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Ford Becomes More Global

Ford Becomes More Global

Not exclusive to the United States, Ford Motor Company is now even more global by expanding its operations in Russia.  Recently, the blue oval announced an agreement with Russian auto maker Sollers OJSC to a 50-50-owned joint venture.  Sollers has distributed Ford vehicles in the past and with this venture, new Ford vehicles, like the Transit, will find their way onto Russian [...]

Ford Introduces New Powertrains

Ford Introduces New Powertrains

So far, Ford has had excellent success with its EcoBoost line up of turbocharged engines.  Using smaller displacement engines that breath through a turbo can offer better fuel economy while still making big engine power.  Ford has a few six cylinder and four cylinder EcoBoosts, but for the first time they will be offering a three cylinder.  [...]

Ford Identifies The Ideal Charge Ports for Electric Cars

Ford Identifies The Ideal Charge Ports for Electric Cars

Ford Motor Co. is in the middle of heavy development of their electric vehicles including the Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi plug-in.  A part of that development is finding an optimal location for the charge ports on the cars themselves.  Through market research, Ford has determined that the charge ports should be placed differently than say [...]

The 2012 Ford Focus Is One Safe Car

The 2012 Ford Focus Is One Safe Car

The 2012 Ford Focus recently received two safety awards from two very prestigious ratings outfits: IIHS and Euro NCAP.  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) gave the Focus its “Top Safety Pick” for its strong construction and standard safety features such as electric stability control, a post-crash alert system, tire pressure monitoring system and the [...]

Ford Wins Seven AutoPacific Satisfaction Awards

Ford Wins Seven AutoPacific Satisfaction Awards

As a whole manufacture, Ford Motor Company left AutoPacific’s Satisfaction Awards with the most trophies at seven.  The Blue Oval took home best “Luxury Mid-Size Car” (Lincoln MKZ), “Large Car” (Ford Taurus), “Hybrid” (Lincoln MKZ Hybrid), “Heavy-Duty Pickup” (Ford F-Series), “Premium Luxury Crossover SUV” (Lincoln MKT), “Large Crossover SUV” (Ford Flex), and “Premium Mid-Size Crossover SUV” (Ford [...]

Tanner Foust Puts America on Top of the Podium with Win in Portugal

Tanner Foust Puts America on Top of the Podium with Win in Portugal

This past weekend world renown drifter and stunt driver, Tanner Foust, proved he belonged in European Rally with a dominating victory in his Rockstar Energy Ford Fiesta at the Pista Automóvel de Montalegre event, which is a stop on the FIA European Rallycross Championship. “Simply incredible!” said Foust, who earned his victory in front of [...]

Ford is Building a “Green” School Bus

Ford is Building a “Green” School Bus

Ford has paired with Georgia Institute of Technology to build the nation’s first biofuel school bus that was once a simple, traditional bus.  The conversion is to a hydraulic hybrid that will run on recycled biofuel and is designed to recover lost braking energy.  The ultimate goal of the bus is to lower greenhouse gases [...]

Ford’s New Mustang Gets Named Mayhem

Ford’s New Mustang Gets Named Mayhem

For 2011, the Ford Mustang V6 finally became a legitimate performance car when it got a new 3.7 liter with 305 horsepower.  When Ford decided to offer a performance oriented edition, they needed a name to suit the tweaked model.  They put the decision in the hands (or fingers) of Mustang fans by issuing a [...]

For The Ford Taurus, 2013 is The Year of The Turbo

For The Ford Taurus, 2013 is The Year of The Turbo

The current generation Ford Taurus is, arguably, one of the many reasons as to why Ford has stayed strong in the past few years.  The well-engineered, full-size sedan covers many bases from family sedan, luxury cruiser, and highway bomber.  For the 2013 model year, the Taurus adds even more options and another EcoBoost engine. These [...]

Ford wants Mustang in Sprint Cup

Ford wants Mustang in Sprint Cup

The Ford Motor Co. has informed NASCAR it would like to race the Mustang in the elite Sprint Cup Series beginning in 2013. “We have declared our interest to NASCAR that we would like to see the Mustang in Cup,” Jamie Allison, director of Ford’s North American Motorsports program, told The Associated Press on Friday. [...]

 
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