FIFA presidential candidate Luis Figo will hope to convince delegates at this week's Asian Football Confederation Congress that a vote for him would boost the region's chances of more places in future World Cup finals.
Liverpool have been put off by Real Madrid's insistence on a transfer fee for the Portuguese midfielder.
FIFA presidential hopeful Luis Figo will travel to the Caribbean this week hoping to tempt voters in the CONCACAF region with a plan to distribute more funds, $2.5 billion (1.7 billion pounds) over four years, to national associations.
Ford India, subsidiary of US carmaker Ford, said it aims to accelerate export of India made-Figo to 50 international markets by this year end, from current 34.
Ford India on Friday said it will be increasing the price of its latest small car Figo on account of rising input cost by next week.
The 2015 Ford Figo is a completely new product and does not share anything with its earlier model
The chances of former workers getting jobs depends on the model under which Ford would restart its Chennai plant operations -- under Ford India or as a joint venture or under any other model.
US carmaker Ford on Tuesday launched its much anticipated global small car 'Figo' in the Indian market, priced at Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 4.48 lakh.
Luis Figo pledged on Saturday to see out his contract at the Spanish club even though he acknowledged he is no longer an automatic choice.
The new hero is a Portuguese man of war. He's Luis Figo. And he's shoved every favourite Indian hero off the telly screens.
Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari named the Brazilian-born midfielder in his 20-man squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers.
Riding on the success of Ford Ikon and Ford Fiesta, in the mid-size sedan segment, Ford plans to roll out the new car by March.
Ford launches all-new Figo, price starts at Rs 4.29 lakh.
The Ford Figo is a celebration of the best-in-class features, style, comfort and ownership.
In Mumbai to launch a business venture, Portuguese football legend Luis Figo, winner of the Ballon d'Or in 2000 and the FIFA World Player of 2001, discusses Barcelona, Real Madrid...
The revised prices enhances the accessibility of these outstanding products, which offer segment-first safety features and class-leading technologies
Ronaldo's 130 goals for his country is also way out on its own at the head of most scored in international football
Figo is not quite the player he was at Euro 2000, when his driving runs on the right helped Portugal reach the semi-finals.
Ford surely needs something special to improve its fortunes in India -- the new battlefront for the world's top car makers.
The Real Madrid footballer is one of the owners of the motor racing team which will compete in the new A1 Grand Prix series.
With its bullish plans to take its Figo car model to global markets, Ford India is looking at North America, the UAE and South America, among others, for export. The company expects to export at least 10,000 units of Ford vehicles in these countries by the end of this financial year.
Last month, Ford had a total output of 7,819 units. It has an annual production capacity of up to 200,000 units.
The Portuguese midfielder has agreed to sign a two-year deal with Inter Milan, Spanish media reported.
Portugal's captain said he expects a difficult game because it will be one of the last chances for Iran to try to get through to the next round.
Ford expects the sagging car demand to get a boost during the forthcoming festive season.
Former World Player of Year Luis Figo has been ordered to pay around 2.4 million euros in income tax to the Spanish government from his time as a Barcelona player, the country's supreme court ruled on Wednesday.
Figo Aspire has got all the flavours that put it in a good position amid rivals
Luis Figo says he is ready to carry on playing for Portugal after this summer's European championships but only in tournament matches.
The Aspire offers the best of performance and efficiency, something which is unheard of in this segment. It is neither outdated nor unreliable and no other car in its segment can come close to the Aspire's VFM proposition.
Ford India, the subsidiary of United States-based automaker Ford on Thursday said it has arrived at a settlement with the employees union on the severance package following the company's decision to shut its Tamil Nadu plant as part of a restructuring exercise. Accordingly, the company would revise the final severance settlement to an average equivalent of 140 days of gross wages per completed year of service from the ongoing offer of 130 days. "An additional one-time lump sum of Rs 1.50 lakh will also be included in the final settlement." Ford India said in a statement.
The new year will see a line of hatchbacks (including compact SUVs) hit the Indian roads. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com offers a peek.
US auto major Ford Motor Co will shut its two manufacturing plants in India and will sell only imported vehicles in the country as part of a restructuring exercise, according to people aware of the development. The company, which invested about USD 2.5 billion at its Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Sanand (Gujarat) plants, will stop selling vehicles such as the EcoSport, Figo and Aspire which are produced from these plants. Going ahead, it would only sell imported vehicles like Mustang in the country.
RoundGlass Punjab FC scripted history on Saturday as they clinched the I-League title with a game to spare.
India's batting sensation Virat Kohli had a fan-boy moment when he met Portugal's football legend Luis Figo for a meal on Monday night.
The company did not clarify if the software error affects only domestic sales or exports from the plant as well
Both are finding it difficult to sell one each of their plants -- Chennai Maraimalai Nagar (Ford) and Talegaon near Pune (GM) -- and are finding the road blocked by employee severance snarl-ups, report Sohini Das and Shine Jacob.
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