Ford News

As the second model developed under Ford’s new global design strategy (the first being the new Fiesta), the next-generation Ford Focus will be manufactured at Blue Oval plants at all corners of the globe. In addition to its regular haunts in Europe, the Focus will be manufactured in Australia...

For the past several years, Ford has been steadily raising its initial quality rankings, saving tons of money in warranty repairs along the way. This time around, the company has finally surpassed perennial top contender Honda in the 2009 Global Quality Research System (GQRS) rankings. Last year...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently updated its testing regime to better reflect the outcomes of real-world accidents, namely to simulate the result of an accident between different sized vehicles. This saw ratings for many small cars revised downwards and reinforced the age...

It wasn't so long ago that people were deriding Ford for mortgaging the Blue Oval itself, key investors were dumping shares into the open market and the company was forced to sell off its stake in Mazda. But now a study is saying things have turned around, with Ford's image improving in relation to...

Back in the days of $4-per-gallon fuel prices, diesel cars became the clamor of carmakers looking for a quick way to boost the fuel economy of their vehicles. Ford was one of the carmakers to jump on the diesel bandwagon, announcing plans to introduce a new 4.4L V8 diesel engine for the F-150...

Despite the troubles in Detroit and Washington for U.S. carmakers, almost three-quarters of the buying public say they'd buy American - and over half of U.S. consumers are in the market for a new car within two years, according to a recent survey. The news is a glimpse of silver lining in the cloud...

Fuel crises and economic downturns have seen the emergence of a new kind of driver in recent years - the hypermiler. For those who don’t know, hypermiling refers to a set of techniques used to maximize fuel economy, such as monitoring traffic flows to reduce braking, planning shorter routes...

Ford has cemented its position as the most viable carmaker out of the Detroit 3, with the company’s first quarter financial results showing some very promising figures. Ford is the only Detroit 3 carmaker operating without federal bailout loans and while it still posted a $1.4 billion loss...

One of the biggest things holding back the mass embrace of the electric car is their supposedly short driving range compared to conventionally powered cars, as well as their relatively expensive nature considering the youth of the technology and low production volumes. To combat this, Ford claims...

Ford has revealed pricing for the latest addition to its F-150 pickup truck line, the new 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor. The pumped-up pickup is a purpose-built off-road version of the popular F-150 workhorse and first went on display at last year’s SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. Pricing will start at...

Just as other Detroit carmakers are clamoring for more federal loans, Ford has managed to reduce its debt by almost $10 billion. The news resulted in the stock price of Ford spiking by over 15% - a rare occurrence for U.S. carmakers considering the state of the market. Ford's debt reduction...

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Ford Capri, a sporty four-seater that was popular with younger buyers across Europe. While the car certainly looked like it had some oomph, initial models were anything but exciting, especially in the engine department. The Ford Capri began life as the...

A new patent filed by Ford may give us a clue as to what the next-generation of 'Scorpion' V8 engines for the company’s Super-Duty trucks will look like, thanks to this diagram taken from the patent application. Showing a pushrod V8 with four valves per cylinder, the diagram also reveals a...

Finding an efficient and affordable way to move families around in the increasingly post-SUV American car market is not as easy as it might sound. For some, the answer is a minivan and for others, it might be a wagon, but there are some for whom neither is quite the right solution. Enter Ford's...

There's no denying Toyota's rise to power has been as close to meteoric as things get in the lumbering automotive industry. Though it's decades younger than its Detroit rivals, it is healthier, larger and more technologically advanced in almost every way. That's why Alan Mulally is trying to guide...

It seems like every year the list of special-edition hatchbacks, sedans, wagons and SUVs grows for Europe while every year Americans see fewer and fewer on the road. Maybe it's a 'grass is always greener' syndrome, but there a definite sense of cross-pond jealousy when it comes to up-rated versions...

All the great deals on new cars going around are tempting to many who would be buyers but for the tenous state of the overall economy, but not tempting enough to overcome the fear of a lost job, repossession and the trouble that follows. So Ford and General Motors are both stepping up today with...

It seems like almost every other day another fledgling car company announces plans for a new all-electric sports car. This time around its American start-up Sigma Motorworks, which is currently developing a new prototype for its GTE sports car due early next year. There must be something inherently...

The lamentations of American hatch fans - as few as they may be - over the unfairness of Europe's bounty are legendary. But soon it's European hatch fans that may be sobbing, mourning the stillbirth of Ford's tiniest hot hatch, the Fiesta RS. The initial report, sourced by an interview of Jost...

No one really knows what to make of the auto market right now, least of all the industry itself. Fiat is forecasting blue skies, GM is on the brink of failing to meet a restructuring deadline, and Ford is still chartering private jets - but President Obama and the task force on the industry are...