Ford Motor Co. expects to sell 2.2 million Ford brand vehicles in the U.S. when sales numbers are totaled for 2012. It will make this the second straight year Ford has topped the two-million mark. Ford is also the only automotive brand to top two million U.S. sales since 2007 -- and the only auto brand expected to surpass that mark in America this year. In addition, the Ford Focus is expected to remain the best-selling global vehicle nameplate, based on the latest available R.L. Polk new vehicle registration data through September, toppling long-time sales king the Toyota Corolla.

Marketers for New Jersey are trying to figure out how, post-Sandy, to tout New Jersey's toughness. Unveiling print ads that depict silhouetted construction workers, the state's non-profit marketing arm says it will roll out a post-Sandy campaign this week with the message, "New Jersey: A State of Resilience." "We want to go with something that says, 'Jersey Tough,' " said Tracye McDaniel, CEO of Choose New Jersey, a non-profit state marketing company.