IIHS: Roof Strength Study and Ratings
Mar 24, 2009
Roof strength is focus of new rating system; 4 of 12 small SUVs evaluated earn top marks ARLINGTON, VA March 24, 2009; The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is launching a new roof strength rating system to help consumers pick vehicles that will help protect them in rollover crashes. Twelve small SUVs are the firs ... Continue reading
22 Cars for Teen Drivers From MSN
Mar 13, 2009
Washington DC March 13, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that when buying a vehicle, safety and reliability are important considerations. Teens and their parents should looks for cars with advanced safety features and good crash-test results. Large pickups and SUVs are not recommended for young, inexperienced driver ... Continue reading
Ford Says Modified UAW Agreement Brings Parity With Transplant Labor
Mar 11, 2009
Ford says UAW concessions bring wages and benefits in line with overseas transplants DETROIT March 11, 2009; Kimberly S. Johnson writing for the AP reported that Ford Motor Co. says recent modifications to its contract with the United Auto Workers union help the company achieve parity with wages paid in the United Stat ... Continue reading
Ford Builds 100,000th Hybrid SUV in USA
Mar 11, 2009
CLAYCOMO, Mo., March 10, 2009 â Ford Motor Company today celebrated the production of its 100,000th hybrid SUV and reinforced its commitment to ramping up production of hybrid vehicles this year. Ford launched the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner hybrids five years ago and the vehicles remain the most fuel-efficien ... Continue reading
Ford Reports February 2009 Sales
Mar 3, 2009
- Ford, Lincoln and Mercury February sales totaled 96,044, down 48 percent compared with a year ago. - Ford's Czubay: "We're focused on building a foundation for future growth." - Ford continues to align production and inventories with demand. - February inventories totaled 405,000 vehicles. - Ford announces second qua ... Continue reading
Why The Auto Channel's Press Pass Coverage of the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is So Important?
Mar 1, 2009
This may be the last great international auto show GENEVA - February 28, 2009: One of most visible effects of the current economic depression on the automotive world is what has happened to the once fabulous new car expositions. Not only have important shows in Los Angeles, Detroit and Chicago been neutered by the abse ... Continue reading
Mar 1, 2009
IIHS Top Crash Test Results - 72 winners of 2009 Top Safety Pick awards; almost every category from minicar to large pickup has a winner ARLINGTON, VA - Seventy-two vehicles earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2009. This is more than double the number of 2008 recipients and more ... Continue reading
Did You Miss the 2008 Auto Shows? We Didn't! Experience Them Here! - EXCLUSIVE VIDEO COVERAGE
Feb 28, 2009
Even if you were at the 2008 Auto Shows in Los Angeles, London, Geneva and Detroit there was so much to see and the media introduction schedules were so hectic that chances are you would have missed something. And you may have missed some of the best. But don't worry, because we have it all on TheAutoChannel.com. In ad ... Continue reading
Barclays Says Ford May Need To Dip in U.S. Aid in 2009
Feb 2, 2009
February 2, 2009; Tenzin Pema writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co may need to access U.S. government aid in late 2009, an analyst at Barclays Capital said on Monday, just days after the automaker said it would have the cash to survive the worst downturn in auto sales in a decade without a state bailout. Ana ... Continue reading
Ford Says It Doesn't Need Goverments Loans
Jan 25, 2009
NEW ORLEANS January 24, 2009; By Soyoung Kim writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co has enough liquidity to fund its restructuring plan and despite the deep downturn in auto sales still sees no need to ask for government loans, Chief Executive Alan Mulally said on Saturday. "We don't want to borrow any more mo ... Continue reading
2009 Detroit Auto Show - The Best and Worsts
Jan 21, 2009
STEVE'S BEST AND WORST OF THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW 2009 MOST ANACHRONISTIC VEHICLE â Can you believe they are still building the Mercury Grand Marquis. That rear-wheel drive design must be 50 years old by now but there are still buyers out there I guess. The Ford version, Crown Victoria, is still being made for cop a ... Continue reading
Jan 11, 2009
- The 2010 Ford Taurus leads a wave of introductions from Ford Motor Company. Available this summer, this distinctive sedan combines class- leading technologies with engaging driving dynamics - The new Taurus delivers unsurpassed highway fuel economy from the 3.5- liter V-6 Duratec engine, available SelectShift(R) with ... Continue reading
Canucks Kick in $3.3 Billion to Help Detroit Subsidiaries
Dec 20, 2008
TORONTO - December 20, 2008: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the Canadian federal and Ottowa government will provide $4 billion (Canadian dollars) in emergency loans to their subsidiaries of General Motors and Chrysler. As in the U.S., Ford didn't request any specific financial assistance just a l ... Continue reading
Dec 19, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO - December 19, 2009: Nationally known radio talk show host personality Michael Savage has been making quite a loud argument this afternoon that the reason for President Bush's decision to; a) forego "free-market" principles (even though he is a "free-market" president) and to act socialistically, and b) p ... Continue reading
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