Ford Cuts 900 Jobs in Flat Rock
17 Feb 2010, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The One Ford plan which helped the American manufacturer survive 2009 without going through some type of major crisis appears to extend well into 2010, after the carmaker announced it will cut one s...
Ford in China: 44 Percent Increase in 2009
7 Jan 2010, 10:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that China is a top market for all carmakers out there and sales figures that have been emerging since January 1 come to confirm this. Ford for instance performed at least impressive...
Ken Block Joins Ford For 2010 Racing Frenzy
6 Jan 2010, 13:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2005 Rally America Rookie of the Year and a three-time medalist at X Games (among other things...) Ken Block announced today he joined Ford in pursuing "future global motorsports opportunities....
Ford Focus Gets “Used Car of the Decade” Award
17 Dec 2009, 12:01 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / If you think that only new cars get awards, apparently you're wrong. Somebody thought about the used car awards and made it happen in the UK. The big winner is the Ford Focus produced between 1...
Ford Focus RS Gets Wolf Package
29 Oct 2009, 11:04 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The launch of the new Focus RS was an important step in automotive history, as it puts out 305 hp and 440 Nm of torque, more than any of his front wheel drive competitors like the VW Golf GTI or Op...
Ford Focus SVP to Be Released in China
16 Oct 2009, 08:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford Focus is already a successful model in China and, in order to benefit from this fact, Ford's local joint venture with Changan will roll out the SVP version of the car in the local market. ...
Frankfurt Auto Show: Ford Focus ECOnetic
16 Sep 2009, 12:09 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Completing the ECOnetic range showcased by Ford at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is the 2010 Focus ECOnetic, which comes with technologies that are new to the American manufacturer’s product li...
Scrappage Scheme Shows Results in UK
4 Sep 2009, 11:26 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Britain shows signs of getting back on track with the automotive industry. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced that new-car sales rose 6 percent in August compared to the...
Solberg Secures Citroen C4 Drive for Final 2009 Rounds
4 Sep 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg has finally inked a deal for the remaining 2 rounds of the WRC season – Rally Australia excluded due to financial difficulties – with Citroen. According to British magazin...
Changan Ford Rolls Out 400,000th Focus
14 Aug 2009, 14:40 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already knew that Ford had high expectations from its new Focus model and it appears the car is indeed a very successful vehicle all over the world. After the company decided to raise production ...
Solberg Eyes Ford Focus RS 08 for Rally GB
6 Aug 2009, 09:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Petter Solberg has made one more step towards ending his 4-year winless streak in the World Rally Championship. According to an interview with British magazine Autosport, Solberg is in advanced talk...
Ford Focus Is Cash for Clunkers' Best Seller
4 Aug 2009, 09:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Car Allowance Rebate System really helped the Detroit Three, as General Motors, Chrysler and Ford take 47 percent of all new car sales through the scrapping schemes. The figures have been provid...
Ford Focus and Volvo C30 - Best in IIHS Crash Tests
21 Jul 2009, 06:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's Focus and Volvo's C30 received the highest rating in the latest safety tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), with seven small cars and ten midsize mo...
Ford Focus and Mercedes Benz CL Caught Fire Out of the Blue
24 Apr 2009, 17:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Two drivers from different cities lived moments of nightmare yesterday, when their cars instantly caught fire while on the move, without any specific reason, Romanian website realitatea.net re...
Limited Edition Ford Focus X Road Unveiled
2 Apr 2009, 09:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford has unveiled at the AutoRAI show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the new Ford Focus X Road. The limited 300 unit edition, based on the Focus Wagon Titanium, has a more robu...
Couple Emerged Unhurt After Unexpected Flight in Rented Car
9 Mar 2009, 18:53 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Ford has never had the intention to design its Focus with the ability to fly but it seems that a British driver in his sixties wanted to change this. According to the Daily Mail, the motorist and...
Volkswagen Golf Remains Most Popular Car in Europe
16 Feb 2009, 11:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The automotive industry, no matter if we're talking about the European, the North American or the Middle East markets, undoubtedly faced the most difficult times in history, with the recession ...
Ford Reinforces Global Marketing
29 Jan 2009, 09:54 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In an attempt to reinforce the brand's communication with customers and global marketing across the world and to implement “One Ford” vision, the Detroit automaker makes chang...
2010 Ford Focus to Reach 40 MPG
20 Jan 2009, 08:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Giving the current market conditions (economic recession, high petrol prices and all similar stuff) there's no wonder that automakers turn their eyes to small-displacement models, particularly ...