Geely Wants Volvo. Does Not! Does To!...
6 Feb 2009, 12:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's plans to sell its Volvo car unit are no longer a secret for some time now, as the company's financial problems keep pilling up. No one seems to be very interested though, as so far ...
2010 Ford Ranger to Be Safer than Ever
6 Feb 2009, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford will unveil today the new 2010 Ranger, an upgraded model which incorporates several advanced features, with most of them especially aimed at safety and stability control. According to The Detro...
Clean Mean Garbage Machine
5 Feb 2009, 14:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Anyone who thinks garbage becomes useless the moment it's been dropped into the container hasn't been in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. The streets of this small English town are being patr...
Study: Drivers Spend an Average of 11 Seconds to Read an SMS
5 Feb 2009, 08:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Most drivers spend an average of 11 seconds with their eyes off-the-road to read a text message on their mobile phones, a study conducted by American automaker Ford revealed. The driving simulator s...
Sales Drop, Ford and Vauxhall Increase UK Car Prices
4 Feb 2009, 13:34 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although they have reported poor sales given the economic recession and despite the recent government bailout, Ford and Vauxhall decided to increase UK car prices. According to BBC News, the two ...
Alan Mullaly Personally Calls Ford Customer to Thank Him
4 Feb 2009, 10:25 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / In what at first looks to be a massive PR stunt which may turn into a lot of free publicity, Ford CEO Alan Mullaly has apparently left a voicemail message on some guy's phone, thanking him for ...
Obama to Announce Auto Czar Picks This Month
4 Feb 2009, 10:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The White House administration is continuously working to form an auto restructuring team, including an auto czar that would oversee the industry reform, and the first picks may be announced this we...
Dick Colliver Backs Away as Honda Sales Executive
4 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the economic crisis knocking on the door, there is a lot of pressure over automakers' executives and to be honest, not many people would like to be in their shoes at the moment. Ther...
Massive NHTSA Recall Assaults the US
3 Feb 2009, 10:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As if the economic recession wasn't enough, the United States are now assaulted by a massive NHTSA recall which concerns several brands, including Toyota, Volvo and Ford. First of all, there...
Focus-Based Ford Electric Car Set for 2010
3 Feb 2009, 10:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Stepping into the hybrid world and rushing to electrification is undoubtedly a main task for most automakers around the world as gasoline prices skyrocketed in the last months and governments pushed...
Ford Confirms Selling of Blanquefort Transmissions Plant
3 Feb 2009, 10:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the news being made public yesterday, by French Economy Minister Christine Lagarde, Ford Motor Co. confirmed its intention to sell its automatic transmission plant in Blanquefort, near Bordeau...
Ford's French Plant Bought by German Industrial Group
2 Feb 2009, 16:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's financial problems have forced the company's leaders to start contemplating selling assets in order to survive the crisis. And this exactly what they've done as it was announce...
Rossi Rules Out WRC Move... Yet
2 Feb 2009, 15:21 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Valentino Rossi insisted that his career in MotoGP is far from being over and a future switch to the World Rally Championship could only be taken into consideration after a considerable number of ye...
Ford Reduces Warranty Costs, Praises Vehicles' Quality
2 Feb 2009, 15:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford managed to reduce worldwide warranty repair costs by $1.2 billion in the past two years, with the warranty repair rate for Ford, Lincoln and Mercury models in the United States almost 50 percen...
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 ...