Ford: WRC Starts in Norway!
2 Feb 2009, 13:55 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although losing out to main (and single, by the way) rivals Citroen in the season opener, Abu Dhabi Ford Rally Team don't seem too troubled about their performance in Ireland. Both Jari-Matti L...
Dealers Under Financial Pressure, Slash Workforce Across the US
2 Feb 2009, 10:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even if the United States government agreed to help the struggling domestic automakers GM and Chrysler, problems are far from being over in the country. Despite the companies' efforts to preser...
Citroen Expect Tougher Battle with Ford in Norway
2 Feb 2009, 08:39 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Citroen Total and Sebastien Loeb must be very relieved with the team's latest 1-2 performance in Rally Ireland. And that's because the French team were hoping to make the best of the aspha...
Sebastien Loeb Wins Rally Ireland
1 Feb 2009, 18:40 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Sebastien Loeb began his 5th title-defence campaign inside the World Rally Championship in a dominant manner. Although he had a horrible start on Friday, Jari-Matti Latvala’s retirement in the...
FIA Introduces New Safety System in WRC
29 Jan 2009, 15:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One day before the start of the first WRC event of the year – Rally Ireland – the only two manufacturers left to battle for the 2009 title presented a new safety system (also known as th...
Ford Aims to Sell Volvo for Nearly $10 Billion
29 Jan 2009, 14:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volvo has been the leader in safety for many years but this thing is simply useless today when the company's sales are extremely poor. Unfortunately for the Swedish brand, Ford is continuously ...
2009 Ford Focus RS Full Specifications Released
29 Jan 2009, 13:28 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Ford's RS (Rallye Sport) marque is now 40 years old. After legendary rally inspired models like the Escort RS 1600 or the Escort RS Cosworth, in 2002 the RS division launched the first ever Foc...
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...
Ford to Post Big Loss for Q4
29 Jan 2009, 08:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Problems keep on piling up for the U.S. automotive industry, the biggest in the world. Ford Motor Co. is expected to post its fourth quarter financial report on Thursday and figures are likely to&nb...
Bolivia to Become the World's Supplier for Lithium Car Batteries
29 Jan 2009, 08:06 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Whether they like it or not, the United States might depend on Bolivia in the near future. No, it's not a historical turn-over, rather a dependence based on raw materials needed to build... ele...
Ford Ka Excels at Ownership Costs, Ford Says
29 Jan 2009, 00:03 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Taking into account the current market conditions, developing a small-displacement engine that would provide very low ownership costs is mandatory in order to gain a large segment of the market and ...
Ford Beats Competition in… Technology Patents
28 Jan 2009, 18:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Developing new technologies that could improve fuel economy, safety and other important aspects of the car is vital in today’s struggling automotive industry but Ford simply does a great job i...
No More Jets for Citigroup During the Crisis
28 Jan 2009, 11:39 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / After getting a $45 billion from the government, Citigroup had to do something about their plan before the current financial crisis to purchase a new corporate jet . However, an Associated P...
Truck Engine Supplier Navistar Closes Plant
28 Jan 2009, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Navistar International Corp., the 175 year old truck and mid-range diesel engine manufacturer, has decided to close its Indianapolis engine plant and foundry. The announcement comes one week after t...
Ford: We're in Good Shape, No Loans Needed!
26 Jan 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Even though the whole automotive industry struggles to counteract the global recession with all kinds of cost-cutting measures, Ford Motor Co says it still doesn't need financial support from t...
Ford Runs Out of US Dealerships Cash
26 Jan 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Despite the fact that it repeatedly said the company does not need financial support from the United States government, Ford is clearly experiencing the same economical problems as the other two str...
Hybrid Cars Sales Fell By 9.9 Percent in the US
23 Jan 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Last year, hybrid vehicles were not at all immune to the credit crunch but they also had to face another challenge: fuel prices tumbled to an average of $1.62 per gallon last month. With these pe...
Ford Announces Dual Clutch Gearbox for Small-Car Segment
21 Jan 2009, 08:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Given the difficult market conditions that hammered its sales, Ford is continuously struggling to find better ways to revamp its sales. Just like it said in December, the American company plans to c...
2009 Ford Focus RS Production Starts in Germany
21 Jan 2009, 08:25 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford Motor Co. today announced it has started the production of the new Ford Focus RS at its European plant in Saarlouis, Germany. The new model will be sold in more than 20 European countries, the ...
Smaller Marketing Budgets for Automakers in 2009
20 Jan 2009, 15:26 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Is the current financial crisis going to put the brakes on marketing and advertising in the auto industry? Highly unlikely, but still it's no surprising at all that more and more automakers are...