Tagged “Ford”

  • Saleen reveals future plans for SMS Limited brand

    At the start of last year American performance workshop Saleen announced plans to establish its new SMS Limited brand. The company then rolled out a stunning supercar concept to coincide with the laun...

  • Ford struggling to find buyers for Volvo

    Ford is reportedly having trouble offloading its failing Volvo subsidiary, with German carmaker Daimler over the weekend strongly denying any interest in the Swedish brand. Volvo, which was once a par...

  • Ford Taurus ‘SHO’ set for comeback?

    Fast factory versions of frumpy family sedans are nothing new - they've been around almost as long as the industry has - but few really capture the mind of the auto enthusiast like the Ford Taurus SHO...

  • U.S. market primed for minicar resurgence

    With the global economic crisis forcing consumers to tighten their purse strings, small cars with low sticker prices and high fuel efficiency are becoming more and more popular. While European and Asi...

  • Volvo reinstates free maintenance on new cars

    Free maintenance programs were once de rigeur for the upper ranks of the automobile industry, but the service has been dying a slow death with brands like Mercedes-Benz and Audi abandoning their progr...

  • 2008's best and worst sellers

    Though 2008 started out fairly strong, riding the wave of 2007, it soon became clear that things weren't going to hold up. Few anticipated how sharply the market would drop, however, and that combinat...

  • Ford to close 10 plants in January

    As Chrysler teeters on the brink of total shutdown, and rumors of a merger with General Motors fly about, Ford is adhering closely to its plan to 'rightsize' its operations, chopping production at 10...

  • Ford announces UK pricing for all-new Focus RS

    The super-Focus Americans have been lusting after for years recently received an update to the all-new Focus platform, and now it has been priced for UK consumption. Previous estimates had the Focus R...