Ford Ends the Decade Outpacing Rivals and Increasing Market Share
Jan 7, 2010
Ford's top selling vehicle range secured almost 17 per cent of the UK's total 2009 market for the blue oval, making one in six new vehicles a Ford. Other highlights of the official full-year 2009 figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders include ... Continue reading
MyFord Touch Defines Intuitive Driver Experience: Advanced Capabilities All Voice-Controlled Now
Jan 7, 2010
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 -- -- New MyFord Touch(TM) driver connect technology redesigns the driver's interface with the car, matching modern consumer electronics screens and controls that have become the standard for ease of use and rich graphic displays -- The new technology organizes functions and settings with minimal menu ... Continue reading
Jan 7, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 6 -- -- Ford's F-Series is America's best-selling truck for 33 straight years, outselling its nearest rival by 97,000 units, largest margin in three years -- December sales for F-Series were 48,209, a 16 percent increase over last year and the best sales month since March 2008 For the 33rd year in ... Continue reading
Ford Teams Up With Rally Car Driver Ken Block for Global Motorsports
Jan 7, 2010
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 6 -- Ford Motor Company announced today that it is teaming up with Ken Block, the California-based action sports icon-turned-rally driver, for future global motorsports opportunities. Block, the 2005 Rally America Rookie of the Year and a three-time medalist at X Games, has cultivated a tremendous ... Continue reading
Film Maker Test Drive: Barry Levinson on Ford - VIDEO STORY
Jan 6, 2010
DETROIT - January 6, 2010: Academy Award-winning film director Barry Levinson (âRain Man,â âGood Morning, Vietnam,â âDiner,â âBugsyâ) contacted Ford to test drive the new 2010 Taurus SHO. As a filmmaker who has always carefully chosen the vehicles seen in his movies, Barry was in ... Continue reading
New Year Offers From Ford Blue Oval Club
Jan 6, 2010
Ford's Blue Oval Club enters the new year offering independent parts retailers improved terms on almost 70 per cent of key fast-moving products. ... Continue reading
Ford Caps 2009 With 33 Percent Sales Increase, First Full-Year Market Share Gain Since 1995
Jan 5, 2010
ford sales december 2009; Ford, Lincoln and Mercury December sales up 33 percent versus a year ago; highest sales month since May 2008 -- Ford posts first full-year market share gain since 1995; December marks the 14th time in 15 months that Ford increased retail market share -- Record December sales delivered for Fusi ... Continue reading
CAR WARS - Small-Car War Breaks Out In India
Jan 5, 2010
By NEW DELHI January 5, 2010; Chang-Ran Kim and Janaki Krishnan writing for Reuters reported that Toyota Motor Co (Tokyo:7203.T - News) and Honda Motor Co (Tokyo:7267.T - News) launched new compact cars to tap the fast-growing and price-sensitive India market as they and other automakers seek to put a dire 2009 behind ... Continue reading
2010 Detroit Show: An Electric Cavalcade
Jan 4, 2010
Washington DC January 4, 2010; With federal mileage standards rising, automakers next week will show a fresh group of fuel-efficient vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. According to Automotive News, Ford will unveil the redesigned production Focus, and Honda will show the production versi ... Continue reading
HEELS ON WHEELS: 2010 FORD FUSION REVIEW
Jan 3, 2010
HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE FUSION VEHICLE The sporty yet muscular Ford Fusion sedan had been making quite an impression on critics and consumers. Motor Trend Magazine named it Car of the Year and the 2010 model broke all former sales records. I drove a 2010 Ford ... Continue reading
Letter from Europe: 2009 End of Year Report
Jan 3, 2010
I must as well get the really bad news out of the way-the probable demise of Saab. There are several reasons to be upset. First of all it is very sad for the workers who built this very fine product year in year out, especially before it was bought by GM . Regrettably Detroitâs understanding of things Swedish was ... Continue reading
2010 Is Here! Will This be the First Day of the New Electric Car Era? - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jan 1, 2010
AUTO CENTRAL - Janury 1, 2010: Three years ago, at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS), General Motors introduced a dynamic looking battery-powered vehicle they called the Chevrolet Volt. For all practical purposes it ushered un the new age of electric cars, that should kick off later this year. As the time has passed s ... Continue reading
Return of the Five Liter Ford Mustang
Dec 30, 2009
By Thom Cannell Youâd have to be a geezer to admit you remember the original 289 âHiPoâ V8 offered in 1964 Mustang. If youâre a bit younger the original 302 cubic inch / 5.0-liter motor stirred your heart and probably initiated several conversations with law enforcement. With no disrespect to later ... Continue reading
Heels On Wheels: 2010 Crossover Watch List
Dec 29, 2009
SEE ALSO: Crossover Specs, Prices, Comparisons and Reviews HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE CROSSOVER The self-appointed Crossover Queen is back with 2010 recommendations! Now in our second year of suggesting which part-sport utility, part-car gives women the best ban ... Continue reading
Ford Racing Unveils the Next Generation of Racing Mustang in the New Boss 302R
Dec 29, 2009
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 28, 2009 - Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS is back on track for 2010 with a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine. In honor of the 40th anniversary of Parnelli Jonesâ 1970 Trans-Am championship in a Mustang BOSS 302 prepared by Bud Moore Engineering, Ford Racing is int ... Continue reading
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