30,000 category by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC).