Street Diaries

Ford to try to put a stop to the use of the F150 name of Ferrari’s new Formula 1 car.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) are planning to present the changes to the existing four year contract that they have with Ford Motor Company to the National Ford Council today.  Details have not been released, but the new agreement, if approved, will go to a member vote.

Ford announced that their European operations hit a milestone when they broke the 10 percent market share barrier since September, 2001.  This was due to a high demand for the popular Ford Fiesta.

Coming this December, the new U.S. version of the Ford Fiesta will debut at the LA Auto Show.  Originally there were only European and Chinese models available, but the U.S. version has a slightly different appearance due to the federal crash requirements.