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Midler v. Ford Motor Co., 849 F.2d 460 (9th Cir. 1988) [1] is a United States Court of Appeals case in which Bette Midler sought remedy against Ford Motor Company for a series of commercials in the 1980s which used a Midler impersonator. The case brought into question if a unique feature, such as a voice, can distinguish someone and thus must ...
Jacques Nasser, then CEO and President of Ford, saw "Global Anthem" – as the commercial became known – and the approach of the new millennium and impending 100th anniversary of the car company Henry Ford founded in 1903 as a rare and timely advertising opportunity to raise the corporate profile of Ford Motor Company internationally.
To choose him, the company had 600 members of the public look at photos of possible spokespeople. They gauged recognition, "sincerity ascribed to the star," and feelings about the presenters. Ford worried about the reaction to Cosby by white customers in southern states, but he was approved of by residents of the two cities polled.
For 2023, the Transit van lineup can be ordered with an optional 12.0-inch infotainment touchscreen instead of the 8.0-inch display that was the upgraded display on last year's model.
While designed independently from the U.S. Ford Granada, the European Ford Granada Mark II (produced from 1977 to 1982) would adopt similar design features as its four-door U.S. counterpart, including the roofline and rear fascia. For 1978, the exterior of the Ford Granada underwent a mid-cycle revision, concentrating on the front fascia.
This generation of Ford F-Series was infamously marketed as using "military-grade aluminum", despite no such thing existing. "Military grade" (alternatively "military-grade" or "mil-spec") is a buzzword commonly used in marketing and advertising for consumer goods.