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2010 Ford Focus Review – The compact car that can!
I was pretty luke-warm on driving the Ford Focus. But I decided to clear all my preconceptions out and just review it for what it is: an American-made compact car. Honestly, it really surprised me. Our model was the top-end car, and was packed with thoughtful features. Most impressive of all (to me): the Microsoft SYNC, and the mileage!
Read More »Ford Posts First Profit Since 2005
Ford made a profit. Yes, you read that right, a car company, and not just that, but an American car company, actually made money in the past quarter. After all the doom, gloom, buy-outs, shotgun marriages, bankruptcies and the like, this is the last thing you’d expect to read, but it sure looks like it’s […]
Read More »2010 Ford Fusion Review – A nice sedan at a nice price
Trivia question: Which manufacturer produced the best-selling car in America 15 years ago? If you’re thinking Honda or Toyota, guess again. Although it seems hard to believe, given the recent collapse of the US auto industry, in 1994 the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable reigned supreme, proving that America could beat the foreign competition and build a top-rated, best-selling family sedan.
Read More »Ford To Move Kuga SUV Production To Kentucky From Europe
It looks like Ford will be moving the production of its Kuga small (-ish) SUV to a plant in Kentucky. Yes, this will be good news for those needing jobs in Kentucky (which would seem to be a lot of people), but it also has some interesting ramifications in a larger sense. For starters, a […]
Read More »CarReview's 2009-2010 Hybrid Buyer's Guide
Just 10 years ago Honda released the Insight as the first US mass market hybrid combustion/electric car. Its two seat aerodynamic teardrop shape, light weight and focused engineering delivered spectacular fuel economy that generated quite a bit of media attention. In the real world however, the Insight
Read More »Ford To Have Flex Fuel & B20 Biodiesel In 2011 Lineup
Even in the current tough economic climate, Ford seems to be moving from strength to strength, and also being able to innovate along the way. The most recent evidence of all this is in the news that various versions of the company’s new for 2011 pickups will be able to run up to 20% bio-diesel […]
Read More »Ford Unveiling C-Max at Frankfurt Motor Show
Ford Motor Co. will unveil the first of many models that will be built on its new, compact-car underpinnings this month at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Ford’s on a roll, with a ton of Cash for Clunkers money in its pockets while receiving great reviews on all its new vehicles, especially their 2010 Taurus. This […]
Read More »Ford/Chinese Venture Pays Off!
Ford Motor Co.’s Chinese joint venture with Changan Motors reported a 111 percent sales increase in August compared to the same period last year — the company’s seventh straight month of year-over-year growth. At this point, Ford is the Biggest One of the Big Three, by making strategic moves that all seem to work. The […]
Read More »DOE Announces $85 Million For Algal & Advanced Biofuels Research
It seems that not only is ExxonMobil putting a ton of money into algae as a fuel source (as I mentioned yesterday) but so is the Department of Energy. In this case, it’s “only” $85 million, much less than ExxonMobil’s $600M, that’s still a significant amount of cash. Does this mean that there’s more to […]
Read More »Mulally Says Ford's Profitability Based On Hybrids & EVs
Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford, recently commented on the future of his car company and made a statement that most motorheads would have thought inconceivable a matter of months ago. Mulally said that a key portion of Ford’s future plans center on “more and more electrification, both hybrids and battery electric vehicles.” In addition to […]
Read More »2009 Ford F-150 Review – New and Improved! But you probably didn't notice.
Ask any industry analyst about the current state of the pickup market, and they’ll be heard to mutter words like “vile”, “murderous”, “destitute” and “take a wild guess, Sherlock.” Take for instance Ford’s prediction of nearly 2 million retail and fleet sales of the F-150 in 2009
Read More »Ford To Bring Ka To U.S.?
Ford, perhaps the healthiest of the big three automakers in this very unhealthy time, seems to be pulling another smart move if the rumors about its Euro-only city car, the Ka, coming to the U.S. Again, this seems like a no-brainer to me. Not only has the precedent been set with the success of the […]
Read More »The Mother of All Cars
By Adrienne Gruben Flipping channels, I stopped on a cop show rerun – a police pursuit of a young couple running lights, hopping curbs and then screeching to a stop in front of an ER. The wife spilled onto the sidewalk…and delivered a baby. Awwww. Ok, they were drug dealers, but it got me thinking about Moms […]
Read More »GM Gets Greener
General Motors announced last week that it is looking at ways to reduce energy and water use, by turning to renewable energy at all of its manufacturing plants. The company also said it plans to make fifty percent of its 160 manufacturing operations landfill-free by the end of 2010. With Earth Day happening this week, […]
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