IIHS: Chevy Silverado, Dodge Ram and Nissan Titan Lack Side Safety Features
11 Feb 2009, 10:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite Ford's recent announcement that F-150 gained a five-star rating at the newest crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the American organization says ...
2010 Ford Taurus SHO Returns from the Dead
11 Feb 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if we're not sure a 365 horsepower engine is the smartest way to conquer the market during harsh economic times, Ford rolled out the 2010 Taurus SHO said to provide very high performance p...
2009 Ford F-150 Becomes America's Safest Full-Size Pickup
11 Feb 2009, 08:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With the IIHS “top Safety Pick” gained last November and a 5-start government crash test rating in January, the 2009 Ford F-150 has become America's safest full-size pickup, detrime...
Ford Fiesta Was UK's Top Selling Car in January
10 Feb 2009, 16:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / New car sales fell all over the world, no matter the models sold in a specific area or the segment of buyers they are addressed to. But even so, Ford says its appealing models, count here Fiesta, Fo...
2010 Ford Harley-Davidson F-150 Launched in Chicago
10 Feb 2009, 07:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford unveiled the 2010 Harley-Davidson F-150 edition at the Chicago Auto Show, a customized F-150 truck that features several exclusive elements provided by the popular American motorcycle manufactu...
Ford Crash Tests with Balloons
9 Feb 2009, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford is testing an array of new “active” crash-avoidance and driver-aid technologies it will introduce in 2009 by driving prototypes into large, car-shaped balloons to help customers avo...
Ford Plans Transit Connect-Based Electric Van
9 Feb 2009, 13:21 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / American automaker Ford said that a battery electric-powered version of the company's global Transit Connect will be offered in 2010, with Ford collaborating with Smith Electric Vehicles, for a...
Automakers Take Advantage of Virtual Technology
9 Feb 2009, 11:39 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Making videos on the computer has proved to be extremely cost-efficient for automakers during the financial downturn (and not only). A popular trend among car manufacturers nowadays is that they sta...
GM, Ford and Chrysler Cut 250,000 Jobs in 9 Years
9 Feb 2009, 10:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Big Three are not so big anymore. Desperate to survive the crisis, they've cut jobs, sold assets, got loans and still no result. But nowhere is the crisis more obvious than in their human r...
2010 Ford Transit Connect Officially Unveiled
9 Feb 2009, 08:08 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just introduced the all-new 2010 Transit Connect, an upgraded model said to perfectly match the current market demands, namely low operating and ownership costs, reduced fuel consumption an...
2010 Ford Ranger Confirmed
7 Feb 2009, 22:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like we told you on Friday, the 2010 Ford Range was just around the corner, with the American car manufacturer promising astonishing safety and enhanced fuel economy. So, here we have the offic...
Ford and GM Execs' Salaries Defy Crisis
6 Feb 2009, 16:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If you have you ever wondered how much does an auto executive earn each year, you are about to find out. If not, you should still take a look, because this is no ordinary year. It is the year of an ...
Loeb Admits Underdog Status in Norway
6 Feb 2009, 14:28 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Rally Norway will be Ford's best chance of getting even with rivals Citroen in the overall classification. Following their poor performances in Ireland, Ford are very confident they could turn ...
Ford Plans to Let Go Up to 850 Workers in the UK
6 Feb 2009, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced that it plans to cut around 850 jobs in the United Kingdom due to collapsing sales and decreasing demand, the main factors that pushed global automakers to similar decisions....
Ford F-150 Raptor Preps for 'Best in Desert” 2009
6 Feb 2009, 13:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford Racing and Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) announced today that the F-150 SVT Raptor R, the same truck that finished third in class at the 41st SCORE Tecate Baja 1000, will run in the 20...
Geely Wants Volvo. Does Not! Does To!...
6 Feb 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's plans to sell its Volvo car unit are no longer a secret for some time now, as the company's financial problems keep pilling up. No one seems to be very interested though, as so far ...
2010 Ford Ranger to Be Safer than Ever
6 Feb 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford will unveil today the new 2010 Ranger, an upgraded model which incorporates several advanced features, with most of them especially aimed at safety and stability control. According to The Detro...
Clean Mean Garbage Machine
5 Feb 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Anyone who thinks garbage becomes useless the moment it's been dropped into the container hasn't been in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. The streets of this small English town are being patr...
Study: Drivers Spend an Average of 11 Seconds to Read an SMS
5 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Most drivers spend an average of 11 seconds with their eyes off-the-road to read a text message on their mobile phones, a study conducted by American automaker Ford revealed. The driving simulator s...
Sales Drop, Ford and Vauxhall Increase UK Car Prices
4 Feb 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although they have reported poor sales given the economic recession and despite the recent government bailout, Ford and Vauxhall decided to increase UK car prices. According to BBC News, the two ...