Nearly 30 FordDirect team member participants raised a total of $2,000 at the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Comerica Park in Detroit on Saturday, May 5, contributing to our Ford Motor Company team's total. FordDirect is proud to provide support and assist in the pursuit of a cure for all affected by breast cancer. To see photos from the Race for the Cure, visit FordDirect on Facebook.

Dealers, Lincoln Motor Company and FordDirect collaborated to select Dealer.com as the supplier for the new Lincoln Website Solution.

We are launching the Lincoln Website Solution with a special live broadcast by Greg Wood, North America Lincoln sales and service manager, on March 13. The custom-designed solution includes:

Inventory Syndication service is now available for D3 websites. Through this added feature, Ford of Canada dealers can send new and or used inventory to three additional automotive sites to increase online visibility to auto shoppers.

Advantages to the D3 Inventory Syndication service include:

FordDirect COO Garry McGuire recently announced the addition of Cary Tilds and Robert Skinner to key leadership roles on FordDirect's digital strategy team. Tilds has joined FordDirect as senior vice president, digital strategy, and Skinner is vice president, digital strategy and marketing technologies.

International Data Privacy Day is Sunday, Jan. 28, but FordDirect is observing today with two special speaker sessions and cookies handed out at each team member's desk.

CES Geek Out topics, based on insights from the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

FordDirect is set to deliver on a significant product portfolio enhancement as part of our digital retailing strategy for our Dealer customers. FordDirect is launching a new website choice model to Ford Dealers starting with a special broadcast on Dec. 19, 2017, and then continuing to roll out through Q1 2018.

Following the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey on the Houston area several weeks ago, FordDirect Cares has made a $2,000 donation to the Hurricane Harvey Ford Dealership Employee Relief Fund. The fund provides financial assistance to Ford dealership employees who are suffering from unforeseen hardships resulting from Hurricane Harvey. Contributions are managed by Baton Rouge Area Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, and all donations are tax deductible.

The final numbers are in for FordDirect Cares’ 2017 Strike Out Duchenne campaign for Team Joseph, and following a match from Boston Red Sox pitcher Rick Porcello, the campaign’s final impact from FordDirect-related giving will be $29,444. This exceeds both Ryan Miller’s 2017 goal of $25,000, as well as last year’s final FordDirect-related impact of $28,102.

A breakdown of the money raised is as follows:

FordDirect’s investment in the Select Dealer Region is delivering results. An increase in the number of Select digital performance managers from seven to 10 in the fourth quarter of 2016 has driven improvements in two key Dealer metrics.