Ford Mustang Outsold All Other Sports Cars in 2020
It’s Global Mustang Week 2021, and you know what that means. It’s time for Ford to confirm what we pretty well could have already guessed: That not even a global pandemic could stop the Mustang from crushing its competition. The Ford Mustang was the world’s bestselling sports car once again last year with sales totaling […]
Ford Global Design Head Moray Callum Retiring
Ford’s influential vice president of Design, Moray Callum, will retire from the automaker effective May 1. Callum spent more than half of his 38-year career with Ford Motor Company and recently oversaw the design of key products like the all-new Ford Bronco and NACTOY Award-winning F-150 and Mustang Mach-E. More on the Bronco: New Sasquatch […]
Ford F-Series is Bestselling Truck in America for 44th Year
Not even a global pandemic could break the incomparable streak of the Ford F-Series. Ford sold a total of 787,422 F-Series trucks in 2020, making it the bestselling truck in America for the 44th year in a row. December capped off another year of leadership for the F-Series with the launch of the 2021 F-150, […]
Mark LaNeve Leaves Ford, Andrew Frick Named as Replacement
On Monday, Ford Motor Company announced the immediate departure of Mark LaNeve, the former vice president of Marketing, Sales, and Service. LaNeve’s replacement is Andrew Frick, who has been with Ford for the past 25 years. Frick will now oversee Sales in the United States and Canada for the automaker. Shopping for a New Family […]
2021 Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E are NACTOY Finalists
Ford looks to kick off 2021 seeing two of its hottest new vehicles pull down two of the most coveted awards in all the land. The 2021 Ford F-150 and Mustang Mach-E are among nine finalists for the North American Car, Utility, and Truck of the Year awards. 2021 marks the first time the Ford […]
2021 Ford F-150 Wins Kelley Blue Book Best Buy Award
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Ford F-150 is the winner of the Kelley Blue Book Best Buy award. Thing is, you have heard this one before, because this is now seven straight years that the truck has pulled down the award from KBB. Ford’s Toughest Yet: All-new 2021 F-150 offers 14,000 […]
Ford Launching Ford Blue Advantage for Used Cars
This week, Ford Motor Company held a three-day virtual meeting for its 3,100 dealerships across the United States. One of the most interesting developments from the event is the announcement of Ford Blue Advantage, a dedicated used vehicle brand and platform that includes a digital marketplace. Coming in 2021: New Ranger STX Special Edition Package […]
Ford South Africa Spotlights Trailblazers for Women’s Month
August is Women’s Month in South Africa, and Ford Motor Company is marking the occasion by celebrating three women who have blazed trails in the world of motorsport. All throughout the month, the automaker shines a spotlight on rally driver Elvéne Coetzee-Vonk, Mustang Shelby aficionado Paige Lindenberg, and WesBank V8 Supercar pioneer Clare Vale. Another Performance […]
Ford, Volkswagen Unveil Joint Production Plans
Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen finalized plans for its alliance and collaboration on several new vehicles through 2023. The partnership, which was confirmed last July, will result in the production of millions of electric vehicles, pickup trucks, and commercial vans. Awards for Ford: Blue Oval tops all automakers in 2020 Brand Intimacy Study “This alliance […]
Ford Mustang was the Bestselling Sports Car of 2019
Death, taxes, the Ford Mustang outselling every other sports coupe on planet Earth. As certain as the rising sun (though these days, maybe it’s not so safe to take something like that for granted), the Ford Mustang was the world’s bestselling sports car in 2019, marking five straight years that the pony has held down […]
Detroit News Says Ford Mustang, F-150, GT Defined the 2010s
With the start of the 2020s, folks are keen to put together lists of their favorite movies, television shows, music, books, and games over the previous decade. The Detroit News’ Henry Payne instead put together a list of the 10 vehicles that he saw as defining the previous decade, and he found that three key […]
Ford Gets Perfect Score in 2019 Disability Equality Index
Ford Motor Company was one of just two automakers to earn a perfect 100 out of 100 in the 2019 Disability Equality Index. The 2019 DEI marks the first time that Ford has earned the perfect score in the list from Disability:IN, which is the leading global resource for disability inclusion. According to Ford, it […]
Ford Labor Affairs VP Bill Dirksen Retiring
Thirty-five-year Ford employee Bill Dirksen will retire Dec. 1, ending his nearly six-year stint as the vice president of Ford Labor Affairs, the automaker announced on Tuesday. The announcement of Dirksen’s retirement comes mere days after Ford reached an agreement with the UAW; as the former executive director of U.S. Labor Affairs, Dirksen was vital […]
Film Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’
I walked into my local theater’s showing of Ford v Ferrari with modest expectations. On the one hand, it was directed by the same man behind the excellent Logan, features not one but two Academy Award-winning actors in Christian Bale and Matt Damon, and had a not-insignificant budget of just under $100 million. All of […]
Ford Korea Holds Wish Bear Project Event
September marked the most recent Ford Global Month of Caring, which saw volunteers from around the globe take part in initiatives that aim to help enrich the lives of others. In Korea, Ford volunteers worked to carry out its annual Wish Bear Project event, which has been a staple of Ford’s outreach in Korea for […]
Ford Offering Ranger and F-150 Off-Road Leveling Suspension Kits
Because there’s no such thing as too much customization when it comes to pickups, Ford is now offering off-road leveling suspension kits for its Ranger and F-150 trucks. The aftermarket kits, offered through Ford Performance Parts, mark a new first for Ford and can be installed directly at a Ford dealer. “Ford Performance Parts developed […]
Oh, Wait, Scratch That: No 4.8-Liter V8 for the 2021 Ford F-150
Last week, Ford Authority reported that the next-generation Ford F-150 would not likely receive the 5.0-liter Coyote V8. Per FA, a 2016 investment in Ford’s Windsor Engine and Essex Engine plants seemed poised to pave the way for a new 4.8-liter V8 engine as well as the recently revealed 7.3-liter V8 that will join the […]
2021 Ford F-150 Rumor Suggests No More 5.0-Liter V8
Update: Actually, uh, nah. While much of the Ford F-150 powertrain lineup has shifted in scope, one thing has remained constant: the 5.0-liter Coyote V8, which delivers best-in-class payload and output of 395 horsepower and 400 lb-ft of torque. But it seems that all good things must come to an end as the 2021 Ford […]