- Ford Motor Company is making the Ford employee A-Plan discount available
for Nov. 1
- 30, 2007 to those families whose vehicles were lost in the recent
California wildfires.
- To say "thank you" to California firefighters, Ford is extending the same
A-Plan discount to firefighters throughout the state.
- Last week, Ford Motor Company donated 20 Ford F-Series trucks and
Expedition utility vehicles to Southern California firefighting
organizations, pledged assistance by the Ford Volunteer Corps, gave
$100,000 to the San Diego Red Cross through the Ford Motor Company Fund,
and allowed customers impacted by the wildfires the opportunity to delay
some vehicle payments through Ford Motor Credit Company.
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ford and Lincoln
Mercury are announcing today that, for the month of November, they will
extend their employee A-Plan pricing discount to California families whose
vehicles were lost in the recent Southern California wildfires.
Further, as a way of saying "thank you" to firefighters across the
state of California for their tireless efforts in containing the fires, all
firefighters and their immediate households statewide will receive the same
A- Plan pricing discount.
Discounts both for fire victims and for firefighters apply to any 2007
or 2008 Ford, Mercury or Lincoln car, truck, CUV or SUV (excluding the
Mustang Shelby GT 500).
"As a way of expressing our concern to victims and saying to the
firefighters, 'Thank you from our family to your family,' we are extending
this unique opportunity to those who have been impacted by the fires, both
to those who lost vehicles to the fires and to the firefighters who gave so
selflessly to contain them," stated Hal Dewsnap, Ford Lincoln Mercury
California regional manager. "We recognize that the impact of this disaster
will be far-reaching, and we want to extend our support beyond the initial
steps announced last week. This will not be an advertised offer. We are
simply reaching out to those in need after a loss, and rewarding our
firefighters after an exceptionally difficult period."
To claim the discount:
- Those with a vehicle loss are invited to see their Ford or Lincoln
Mercury dealer with information concerning their vehicle loss from one
of the following sources, indicating that their present vehicle was
lost as a result of the fires:
- Insurance or FEMA claim form or
- Copy of police report
- California firefighters can simply show a valid/current badge and/or
department ID card from a California-based fire department OR current
California State Firefighters Association ID card, and state or Federal
ID showing residency in the state of California at the time of
purchase.
- Customers eligible for this program also are eligible for other
incentive programs offered to the general public in California.
This announcement from Ford follows programs announced on October 25th
specifically for those affected by the Southern California wildfires:
- Ford Motor Company donated 20 specially equipped vehicles - 11 Ford F-
250 and F-350 Super Duty trucks and nine Ford Expedition sport utility
vehicles - to fire and rescue departments in some of the areas most
devastated by the fires.
- Ford Motor Company Fund contributed $100,000 to the San Diego Chapter
of the American Red Cross to help with relief efforts.
- Longer term, Ford employees in Southern California will be called upon
to volunteer time to assist in community recovery and relief efforts
through Ford Volunteer Corps, a corporate-wide program established by
Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford after the December 2004
tsunami in Southeast Asia.
- Ford Motor Credit announced that it will offer some payment relief to
customers impacted by the wildfires through the Ford Credit Disaster
Relief Program. The program allows customers to delay one or two
monthly payments, resuming their regular payment schedules when their
situations improve.
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets
across six continents. With about 260,000 employees and about 100 plants
worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include
Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercury, Volvo and Mazda. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more
information regarding Ford's products, please visit http://www.ford.com.
SOURCE Ford Motor Company
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
John Clinard of Ford Motor Company,
+1-949-341-7689, jclinard@ford.com; Dan Smith, +1-310-224-4954,
dsmith@pcgcampbell.com, for Ford Motor Company
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