YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Consumer Reports said U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. is closing in on Japanese companies in its annual vehicle reliability survey.

DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 11 (UPI) -- No. 2 U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. has plans to discontinue the Mercury Sable and the Taurus X crossover in 2009, company documents said.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., April 18 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. vehicle quality is about the same as that of Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., a study conducted for Ford said Wednesday.