Ford News

Fame comes in a wide variety of flavors these days, and YouTube's enormous reach must account for the vast majority of them. Case in point: The "drummer kid," who wakes up in the back seat playing imaginary drums as his sister and half brother blast Nirvana's "Breed" over the car ...    Read more

Apologies for the hackneyed headline, but it's true—the American economy is being buoyed by the auto industry, from the ground up. From manufacturing to sales to rising employment, cars are what's fueling economic growth. The US economy's 2.2 percent growth in the first quarter of this year was due in no ...    Read more

Ford has issued a recall for 101 2012 Ford F-150 light-duty trucks with concerns over the frontal airbag sensor and control module. The incorrect software for the occupant classification system module was installed at the time of production or during a service repair in which module replacements were installed. Trucks ...    Read more

General service reminders and auto tune-ups may be a thing of the past, according to a recent report. With owners hanging on to cars longer than ever, dealerships are getting creative, and that may involve mining data specific to you to find service opportunities, or create new ones. According to the ...    Read more

This week's news was dominated by two important events. First, on Wednesday, a Torrance, Calif., court handed down a decision in the Heather Peters vs. Honda case. The result: Ms. Peters isn't going to be making much money on lawsuits anytime soon. The second is that racing and race car ...    Read more

Racing and performance car legend Carroll Shelby died today at the age of 89. Although the cause of death is not immediately known, Shelby had been hospitalized for unknown reasons for more than a month, and he had a long history of heart problems, including a heat transplant in 1990. ...    Read more

Sitting in a long commute with hoards of traffic is probably bad for your blood pressure, sure. But a new study says it could also be a factor in poorer fitness levels and putting on the pounds. That news comes by way of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine which recently ...    Read more

Both Ford and Ram have issued a recall on their trucks for separate problems; Ford for its backup lights, and Ram for a spare tire that's incorrectly labeled. Ford's recall covers 10,500 F-150s, Expedition and Navigator stablemates, and Mustangs, all 2011 to 2013 model years. In technical detail, the transmission range sensor ...    Read more

While many states have already outlawed texting, grooming, reading, and eating while driving, Rhode Island is taking distracted driving to a whole new level. Representative Peter Palumbo, a Democrat from Cranston, R.I., has presented a bill that would outlaw dogs from riding in the lap of the driver. If this ...    Read more

Ford has added 27,000 Windstar minivans from 1998 to 2003 model years to its list of more than 600,000 to fix the vans' rear axles. The original recall issued in 2010 involved Ford Windstar minivans made between September 1, 1997, and July 3, 2003, and was sent to owners in states ...    Read more

More automakers continue to update the user interfaces for their vehicles' infotainment systems but many are tough to comprehend.  Ford has seen firsthand what happens when an infotainment system is tough to use, while rival Chrysler enjoys a steady stream of compliments with its Uconnect. Ford in response has recently ...    Read more

If you've been waiting to design your very own 2013 Ford Fusion, your wait is officially over. Ford has launched an online configurator for the 2013 Fusion, giving you the ability to select a variety of models and options. Don't get too excited, though, as Ford has omitted pricing for ...    Read more

Not even a week ago, automakers from all over the globe agreed to a new standard for electric vehicle charging, called the Combined Charging System, or CCS. Ford, General Motors, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, Daimler AG, and Porsche have been lobbying for the use of single-pug system (a.k.a. CCS) ...    Read more

Its election year time. How can you tell? We normally credible and focused sites start spewing off on popular and topically subjects that only tangentially relate to their product. Take our site, for example. You probably came here to shop for your next car, getting details on particular makes, models, our ...    Read more

Abraham Lincoln (you know, that guy on the five-dollar bill) once said "whatever you are, be a good one." While Lincoln was gone long before Chrysler became an official corporation in 1925, the Auburn Hills-based automaker appears to have taken that bit of advice to heart when it comes to ...    Read more

On the latest episode of Head2Head, our colleagues over at Motor Trend pit the newest Ford Mustang against the all-new, much-hyped 2013 Subaru BRZ. At first it sounds like a strange pairing. The two aren't exactly competitors as the 2013 Mustang employs a V-6 engine to do the heavy lifting, ...    Read more

Automotive.com's El Segundo office is located a stone's throw from South Bay Ford, who thoughtfully gave us free ski passes one day as part of some test drive promotion. It was a thoroughly shameless attempt at a free weekend vacation, overwhelmingly justified by the "Hey, If They're Offering" corollary that ...    Read more

OnStar, the subscription-based communications branch of General Motors, is now available to over 100,000 vehicles on the road today. The FMV is an aftermarket mirror that can be added to any car, not just a GM model. According to statistics collected by OnStar, the biggest chunk of profit comes from ...    Read more

Ford is getting overwhelmed, a problem most automakers would envy. Demand for the company's fuel-efficient EcoBoost V-6 engine is so high that Ford is adding a third shift to its Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1. The manufacturing is located in Brook Park, Ohio. Ford introduced the EcoBoost engine back in 2009, ...    Read more

April showers put a damper on General Motors and Ford sales, which saw an eight and five percent drop respectively. Actually, GM says its retail business was essentially flat for its various brands, while fleet sales dropped by 25 percent. Chrysler, though, continued its upward climb, posting another 20-percent increase ...    Read more

What's wrong with the Ford Escape pictured above? Aside from looking like one of those generic signs used to advertise shady insurance salesmen and used-car lots, it's missing its most prominent identity. Yep, it's another day, another Ford ad campaign—no reality shows this time, mercifully—but this "Go Further" idea sends ...    Read more

The neon-bright Ford Focus ST is the sporty Focus enthusiasts have been waiting on for months now. And now that its starting price has been announced, Ford hopes they'll be lining up dealerships with the same enthusiasm. And the figure you've all been enthusiastically anticipating is: $24,495, before destination, ...    Read more

Have you always wanted that new car smell? Well, if your "new car" is a 1986 Chevy Corsica with an overflowing ashtray full of Maverick Menthols and Cheetos stains on the mouse-fur headliner, you might be out of luck. But Ford of Spain is willing to bring back that lovin' feeling ...    Read more

It's never too early for your first truck, and now toddlers between the ages of 12- and 36-months have a chance to get theirs. Fisher-Price has teamed up with Ford to sell a toy truck variant of the full-size F-250 Super Duty that can be found at Blue Oval dealerships ...    Read more

Are you getting tired of the constant reminders that being severely overweight is unhealthy? The condition can lead to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, hypertension, being hard of breathing, and now increased chances of dying in a car accident. To reiterate in case you missed it: Yes, you're more ...    Read more