Ford News

Surrounded by the seemingly endless in-car technology at last week’s 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, it became very apparent that the chips and processors side of the car business has become just as important as what’s under the hood. But where engine technology has plateaued for the moment, infotainment systems are ...    Read more

When Toyota introduced the Prius back in 1997, many thought it was the answer to oil prices that continued to swell uncontrollably. A decade and a half later, hybrid vehicles are losing their appeal with the U.S. market as gasoline engines not only continue to be cheaper, but close the ...    Read more

Over the past few days, we've covered touchscreens, voice commands, head-up displays, applications, smartphone integration, and various other technologies featured at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. But what does much of it come down to? The cloud. Technology in cars is finally at a point where it needs ...    Read more

Ford, being the only company that didn’t get the much-publicized bailout back in 2008, had the envious position of bragging about its financial stability to its Detroit rivals. But this time it’s Ford, not GM or Chrysler, that has been receiving loans from the US government in order to upgrade ...    Read more

Mass amounts of technology have made their way into cars, yet drivers are expected to keep our eyes on the road. It's as though you're taking a child trick-or-treating, yet you tell that child he or she can't have any of the day's candy conquests. But auto suppliers Delphi and Visteon ...    Read more

Sure, Ford's Sync lets drivers and passengers control their cars with voice commands. But it can do a whole lot more than just that. In its latest iteration, Ford has allowed third party developers from National Public Radio and Roximity to create integrated applications through ...    Read more

Ford this morning announced two separate recalls amounting to more than 400,000 potentially affected vehicles. Under campaign ID number 12V006000, Ford will recall 205,896 Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans for a faulty torque converter in automatic transmissions. Under campaign ID number 12V005000, Ford will recall 244,530 Escape SUV's for a ...    Read more

Auto shows are an opportunity for automakers to wow the crowds with shiny sheetmetal, outrageous designs, and innovative new vehicles. Some succeed at capturing the imagination, locking in eyeballs, and stimulating conversation. But others stimulate conversation in the wrong ways. Studs and Duds is our roundup of the top, and bottom, ...    Read more

Ford gives its drivers even more entertainment options through the iHeartRadio app, now available in Ford's handy-dandy, all-in-one SYNC system. iHeartRadio is a program from Clear Channel Radio, which brings more than 800 digital radio stations from 150 cities around the country to smartphones and Ford products everywhere. ...    Read more

Ford's in-car connectivity system and human overlord dominator, SYNC, has been successfully implanted into the vehicles of 4 million unsuspecting humans. This amount is up from 3 million cars just a year ago, as SYNC's voice-activated data and entertainment network infiltrates its way into the lives of unwitting pawns in the ...    Read more

Ford today announced that it will open a new research lab in Silicon Valley, just outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. The facility, scheduled to open early this year, will not duplicate or replace work by Ford's global Research and Innovation teams, but will "develop and discover new technologies, ...    Read more

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Conventional wisdom held that 2011 would be the year of the compact car. Instead, it was a year of disaster, frustration, and not atypically—hope. But everyone already knows 2011's great story: tsunami, earthquake, floods, and burying the past. It's that last part, plus summer's annual focus on the next production ...    Read more

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It wasn't a walk in the park by any stretch of the imagination for the automotive industry in 2011. Fuel prices continued to climb ever higher while a natural disaster ravaged both Thailand and Japan causing parts shortages for many automakers. Hybrid vehicles weren't safe from the aforementioned issues either, ...    Read more

Like oatmeal, homemade holiday cookies, and your Grandma Eunice, midsize sedans are a familiar sight in tough times. They’re not flashy (no matter how hard Hyundai tries), but they’re good for you. They’ve been around since forever, much like Eunice. And also like her, no matter how hard she tries ...    Read more

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. But it was really only that bad if you happen to be selling a truck-based SUV. Although some companies had growth in demand for the off-roaders, the available selection for such vehicles is dwindling, and it will be ...    Read more

Several states are currently investigating car shopping site TrueCar.com for possible violations of local laws. According to Automotive News, California, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Virginia, are either investigating TrueCar or notifying dealerships they may be in violation of state law utilizing the car shopping site's services. Issues currently ...    Read more

The recent and more stringent alterations to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy are forcing every automaker to squeeze out better mpg figures wherever they can. While Ford's full-size pickup truck had a good year (sister publication Motor Trend recently awarded the 2011 Ford F-150 its golden calipers and the right ...    Read more

The auto industry rarely ever takes a step backward. Despite stiffer government regulations that make building exciting—yet practical—cars, trucks and SUVs, an even bigger challenge, 2012 looks to be another year of progress. With automakers leapfrogging one another in rapid sequence, we at Automotive.com, we looked at where we saw ...    Read more

Car recall rates are like weight loss and roller coaster rides: the faster they drop, the better. 2000 was a bad time for the auto industry, with more than 24 million light vehicles involved in recalls. Things improved in the following years, with recalls dropping to 7.7 million in 2008. ...    Read more

Most Americans look to the upcoming new year with revelry, cautious optimism, or trepidation (especially if you believe in those pesky Mayan predictions and subsequent bad movie). One group, the United Auto Workers, though, sees 2012 as a year of survival. The UAW is in a tough situation. One of the ...    Read more

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into 80,000 Ford and General Motors vans and minivans for rust problems. The investigation began after the NHTSA received complaints about a fuel leak affecting 17,165 Chevrolet Express vans and severe corrosion in the rear wheel wells of 63,000 Ford ...    Read more

As we approach January 1st—a veritable ode to the hangover—we'd like to inform our readers of a handy new app that may help them return from their new year's celebration in one piece. Okay, quick legal disclaimer: we don’t advocate drinking, and we certainly don't advocate driving if you've had ...    Read more

In 2011, Automotive.com’s staff size increased 600 percent. We started our own revitalization, staking out where we were and where we are yet to go. To close out the year, we put together our picks for the high and low points that made up the automotive year that was 2011. From ...    Read more