Ford News

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug., 2009 – Ford Motor Company is urging suppliers to take advantage of the auto industry’s restructuring to create a more financially viable business model that will help suppliers and automakers alike when the economy recovers. Burt Jordan, executive director of global powertrain purchasing at Ford, said ...    Read more

During this heavy storm known as the Great Recession, automakers worldwide have been making drastic cuts in the cost of their operations. It appears that the companies that have been successful making these cuts are the companies that are in better shape as the recession seems to be bottoming out. ...    Read more

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Aug., 2009 – Ford Motor Company’s top environmental officer pointed to the need for continued cooperation with the federal government as a significant factor to advance the company and the country’s vision for greener transportation. “The foundation of Ford’s sustainability strategy is based on delivering affordable fuel ...    Read more

MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP.AU) said Tuesday former Ford Motor Co (F) Chief Executive Jac Nasser will become its new chairman when long serving incumbent Don Argus retires early in 2010. Full Article

DEARBORN, Mich., August, 2009 – The Queen made a wish and Ford Motor Company delivered. Twenty-year-old NASCAR phenom Colin Braun brought award-winning musician and actress Queen Latifah a 2010 Ford Mustang and schooled her in how to drive the iconic muscle car like a pro. Latifah, already a proud ...    Read more

BRENTWOOD, August, 2009 – The new Ford Fiesta has been selected as the Car of the Year 2009 by leading motoring title, Auto Express.Fiesta also won the Best Supermini award and the Ford S-MAX was judged Best MPV. Ford had a total of seven nominations with Ford Ka, Kuga and ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., August, 2009 – Global paint shops in India, Romania, Mexico and China are in the process of rolling out a Ford-exclusive paint technology that will not only save the shops time and money, but will lessen their environmental footprint and result in a high-quality product.Ford continues its leadership ...    Read more

The Ford Fiesta dominated Sunday’s X Games Rally Competition Finale, claiming two spots on the podium and three of the top four overall in the car’s debut appearance. Full Article

The Cash for Clunkers ala CARS (Car Allowance Rebate System) has proven to be a roaring success. The program experienced such a tremendous opening it is almost out of money. The House of Representatives passed legislation with gave the program an additional $2 billion in funding. The Senate has not ...    Read more

The Hybridfest Green Drive Expo recently rolled through Madison, Wis., and sponsor Ford Motor Company was at the wheel to demonstrate its hybrid vehicle lineup, including the 2010 Ford Fusion and Escape Hybrids and Mercury Milan and Mariner Hybrids.How They Did ItDuring the event, which took place at the Alliant ...    Read more

Say “soy foam” to some people and they might get a craving for a low-fat heart-healthy decaf cappuccino. If they make their morning “coffee run” in a 2008-or-later Ford Motor Company vehicle, there is an excellent chance they’ll be sitting on a type of soy-based foam already. That’s because Ford ...    Read more

Things have been going fairly well for Ford lately. Although the company is still losing money, its sales figures from month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter have been good in relation to the sales of other car manufacturers. Ford has announced a net profit for the last quarter. Last year the company had ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., July 28, 2009 – Two weeks ago the new Ford Fiesta rally car tackled the treachery and challenge of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Now on the eve of the start of X Games 15, an all-star driver trio are putting their Fiestas through two days of ...    Read more

Ford Motor Co. recently souped up a version of the 2010 Ford Mustang for charity. Dubbed the AV-X10 or “Dearborn Doll", in reference to World War II era fighter planes. The front end and rear wing are painted yellow to mimic the nose and tail of a plane. And the ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., July, 2009 – According to J.D. Power and Associates, the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands improved in its 2009 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study, the industry’s top study measuring customer satisfaction in design, content, and vehicle performance.Results from the study show the Ford brand improving by ...    Read more

It’s not the stuff of science fiction anymore. Today’s cars actually talk, and more and more consumers are talking back. Think KITT from “Knight Rider,” only better informed. Voice-enabled systems like Ford’s award-winning SYNC technology are allowing more and more drivers to talk to their vehicles, check out the closest ...    Read more

July (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor *** the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy, may be able to snag buyers as General Motors Co. ends production of the Pontiac brand this month, according to a survey. Full Article

Ford Motor Co. and researchers at the University of Liverpool are developing a car ignition system that swaps spark plugs for a laser beam to start vehicles while generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Full Article

BOULDER, Colo., July, 2009 – Advanced twin turbochargers rev up the power of the new 3.5-liter EcoBoost™ V-6 engines that will be available on several vehicles, including the 2010 Ford Flex, later this summer.Customers already are excited that the lighter-weight, all-aluminum 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 delivers the power of a high-powered ...    Read more

As Ford struggles to cut costs in a hostile economic environment, reports are emerging that it may migrate its next-generation flagship sedan to its midsize Fusion sedan platform, a move that could eventually allow Ford to build up to nine sedans and crossovers on a single platform. ...    Read more

Motor Trend got some details of European-only Ford S-Max crossover. Per Motor Trend: ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., July, 2009 – Lon Zaback gets vaguely uneasy when something is out of place. His interior design work reflects this sensitivity. When Zaback works through this unease, the customer invariably wins.The 2010 Taurus – and specifically the interior space – is a mobile manifestation of the balance and ...    Read more

DEARBORN, Mich., July, 2009 – Eric Gunnar Rochow started small, making fix-it videos filmed at a house he was renovating in Connecticut. Now he has his own social network, www.green-house.tv, geared toward people just like him interested in living a greener, do-it-yourself lifestyle.“When I first started doing this I was ...    Read more

Ford is helping to demystify the new Cash for Clunkers program by partnering with Kelley Blue Book. A new kbb.com Cash for Clunkers Calculator program is designed to assist consumers in determining if their trade-in vehicle is eligible for up to $4,500 toward the purchase of a more fuel-efficient ...    Read more

Ford's foresight paid off big. Again. Like almost everyone else, the domestic automaker reported that sales were down last month. However, they were down only 10 percent over all. Meanwhile, its sales specifically in Canada were up 25 percent over the same period last year. The figures put Ford on ...    Read more