Ford Increases UK Prices. Again.
24 Jun 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced a new price increase in the United Kingdom for most of its models from the start of July 2009, mostly due to the "sustained weakness of Sterling against the Euro,"...
Ford Satisfied with US Loan
24 Jun 2009, 08:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the United States Department of Energy announced the $8 billion loan approved for the Clean Three (Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors), the involved automaker started praising the government's...
How the Clean Three Plans to Spend US' Money
24 Jun 2009, 07:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just as we told you earlier today, the Clean Three (Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors) received a $8 billion loan from the United States Department of Energy that will help them continue development of ...
Ford, Nissan, Tesla Granted $8 Billion by US DoE
24 Jun 2009, 07:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Obama Administration announced today, confirming yesterday's rumors, it has approved an $8 billion package to support automakers continue their green efforts and develop new technologies th...
Ford World Excellence Awards
24 Jun 2009, 06:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Similar to other automakers across the globe, including Volkswagen and Audi, Ford today announced the winners of the company's World Excellence Awards for 2008, the highest recognition for supp...
Ford, Nissan, Tesla to Get $8bn US Loan
23 Jun 2009, 14:27 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford, Nissan and Tesla Motors are expected to receive a $8 billion loan from a $25m fund the United States government, in an attempt to support the automakers continue their efforts in the green car...
£25m Electric Car Scheme Launched in the UK
23 Jun 2009, 07:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Governments across the world are still keen on helping local automakers to concentrate their efforts on electric and hybrid cars, so new incentives, tax breaks or new schemes tend to become a common...
Electric Ford Focus Up for Test Drives in the UK Starting 2010
23 Jun 2009, 07:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford is getting closer to electrification and the recent announcement that a fleet of electric Focuses will be rolled out for a trial in the UK comes to support this statement. According to a report...
Ford Cuts Dealership Bonuses, Warranty...
22 Jun 2009, 15:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / ... among other things. Being the single Detroit Three member to survive outside Chapter 11 and without government funding is no easy task, and Ford is beginning to feel the crisis' grip. In or...
Ford Transit Connect Arrives in Dealerships
22 Jun 2009, 13:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford started shipping the first 2010 Transit Connect compact vans to dealerships across the United States. The vehicle is assembled by the Turkish subsidiary Ford Otosan, while the United States ver...
Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang
22 Jun 2009, 07:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As you may know by now, Mustang is in celebration this year, as the brand celebrates 45 years since the first Mustang rolled off the assembly line. Events to mark the occasion have been set up acros...
Carroll Shelby, 50 Years Since Le Mans Win
20 Jun 2009, 16:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This weekend, on June 21 to be more precise, American company Shelby Automobiles celebrates the 50th anniversary of Carroll Shelby’s victory at Le Mans, a moment which they now call "the ...
Hyundai Takes the Lion's Share in UK Scrapping Bonus
19 Jun 2009, 10:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's no doubt the government incentives help automakers around the world boost their sales but in the United Kingdom, the battle is getting fiercer with every new day. Hyundai has managed to...
GM Must Act Faster, Says CEO
18 Jun 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's CEO Fritz Henderson says the company he leads must make decisions faster in the future if it really wants to become competitive, not only to continue the restructuring plan or change chief...
Ford Transit ECOnetic UK Pricing Revealed
18 Jun 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford today revealed pricing for the British version of the Transit with ECOnetic low CO2 technology, a model based on the front-wheel-drive Transit 280 panel van. The car will be offered with a pric...
Ford Forgives Latvala, Once Again
18 Jun 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ford did recuperate a huge 18 points to rivals Citroen in the manufacturers classification following the Acropolis Rally this weekend, but team boss Malcolm Wilson made it very clear that Jari-Matti...
Ford in Good Shape Despite Crisis
18 Jun 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford, the sole survivor of the Detroit Three, is actually in good shape at this point, in spite of the economic recession which is still putting pressure on the shoulders of American manufacturers. ...
Plane Crashes into Ford, No One Was Killed
18 Jun 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Five people miraculously survived after a two-seater aircraft lost control and crashed into a Ford pick-up truck, shortly after from a South African airport, near Johannesburg. No, this is not a mov...
Almost Official: Geely Buys Volvo
17 Jun 2009, 14:18 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After months of uncertainty, Volvo is close to finding its new owner. Fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your point of view on the matter, the Swedish manufacturer, often regarded as one of ...
Minnesota Team Wins Auto Skills Competition
17 Jun 2009, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills National Finals, a competition intended for auto tech students, came to a conclusion on Monday, as the Minnesota Team, comprised of Justin Dwyer and Matthew Ludwig,...