Diagnostic App Coming from Ford. Not for the Car, for the Driver
18 May 2011, 07:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Since the day smartphones have begun taking over the automotive world, not a single moment has passed without us hearing about one type of app or another that allow you to do this, or that, or monit...
New Ford Focus ST to Sell in North America, Asia
18 May 2011, 06:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford has found a very interesting way of advertising its models prior to launch, ever since the huge hit that was the Fiesta release on the US market. Very transparent when it ...
Ford To Invest $72M in Chennai Engine Plant Expansion
17 May 2011, 12:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Late last year, rumors surrounding a second Ford plant in India have started surfacing, as the American automaker was experiencing a great deal of success on the local market. Now, instead of that s...
Spyshots: Ford Fiesta ST Testing on the Nurburgring
17 May 2011, 11:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Opel has the good-old Corsa OPC and Volkswagen makes that civilized Polo GTI, while Renault provides all the thrills you need in the Clio RS, but what you really need to cure your compact rocket ill...
Ford Details Worldwide Customer Horn-blowing Behaviors
17 May 2011, 06:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ford leaves nothing to chance. Following the quite interesting study revealing its customer color preferences around the world released recently, the American automaker also has a detailed classific...
Ford Keeps at It in Europe, Posts Tiny Increase
16 May 2011, 12:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a time when the consumer interest for new cars seems to have slowed down a bit in Europe, all increases, regardless of their size, is a positive aspect. Ford, one of the biggest non-local players...
NHTSA Looking into Ford Freestyle Unintended Acceleration
16 May 2011, 09:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has opened an investigation centered on the Ford Freestyle crossover, after it has received countless complaints on unintended acceler...
Students Build School Bus That Runs on Used Cooking Oil
16 May 2011, 06:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the help of American manufacturer Ford, a group from the Georgia Institute of Technology embarked on a mission that will lead to the creation the first ever hydraulic hybrid school bus conversi...
2011 Ford F-150 Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
12 May 2011, 15:03 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new session of crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) concluded that Ford’s 2011 F-150 SuperCrew is worthy to receive the Top Safety Pick rating. This bri...
Dandelion, a New Material Source for Ford
11 May 2011, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We've gotten used to seeing, in the past few years, all sorts of more or less crazy ideas being put into practice into the automotive world. Most of those ideas have one thing in common: make c...
Ford Scores Two 2011 Diesel Car Awards
11 May 2011, 08:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The new Ford Focus and the Mondeo have managed to earn themselves a pair of awards at from Diesel Car magazine. The new Focus, which has been on sales since March, was named best diesel medium-sized...
Google Prediction API to Help Ford Optimize Energy Efficiency
11 May 2011, 06:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The researchers at Ford are currently working on a way to make future vehicles smart enough to independently change how they perform to deliver optimal driveability and fuel efficiency. For that, th...
Superchips Remaps Ford S-Max 2.0 Ecoboost Engine
10 May 2011, 06:02 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It's great when an already potent engine receives an aftermarket dose of extra muscle - this is exactly the case of the Ford S-Max's 2.0-liter 203 hp Ecoboost unit, which has been gifted w...
Ford Combats Drowsiness, Launches Driver Alert System
9 May 2011, 13:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ford’s European arm is working hard to increase the safety potential of its vehicles, with the most recent technology developed specifically to that purpose being the new Driver Alert safety s...
Ford's Cologne Factory Produces One Million Fiestas in 33 Months
9 May 2011, 11:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford employees at the Cologne plant in Germany celebrated the one millionth current Fiesta just 33 months after the first car rolled off the line. The production milestone coincides with another Fie...
Ford Increases UK Market Share in April
6 May 2011, 14:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Strong sales from across the whole vehicle range helped Ford boost its UK sales leadership in April with increased sales and share recorded for the month, compared with April 2010. The Ford Fi...
Ford Happy Seat Keeps Employees Safe and Healthy
6 May 2011, 13:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / In order to address issues such as an aging workforce and the physical tolls of long-term working on the line, Ford has partnered with industry experts to improve ergonomics, safety and productivity...
Last Ford Model T Built Heads to Scotland
6 May 2011, 09:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrates the 100th anniversary of a Ford Model T, the last example ever built will be going to Scotland to take part in the Ben Nevis Challenge Tour from May 16 to 21. The event will see over 60 M...
New Ford Focus Estate Goes into Production
4 May 2011, 12:28 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American manufacturer Ford announced the new Focus range has just been expanded with the estate version of the all-new Focus, now going into volume production in Europe.The new German-built model is...
NHTSA Investigating Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner for Shattering Rear Glass
2 May 2011, 16:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is currently investigating 2010 and 2011 Ford Escapes and Mercury Mariners due to several complaints of shattering rear glass. According to Detroit...