Ford News Archives

Ford Motor Co. said today that the 100 new Ford Fiesta subcompact cars that it plans to put in the hands of customers for three months have been built and are on their way to the United States. In a grassroots marketing campaign for the Dearborn automaker, Ford plans to Read More…

GM announced today they are eliminating their High Performance Vehicle Operations (the equivalent of Ford’s SVT division). Automotive News reports that GM will re-deploy the units engineers to high-priority programs such as hybrid and fuel efficient vehicle development (shouldn’t they have done that about 7 years ago?). This move comes Read More…

Ford Motor Company today launched an aggressive plan to bring pure battery-electric vehicles, next-generation hybrids and a plug-in hybrid to market quickly and more affordably during the next four years. The plan, unveiled at the 2009 North American International Auto Show, signals the next phase in Ford’s commitment to deliver Read More…

A new study by the world’s leading patent analyst, The Patent Board, found that Ford Motor Company outperformed all other automakers in the quality and significance of its technology patents. “Ford’s patented technologies are closer to the cutting edge than its competitors,” says Christine Wren, director of business development for Read More…

Ford got an early holiday gift Tuesday morning, and it’s a bit better than even the company was hoping for. The following text from www.autoweek.com The new Fusion and the new Mercury Milan hybrids were certified by the EPA at 41 mpg in city driving and 36 mpg on the Read More…

On Thursday, December 4, 2008, as Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally and the heads of GM and Chrysler were on Capitol Hill being grilled by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs over the proposed bridge loan, Ford announced it was revamping its global performance vehicle strategy Read More…

The virtual world of the FM Forums collided with the real world of “face-to-face” contact and drag racing in Kent, Washington last month. Five FM members got together at Pacific Raceways to meet, race, or lend a supporting hand after coordinating the get-together through the FM Garage Forum. Message boards Read More…