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, GHSA Report: Speeding Key in Teen Driving Deaths
The Governors Highway Safety Association and Ford Motor Company Fund released a report in January showing just how much of an impact speeding has on teen driving safety. With Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle, Ford Fund and GHSA find that 4,930 teen drivers died between 2015-19 in crashes where speed was a factor. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 Fund Pledges $200K to Keep Students Learning During Pandemic
Ford Motor Company Chief Customer Experience Officer Elena Ford and Ford Fund made a $200,000 investment in October to support education services for students affected by the pandemic. The funds help students in the Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix areas by covering 30,000 books and putting must-have supplies in the hands of 1,500 educators. The Latest […]
Ford Donates 700K Masks for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Ford Warriors in Pink is focusing its efforts in 2020 to help patients get masks during the COVID-19 crisis. Ford Motor Company announced on Thursday that Warriors in Pink is donating 700,000 masks to patients and survivors of breast cancer as well as their families. Innovative New Fords: […]
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 Says Farewell to the Fusion as Production Ends
We all knew this day would come, but it doesn’t make it any easier. The Ford Fusion is dead. May angels sing it to its rest. Ford Motor Company confirmed this week to Ford Authority that the last of the Ford Fusions was built on July 31. Ford had originally intended to continue production of […]
Ford Gains Market Share in Q2 2020 Sales
Despite the obvious effects of the coronavirus pandemic, Ford found plenty of good things in its second-quarter 2020 sales results. Among those bright spots: the company’s strongest retail share since 2015 and sales increases from big sellers like the Explorer and Ranger. Accolades for the Ford Ranger: Named the best vehicle for the apocalypse “Our […]
2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT Gets Hot Cyber Orange Color
Knock-knock. (Who’s there.) Orange. (Orange who?) Orange you glad that Ford is offering a sweet new color for the Mustang Mach-E? Of course you are. What’s the Most Popular Color? Ford breaks down reservation trends with its new Mustang Mach-E Ford on Wednesday revealed that the upcoming 2021 Mustang Mach-E GT will be offered in […]
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 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 Teams with Heroes to Hives Program to Help Vets, Honeybees
Ford Motor Company is committed to helping make a better life after deployment for veterans of the United States Military, and it’s working to help protect the honeybee population with campus initiatives aimed at keeping healthy hives. These two ambitions intersect in Ford’s support of Heroes to Hives, a nine-month program that professionally trains vets […]
The Story of Disney’s Lost World’s Fair Attraction: Ford’s Magic Skyway
A collaboration between Disney and Ford created one of the most memorable attractions at the 1964 World's Fair. Unfortunately, the ride never made it to any of the Disney theme parks.
For both Ford Motor Company and Walt Disney, the 1964 New York World’s Fair was a watershed moment. Ford was planning to introduce its new Mustang model at the World’s Fair, hoping that the “pony car” would be a success for the Ford Brand. Meanwhile, Disney received the opportunity to test out new technologies for […]