How to Find a Ford Dealership

The Internet can be an excellent resource for locating car dealerships. Many dealerships have their own Web sites providing a wealth of information about their inventory; maps and driving directions to their location; hours of operation, and more. The Ford Motor Company's own site provides a complete listing of its dealerships in the United States. Whether you are looking to buy a new or used car or to get service, the information is a few clicks away.

Instructions

How to Find a Ford Dealership

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Type "Ford" into your search engine. You're looking for www.ford.com, which you can also type into your get bar.

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Scroll down to the bottom of the www.ford.com homepage and click on "Dealer Directory.".

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Choose how you want to navigate the dealer directory. You can click the drop-down arrow in the "Locate a Dealer" box. You will be given a choice of vehicle brand. Choose "Ford." Enter your zip code in the next field and click "Find."

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Review the list of dealerships. There may be more than one page, so remember to click "Next" at the top of the screen. The dealerships will be listed from closest to farthest from your home.

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Refine your search by entering information to the left of the results page. You can enter a different zip code, or you can enter a city or an entire state. Dealership specialties may also be located. Under "Dealer Specialty" you will be given a drop-down list. You may choose "None" or one of the following: Quality Checked Certified Pre-Owned, Blue Oval Certified, Business Preferred Sales, Business Preferred Service, CAT Certified Diesel, Cummins Certified Diesel, Dealers That Sell Tires, Escape Hybrid Certified Dealers, Heavy Truck, Light Truck, Limo Care and Rental Car. When you select one of these specialties (except for "none") an information box will pop up. Put your cursor over the letter "i" in the circle and a pop-up information box will give you more information about the specialty. You may also refine your search by distances of 10, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100 and 300 miles.

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Read through the results that include the dealership name, distance, address, telephone number, fax number and any specialties. Links to the following also appear: Visit Dealer Website, View Map/Driving Directions, Hours, New Inventory, Used Inventory and Service.

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Print the list by clicking on the "print" link at the top of the screen.

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Navigate the dealer directory page a second way by selecting "Ford" near the center of the dealer directory page.

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Select a city or state. A more streamlined results page will appear with a list of the Ford dealerships in that city. This results page will give you the name of the dealership, address, telephone number, and fax number. The names are hyperlinked to the dealer's Web site. You may also get to the dealer Web site by clicking the "Visit this Ford dealer in [City], [State]" link. There is no print link for this results page, but you may print it out by selecting "File" and "Print" on your computer.