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Ford Closing in on 1 Million EcoBoost Sales in a Single Year
2.3-liter EcoBoost engine Ford has escalated the availability of its EcoBoost powertrains to such a degree that they now grace nearly every model the automaker manufactures. Accordingly, the sale of…
Ford Chicago Assembly Plant Cut Water Use By 13 Million Gallons in 2016
Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, responsible for the production of both the Explorer and Taurus, reduced water usage by approximately 13 million gallons in 2016 due in large part to two…
Ford CEO on Sedan Purge: “We're Simply Reinventing the American Car”
Ford CEO Jim Hackett Oh, were you over here thinking that Ford’s decision to axe each and every sedan in its lineup and leave the Mustang and a pseudo crossover…
Ford Celebrates Le Mans Win at Product Development Center, World Headquarters
It’s fair to say that, nearly a month later, Ford is still super stoked about winning at Le Mans. On Tuesday, drivers Joey Hand, Dirk Müller, and Sébastien Bourdais; Ford…
Ford Canada Sets June Sales Record; First Half Sales Up 7%
Ford Motor Company of Canada got a 14.1% year-over-year sales bump in June; the brand was propelled to significant growth thanks in large part to another record monthly sales tally…
Ford Built a Car That Measures How Many “Buzz Moments” You Experience While Driving
Ford, in addition to being one of the world’s most recognizable automakers and burgeoning mobility companies, is also a lover of surveys. In fact, one might even say that commissioning…
Ford Bronco and Ranger Likely to Return with New UAW Deal
1996 Ford Bronco On Monday, Ford announced that it has reached a tentative four-year deal with the UAW that, if ratified, will help lead Ford and its employees into the…
Ford Awards $50,000 in Grants to Winners of STEAM High School Community Challenge
Ford Motor Company has announced the six student teams that will receive a share of $50,000 in grants as part of the 2018 Ford STEAM High School Community Challenge. The…
Ford Announces X-Car Program at Go Further South Africa
In an effort to better understand the challenges it faces in applying its Smart Mobility plan around the globe, Ford announced that it will be conducting a number of experiments…
Ford Announces RMB 1.3 Billion Investment in Nanjing, Including New Test Center
In addition to revealing a bevy of new models like the Mustang and Ranger and launching the FordPass mobile app, Ford’s Go Further event in Shanghai this past Saturday saw…
Ford Announces 2018 Class of Thirty Under 30 Fellows
Ford on Friday announced the 30 fellows that will make up the 2018 class for its Thirty Under 30 program. These individuals were selected from a field of almost 300…
Ford Announces 2017 Fusion, V6 Sport, Platinum, Hybrid, and Energi
2017 Ford Fusion V6 Sport The mystery vehicle that many speculated would be the next-generation Ford Fusion has been revealed as, surprise, the next-generation Ford Fusion. The 2017 Fusion was…
Autonomic, Alibaba to Develop Transportation Mobility Cloud
From left to right: Simon Hu, president of Alibaba Cloud; Liu Fei, director of Automobile Division, Alibaba Cloud; Gavin Sherry, CEO and co-founder of Autonomic; Peter Fleet, Ford group vice…
Ford 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Wins Fifth Straight International Engine of the Year Award
Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost Engine Ford’s little engine that could (and can!) has scored yet another 2016 International Engine of the Year “Best Engine Under 1.0-Liter” title, making this the fifth…
Forbes Highlights Mitsubishi as One of the Best Employers of 2018
Products are not the only important part of creating a top-quality company. Employees and their job satisfaction are a big part of what makes a company great. In the spirit…
Florida Man Gives Pickup Truck the Ferrari Treatment
What is it with people trying to make their Toyotas more like Ferraris? A few years ago in Britain, a Toyota MR2 coupe was transformed to look like a Ferrari…
The Five Worst Days of the Year for Drunk Driving
When it comes to safe driving, there is plenty we can do in order to avoid an accident including obeying speed limits, staying focused, and driving defensively. Did you also…
Five Exclusive Limited-Edition Dodge Vipers Celebrate Demise of Iconic Model
Dodge is releasing five (of which four are pictured here) limited edition Vipers to commemorate the model’s end Dodge has officially confirmed that the Dodge Viper will cease production in…
First South Korean Allotment of Chevy Bolt EVs Sells Out in Two Hours
If early signs are any indication, Koreans are eager to stylishly go green at the wheel of a Chevrolet Bolt. After being announced for South Korea in October, the new…
First Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Sold Yesterday
The 2015 Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Yesterday, Hyundai Motor America announced that the very first Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell left dealership hands. Timothy Bush became the very first owner of…
First Ford GTs Delivered in February; F-Series and SUV Sales Increase Significantly
Ford Motor Company sales in the United States totaled 208,440 vehicles in February, a year-over-year decline of 4%. Ford brand sales totaled 199,696 units, down 4.5% from February 2016, while…
First Episode of ‘The Grand Tour’ Filmed
We’ve been talking about The Grand Tour for ages. It was announced last year, and finally has a name and a logo, but that seemed to take forever. Some of…
Barrett-Jackson to Auction Off First Corvette Z06 Convertible
The first Corvette Z06 convertible will be auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson. Barrett-Jackson is known for selling a lot of Chevrolet’s firsts. First Stingray coupe, first Stingray convertible, first Z06 coupe,…
First Challenger SRT Hellcat Crash Happens an Hour After Purchase
A man in Colorado recently purchased a Challenger SRT Hellcat, but, as it turns out, he was not quite up to the challenge. In the first reported Challenger SRT Hellcat…
First American Car in 58 Years Arrives in Cuba
Thanks to the legendary trade embargo with the United States and Castro’s ban on foreign vehicle imports, newer cars are few and far between on the streets of Cuba. Now…
Final Jeep Wrangler JK Model Rolls Off the Assembly Line
It’s the end of an era for the Jeep Wrangler The brand-new Jeep Wrangler JL model can already be counted as a success for the Jeep brand. During the first…
Final Deal Nearly in Place for Rescue of GM Korea
With bankruptcy off the table, General Motors and the South Korean government are finalizing the details of a rescue deal for the struggling GM Korea unit. The deal could be…
Fiat Chrysler Offers No-Cost College Education to Employees and Families
FCA US employees and their immediate families will now have the option of a no-cost, no-debt college education FCA US is looking to enrich the future—and it has found the…
Fiat Chrysler Is Offering A Bounty to Hackers
Fiat Chrysler is asking hackers to make its software system more secure Photo: YouTube Fiat Chrysler wants its vehicles to be as safe as possible, which is why it has…
Fiat Announces a New Blue Sky Edition for the 2018 Fiat 500X
Mr. Blue Sky, please tell us why you had to hide away for so long When most automakers introduce a new color scheme for their vehicles, the announcement largely goes…
Ferrari SF15-T Formula One Car Soon Available in Your Home
If you were to take a glance at some of the content I’ve written for this site, you would quickly learn that two things I love are Formula One and…
FCA Windsor Assembly Plant Fills Minivans With Toys for Local Charity
The Windsor Assembly Plant filled several Chrysler Pacifica minivans with your for underprivileged children ‘Tis the season to be jolly, but ‘tis also the season to give back to those…
FCA Will Reopen Dodge Viper Ordering One Final Time Before the Holidays
Folks with a spare $100,000 or so have one last shot at a new Viper In its final year of availability, the Dodge Viper has become such a hot commodity…
FCA US Earns Gold Medal for Promoting Healthy Employees
FCA US promotes a healthy lifestyle for its employees Any good employer knows that healthy employees are happy employees. For Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) US, this means promoting a variety…
FCA Design Cars and Coffee Event to Showcase Various Concept Vehicles
The Dodge Durango Shaker is just one of many FCA concept vehicles on display Summer truly is the season for automotive gatherings, both large and small. With the season’s warm…
FCA Adding 700 Jobs at Sterling Heights to Support Next-Gen RAM 1500
The fact that the new Jeep Compass will not only be built in Mexico but was revealed in Brazil might be enough on its face to wake the snarling, saggy…
Family-Friendly Ford Focus Offers More Backseat Space
LOOK AT ALL THAT SPACE, Y’ALL! Photo: 2019 Ford Focus Vignale If there’s any one true fact that parents understand, it’s that those darn kids sure do grow up fast.…
Osamu Masuko Is Set to Step Down as CEO of Mitsubishi
Outgoing Mitsubishi CEO Osamu Masuko Mitsubishi Motors is set to undergo a major leadership change in the coming months. Earlier this month, the automaker announced that Osamu Masuko will step…
Fact or Fiction? The “Fantasy” Columbus Public Transit Map
My new #columbus fantasy #transitmap is done. More info (and how it's evolved over the years) at https://t.co/A4IXG65Kf3 pic.twitter.com/SjMfXF0g8o — Michael Tyznik (@tyznik) July 19, 2018 It’s common knowledge that…
Face to Face with the 2018 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupe
2018 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Coupe, featured in Torch Red The 2018 Dayton Auto Show might be over, however, the vehicles witnessed from attending the event still linger in my…
F1’s Marcus Ericsson Heads to IndyCar in 2019
Marcus Ericsson, who currently races for Sauber in Formula One, will compete in IndyCar with SMP Racing in 2019. He’ll drive the #7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports-Honda as the full-time teammate…
F1 Driver Brendon Hartley Thinks McLaren Made a Mistake Leaving Honda
Photo: Osajus Brendon Hartley, WEC champion and Scuderia Toro Rosso’s new driver since the tail end of the 2017 Formula One season, thinks the McLaren team made a mistake in…
Exhibit At The BMW Museum Honors 507
The 1957 BMW 507 with one of its most famous owners, Elvis The BMW 507 is an iconic roadster that first hit the road in 1956. Produced only until 1959,…
EVs of the Future Could Be Powered by Evaporation
Lake Geneva Photo:Zacharie Grossen Everybody learns about the water cycle in grade school and one of the most powerful forces in the cycle is evaporation—so powerful, in fact, that coupled…
European Union Enacts Stricter Emissions Tests
In the wake of the Volkswagen diesel cheating scandal and rising air pollution in major cities, the European Union has decided to adopt some more strenuous testing to monitor vehicle…
European-Bound Kia Sportage Makes Official Debut at Frankfurt Motor Show
The European Kia Sportage made its debut earlier this week at the Frankfurt Motor Show Photo: Twitter There’s nothing quite like seeing a vehicle unveiling—especially when that vehicle is the…
EPA Quietly Rates Mazda CX-5 Diesel Engine Efficiency at Up To 29 mpg Combined
The question of Mazda bringing a diesel powertrain to the U.S. has been pretty open for some time, with the brand at the end of 2016 promising that it would…
EPA Enters Fight on Ethanol Levels in Gasoline
There has been some major conflict lately between automakers and petroleum companies against the Environmental Protection Agency, particularly over policies like CAFE regulations (which force automakers to achieve a certain…
Entire Future Mitsubishi Lineup to Borrow Design from Ground Tourer Concept
When an auto manufacturer debuts a new concept car, you can usually tell right away whether it falls under the “extreme and will never serve as anything but inspiration” category…
Energy Motor Sport Unveils Customized Dark Knight Edition BMW i8
“It’s not who I am, but what I drive that defines me.” Batman has never been a stranger to incredible cars. Whether they are different versions of the Batmobile or simply…
