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Ford of Kirkland has enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the Kirkland, WA and Seattle metro area community for many years. Our Dealer Principal (Jim Walen) and the entire team of dedicated professionals who are employed by Ford of Kirkland are members of this community and, as such, we make every effort to maintain its goodwill. We accomplish this task in many ways, one of which is this online community where our customers, employees and suppliers who participate will have access to vehicle, service, parts, financing and accessory information in an open forum that encourages dialogue, questions, opinions and answers in an uncensored and open format...
To our customers: Ford of Kirkland will offer our customers fine quality products and services at a cost effective price. We will give our customers an excellent service experience. We will treat our customers as we would our family, helping them meet their transportation needs.
To our team members: Ford of Kirkland will encourage and motivate our team members to succeed and to improve themselves. We will provide training, competitive benefits and a state of the art facility to work in. We will create a fun, family atmosphere.
To our community: Ford of Kirkland will create and maintain a presence in the community. We will be known for our charitable contributions, both financial and through our team member's good work. We will be active in local and regional organizations and activities.
To Ford Motor Company: Ford of Kirkland will distribute and service a large volume of Ford products. We will market the brand in our community and Ford will benefit from our good reputation.
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Automotive News selected this photo in their year in review. It captures Alan Mulally celebrating the president's declaration that he had a Ford in his driveway. The president then told all present to take notice and gestured to Mr. Mulally.
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I am affiliated with a St. Louis Hyundai and Nissan Dealer wondering how customers are reacting to the 2010 Genesis Coupe. Our initial reactoions are enthusiastic. A lot of customers looking for performance and mod-ability.
Ford Produced Slideshow Featuring Photographs of Classic Mustangs built over many years!
Thank you to the Seattle Business Journal for featuring our recent success in their article about weathering the recession.
The British clip is great... So appropriate to have the bad guys in the Black Corvette chasing the Fiesta INSIDE a shopping mall, looking ungainly and inept as the little Fiesta embarrasses the bad guys... Gotta love it!
Ford's Commitment to the Environment Extends Beyonds Words Alone!
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DealerRater Certified Ford of Kirkland as the Exclusive Consumer Rated "Best Ford Dealer" in All of Washington State
Posted by Ralph Paglia on December 16, 2009 at 3:06am
Ford Mustang Classics Create a Legend for Over 3 Generations of Americans
Ford Produced Slideshow Featuring Photographs of Classic Mustangs built over many years!
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Posted by Ralph Paglia on December 16, 2009 at 2:30am
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR "King of the Road" Limited Production Extreme Performance Vehicle
Posted by Ralph Paglia on December 16, 2009 at 2:30am
Seattle Business Journal Article
Thank you to the Seattle Business Journal for featuring our recent success in their article about weathering the recession.
Posted by David Matayoshi on September 14, 2009 at 11:50am
Ford Fiesta 40 MPH in shopping mall, also storms beach with Marines!
A special thank you to those cheeky Brits over at TopGear. They gave the great new Fiesta a proper road test with some very impressive indoor mall driving and storming a beach with the British Royal Marines.
See the whole thing below.
Cheers.
See the whole thing below.
Cheers.
Posted by David Matayoshi on December 2, 2009 at 2:30pm — 1 Comment
Supporting Our Troops!
We are proud of all the employees who donated to our USO food drive. The donations will go to military member families in need this Thanksgiving.
We also got a nice thank you from the loca USO director:
"WOW - the food your group supplied is overwhelming. We are hoping to help 300 families at both Thanksgiving and Christmas and needless to say, your… Continue
Posted by David Matayoshi on November 17, 2009 at 12:00pm
“The Tonight Show” Host Conan O’Brien Tries on a 2010 Taurus SHO
Can we tempt the “The Tonight Show” host, Conan O’Brien, to give up his 1992 Ford Taurus SHO for the 2010 model? Will more horsepower, shiny paint, massaging seats and a center console sans dirt and hair sway O’Brien? Will he remember Amy Marentic’s last name? The TV star’s long-running relationship with his 1992 Ford Taurus SHO was challenged when the all-new 2010 Taurus SHO made an appearance on the late-night comedy show on October 29, 2009. A national audience saw firsth
… ContinuePosted by David Matayoshi on November 3, 2009 at 9:00am
Consumer Reports: Ford surpasses Toyota In Reliability.
We are very pleased to share with you some great results from the Consumer Reports’ 2009 Vehicle Reliability results that were released this afternoon. Consumer Reports' press release reads: Ford has secured its position as the only Detroit automaker with world-class reliability.... About 90 percent (46 of 51) of Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln products were found to have average or better reliab… Continue
Posted by David Matayoshi on October 27, 2009 at 6:12pm
Ford of Kirkland Receives Fourth President's Award For Outstanding Customer Service!
Ford Motor Company officials were on hand to present Jim Walen with a fourth President's Award friday June 19th.
The Ford President's Award is given to fewer than 10% of Ford dealerships nationwide. It is given based on positive feed back from customer expe
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Ford of Kirkland teams up with Bothel students to raise over $4000
Ford Drive raises $4,440 for students
Kirkland Reporter
May 18 2009, 6:09 PM · UPDATED
The recent Drive One 4 UR School fundraiser sponsored by Ford and Ford of Kirkland on May 9 raised $4,440 for Bothell High School. Ford donated $20 for each person who drove one of the vehicles in its current… Continue
Posted by David Matayoshi on May 26, 2009 at 5:00pm
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Mark Fields Quote - Ford Fiesta
“The new Ford Fiesta captures every aspect of what’s defined Ford as a small-car leader in Europe and builds on it in terms of driving dynamics and design. When it arrives in North America in 2010, the Ford Fiesta will set a new standard in the small car segment.” Mark Fields, President of the Americas, Ford [...]Martin Smith Quote - Ford Fiesta
“All the vital elements of ‘kinetic design’ combine to create a visually rich, dynamic exterior shape that is very close indeed to the original concept car. Full surfaces, bold graphics and dynamic lines combine coherently and harmoniously to create a dynamic spirit of fun and energy in motion.” Martin Smith, Ford of Europe’s Executive Director for [...]Jim Farley Quote - Ford Fiesta
“The new Ford Fiesta is an example of how good a small car can be, The Fiesta is great to look at, great to drive and it has quality you can see, feel and touch. It’s going to be an important growth product for North America.” Jim Farley, Ford’s group vice president, Marketing and Communications.CONCEPT BECOMES REALITY
Ford confirms Fiesta as global name for small car. Ford’s new-generation global small car to be previewed at 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Its worldwide name is confirmed – Ford Fiesta. The new Ford Fiesta brings the Verve Concept exterior and interior styling to production reality, demonstrating that small cars can be stylish, sophisticated and emotional. [...]FIESTA FOREVER
12 Ford Fiesta Facts: The worldwide name is confirmed – Ford Fiesta Next generation, all-new global small car signals fresh chapter in Ford Fiesta story Stylish ‘kinetic design’ and dynamic flair combines with traditional Ford strengths to deliver confident, contemporary, fun-to-drive package Fiesta brings a host of big-car features to the small car segment for the first [...]Current News on the All New Ford Flex
Giving New Meaning to ‘Mobile Electronics’
Azure Dynamics Corporation today announced AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans, the latest addition to AT&T’s growing fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles. The Ford Transit Connect Electric – the all-electric version of the 2010 Ford Transit Connect, the North American Truck of the Year [...]Helping the Homeless in Haiti and Detroit
Thousands of miles apart and struggling to survive in one of the world’s richest countries or one of the poorest, homeless people share a similar need for the basics in personal and medical care. The Ford Volunteer Corps is teaming up with World Medical Relief to provide assistance to people in both areas as part [...]It Soars While Others Sink
Soaring sales of the Ford Fusion have made 2009 already a record-breaking year for America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan. Sales for 2009 already have reached 151,137 units, eclipsing the previous Fusion full-year sales high of 149,552 in 2007. Importantly, Fusion sales are skyrocketing at a time when industry sales are the lowest [...]Two Words: EcoBoost / Autobahn
Driving fast on the German Autobahn, where speed limits are often as optional as bathing suits in the South of France, can be a thrill. But the fantasy of putting the pedal to the metal on Europe’s fastest public roads has usually involved some exotic sports car or European luxury saloon [...]They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
Yin and Yang have converged in a perfect union today. The 2011 Ford Mustang has become not only the most fuel-efficient Mustang ever, but also the first production car in history to produce more than 300 horsepower and more than 30 mpg highway. The Mustang’s official EPA ratings – completed this [...]Plug Into The Sunshine State
Ah, Florida – sunshine, sea breezes, exotic pets run amuck. What’s not to love? Well, maybe the traffic jams… unless you’re driving a Ford plug-in hybrid electric vehicle! Ford Motor Company is expanding the range of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) research program as one of its regional utility partners, Progress [...]Who Is Taking Their Electric Vehicle Plans Global?
You guessed it. Ford Motor Company has confirmed that its global electric vehicles plan is extending to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges coming for European customers by 2013. Specifically, Ford will launch two zero-emission full battery-electric vehicles including [...]And the Hits Just Keep Coming
We could tell you how great we’re doing, but we’ll let the numbers tell the story. Higher sales for every brand and in every product category propelled Ford Motor Company to a 43 percent sales increase in February versus a year ago. Compared with January, Ford’s February sales are up 22 percent. February sales [...]Want More of a Good Thing?
Marketing campaigns are kind of like popcorn movies. Blockbusters get sequels. Take Ford’s Fiesta Movement. The social media initiative was designed to create excitement about the new Fiesta and put the new small car on the minds of thousands of people nationwide. It is now moving to its second chapter, this time [...]Five Years Going Strong… With Energy to Spare
Ever feel like the Energizer Bunny®… you just keep going and going. We know what you mean. Ford Motor Company’s actions to reduce the amount of energy used to manufacture vehicles and support its U.S. operations have earned it the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s coveted 2010 ENERGY STAR Award for the fifth consecutive [...]Ford Environmental News
Who’s Walking The Walk On Fuel Efficiency Improvement?
The Blue Oval is on a ‘green’ streak. Ford Motor Company has improved in fuel economy more than any other major automaker since 2004, according to a recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA rated Ford’s combined car and truck fuel economy improvement at nearly 20 percent, almost double the next closest competitor. Ford [...]Finally… A Car for the Environmentally Progressive
The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid was named Most Environmentally Progressive Car of the Year by Earth, Wind & Power™ (EWP) at the Los Angeles Auto Show Tuesday. The award is designed to recognize vehicles driven by a power source that helps to reduce global warming, are conducive to promoting a cleaner environment, and [...]What’s ‘Green’ and Red Hot?
The hits keep coming for America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan, the Ford Fusion. The Fusion Hybrid has been honored as one of CAR and DRIVER magazine’s “10Best” cars for 2010, just weeks after winning the prestigious MOTOR TREND Car of the Year® award. “CAR and DRIVER is always looking for those [...]Isn’t It Time You Got Up to Speed about Mechatronics?
These days every automaker says it’s working on electric vehicles, but few own up to the fact that passing the electrification test will require a bit of homework. Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain traditional automotive engineers, providing them with the skills and expertise to develop [...]And the Winner of the 2010 Motor Trend Car of the Year is…
No surprise here! The Ford Fusion – America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan – today was named MOTOR TREND’s 2010 Car of the Year®. The award comes hot on the heels of Fusion setting record-breaking sales for 2009. The prestigious award from MOTOR TREND comes at a time when Fusion sales are already at an [...]Current Ford News and Updates
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2011 FORD F-SERIES SUPER DUTY POWER STROKE DIESEL IS CLEANEST EVER; FUEL ECONOMY GREATLY IMPROVED
The all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty delivers best-in-class torque, horsepower, towing and payload capability – and does it all more efficiently, resulting in less fuel usage and extended maintenance intervals that can translate directly into bottom-line savings for customers.NEW FIGO COMBINES STYLING, EXCEPTIONAL VALUE, FUEL EFFICIENCY AND FORD'S COMMITMENT TO THE INDIAN MARKET
NEW DELHI, India, March 9, 2010 – Ford India officially launched the Figo today announcing pricing for the much anticipated new compact car.FIGO CHASSIS DESIGNED FOR THE GLOBAL MARKET – TAILORED FOR INDIAN ROADS
NEW DELHI, India, March 9, 2010 - Based upon a proven global architecture that has been redefined for the Indian market, the new Figo has undergone extensive engineering to the suspension and steering system along with improved sound refinement to bring new levels of driving enjoyment to the B- car segment of the market.NEW FIGO BRINGS KINETIC DESIGN TO INDIA'S SMALL CAR MARKET
NEW DELHI, India, March 9, 2010 – Say goodbye to the two-box design strategy for economy cars and hello to kinetic design with the new Ford Figo.ENHANCED AFTER SALES SUPPORT AND OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE KEY FOR NEW FIGO
NEW DELHI, India, March 9, 2010 – Perhaps one of the biggest factors for Indian customers when purchasing a new car beyond the initial price is the cost of ownership. Factors such as fuel efficiency, cost of maintenance, registration and insurance are all key in determining what is affordable for a new car buyer.Current Ford Mustang News
Improved Fuel Economy and More Horsepower – What Will They Think of Next?
You heard the rumors and said “No way.” Well, you were only half right, because you should’ve said “Yes way.” Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) engineers are taking high performance to a new level with the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500, resulting in a car that has an all-new aluminum-block engine, even ...How Much Will You Bid to Own a Piece of History?
Ford’s new 2011 Mustang GT will serve as the Official Pace Car at this year’s 52nd Daytona 500, the first time in 40 years a Ford vehicle has paced NASCAR’s biggest and most prestigious race. Under the hood of the Mustang GT Glass Roof Coupe will be Ford’s all-new 5.0-liter V-8, ...Look What’s New at Daytona
For the first time ever, American’s favorite muscle car will pace ‘The Great American Race.’ For the first time in 40 years, a Ford Motor Company car will be pacing the field for the NASCAR season-opening Daytona 500 when the 2011 Mustang GT, powered by the all-new 5.0-liter V-8 engine, officially ...Is It Getting Hot in Here?
“I'm goin down down baby, yo' street in a… Mustang GT?” Okay, maybe the lyrics to Nelly’s “Country Grammar” didn’t used to go that way, but maybe they do now. “Street sweeper, baby, cocked ready to let it go…” The 2011 Mustang 5.0-liter V-8 is set to make its hip-hop debut ...It’s a Twin-Win Combination
You thought it was just crazy talk when you heard the rumors, but lo and behold it’s a reality. Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) will allow drivers of the 2011 Mustang GT to balance high performance and fuel economy. What a concept! Ti-VCT provides extremely precise variable – yet independent ...Current Ford F-150 News
Giving New Meaning to ‘Mobile Electronics’
Azure Dynamics Corporation today announced AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans, the latest addition to AT&T’s growing fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles. The Ford Transit Connect Electric – the all-electric version of the 2010 Ford Transit Connect, the North American Truck of the Year [...]Tough Jobs Take Tough Tools
Getting a nation back on the road to prosperity is hard work. Rebuilding and repairing a battered infrastructure takes the right tools. As much as we like small cars, there are some jobs they just can’t do. Sometimes, you need a super capable, super tough truck to ‘getter done.” Sometimes you [...]And You Thought the Color Was Over the Top
Customer demand for Ford’s new F-150 SVT Raptor is moving nearly as fast as the world’s only production high-speed off-road performance truck. Already, over 5,300 orders have been placed for the new performance pickup. The F-150 Raptor is the first ever high-speed off-road performance truck offered by any manufacture and highlights [...]Watch Ford F-150 Support FAT Tuesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Tonight on Jimmy Kimmel, an exclusive behind-the-scenes Mardi Gras segment will air in support of FAT Tuesday. With the help of the 2010 Ford F-150, Guillermo was able to achieve his life-long dream of appearing on a float during the Mardi Gras Tucks parade. His several thousand pound royal float was towed down [...]It’s Character Driven
The Ford Transit Connect hits the silver screen with an all-star ensemble cast in the New Line Cinema film, “Valentine’s Day,” which opens in theaters nationwide today. The film follows the intertwining storylines of a diverse group of Los Angelinos as they navigate their way through romance and heartbreak over the course [...]© 2010 Created by Ralph Paglia on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
