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Ford Announces $1.2 Billion Investment As Push Toward Ranger, Bronco Relaunch Begins

Ford this week announced that its investments in three Michigan-based manufacturing facilities will total $1.2 billion as the automaker ramps for the relaunch of both the Ranger mid-size pickup truck…

Ford Wins 2020 WEC Gold Medal Award for Sustainability

Ford wins 2020 WEC Gold Medal Award for sustainability Photo: Ford The World Environmental Center honored Ford Motor Company with the Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.…

[Photos] Ford U.S. Manufacturing is Back in Business

Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company on Monday began its return to vehicle manufacturing at several key plants in the United States. To help ensure that production continues smoothly in the…

[UPDATE] Ford is Totes Not Making a 200-Mile EV, Folks

Update: We received a call from Said Deep, Head of Ford North America Product Communications, who said “We do not comment on speculation but can confirm these reports are not accurate.”…

Pro Trailer Backup Assist Debuts for 2016 Ford F-150

Ford was not shy about claiming that the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 would be the smartest, bestest, most-wonderfullest truck that it has ever built. It appears that, based on a…

Strobe Warning LED Lights Available on 2016 Ford F-Series Super Duty Trucks

Ford has announced that it is now offering an optional strobe warning LED light kit for all 2016 Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks. The lights should come in handy…

[Photos] 2015 Ford Everest Revealed

Ford revealed the new Everest SUV in Thailand last month, hoping to capitalize on the desires of customers in Southeast Asia for a powerful and efficient off-road vehicle that is…

[Photos] Yes, Virginia, You Can Buy a Watch Made from Parts of a Classic Ford Mustang

There’s that old saying that a broke-down, retired horse gets sent to the glue factory, but what exactly becomes of a broke-down, retired Ford Mustang? It appears that, in at…

Oh, Hey, a $1.5M Diamond-Encrusted Ford Escape

If there’s a sales pitch for Jennings Ford Direct’s mind-bogglingly ridiculous promotion, it would go something like this: Hi there! Do you have £1 million or more to spend on…

Chevy Brings Back “Real People, Not Actors” to Mock Ford F-150

It’s been a while since Chevrolet aired a new installment of its “Real People, Not Actors” commercials, a series of ads in which a sandy-haired man presents some pretty loaded questions…

Ford Sales Increase in June Thanks to Mustang, Edge, and Explorer

Ford was one of the lone brands to pull out a positive month in June, selling 1.2% better in the US than it had the year prior. The momentum was…

New Ford Ranger? Yay! Not Coming to America? Boo!

Good news, folks! The all-new Ford Ranger has been revealed (spoilers: it’s basically the same thing we already saw in December), and it looks really, really neat! It’ll be going…

Ford IMG President Mark Ovenden Retiring Feb. 1

Mark Ovenden (left) and Gary Johnson retiring from Ford Photo: Ford Ford Motor Company on Tuesday announced a flurry of changes at the executive level. Chief among these is the…

Lonely Ford Truck Sings Sad Tune in Safe Auto Commercial

Maggie’s Ford truck comes to life and sings a song in the new Safe Auto commercial Ford F-Series pickup trucks sold more vehicles in the US in 2015 than any…

Jaunt Wins Inaugural Ford Smart Mobility Challenge

Ford has announced that Jaunt, a journey-sharing app, has been named the winner of the Ford Smart Mobility Challenge. Ilya Zarembsky and Betsy Medvedovsky, the app’s developers, were awarded a…

How Ford Cut 250 Extra Pounds from 2015 F-150

The steering knuckles of a 2014 F-150 and the 2015 F-150 Ford went to extreme lengths to make sure that the 2015 Ford F-150 is not only the smartest and…

Ford Latest Corporation to Drop Partnership with ALEC

Ford today confirmed with the Center for Media and Democracy that it will no longer be working with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the Koch-funded nonprofit organization that has…

The Ford S-MAX Uses an Intelligent Speed Limiter. Sounds Fun

Intelligent Speed Limiter Here’s something that, when you hear it bandied about as a reality, you immediately wonder why it’s taken so long for it to come to pass: the…

Full-Size Ford F-750 TONKA Revealed at NTEA Work Truck Show

A lot of folks are paying attention to the goings on in Geneva, but arguably one of the best reveals of the week happened on the other side of the…

Four in Four: Ford to Launch Four New Hybrid Vehicles in Middle East by 2021

Ford Motor Company has already revealed a great deal of its extensive plans for electrification, including vehicles set to launch in key markets like North America, Europe, and China. This…

Ford to Reveal New Vehicle at Mobile World Congress This Month

Ford CEO Mark Fields will deliver a keynote speech this month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Ford seems to be taking a low-key approach to this week’s Chicago…

Ford, Stewart-Haas Racing Ink Multi-Year Deal

Ford Performance announced this week that it will become the manufacturing partner for Stewart-Haas Racing starting with the 2017 NASCAR season. Effective Daytona Speedweeks next year, Stewart-Haas Racing’s team will…

Ford STEAM Lab to Hold Two-Day Hackathon in Detroit

Ford STEAM Lab will hold a two-day hackathon from March 27-28 at the Ford Resource and Engagement Center in Detroit. The hackathon will help 100 middle school students from five…

Ford Starts EcoBoost Production at Cleveland Engine Plant

2.0-liter EcoBoost engine Ford has announced that it is kicking off production of both its twin-scroll 2.0-liter and 2.3-liter EcoBoost engines at its Cleveland Engine Plant in Ohio, marking the…

Ford Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority

Ford in December signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to explore the possibility of developing “a common digital mobility solution for commuters” in…

Ford Reveals B-MAX Colour Edition for Europe

Ford B-MAX Colour Edition Ford has revealed the new B-MAX Colour Edition, which will be available exclusively to European customers later this year. You could have probably already guessed that…

Ford Patents 11-Speed Automatic Transmission

So here’s something interesting: Ford—which had previously announced that the 2017 F-150 Raptor would come equipped with a 10-speed automatic paddle-shift transmission—may be looking to up the ante once again,…

Ford of Europe Up 7.2% in April

2015 Ford EcoSport Ford of Europe enjoyed a 7.2% sales boost the 20 traditional European markets in April, a figure earned by strong sales from the new and improved Mondeo,…

Ford of Canada Begins Second Quarter in Roaring Fashion

2015 Ford Mustang At the close of April’s business, Ford of Canada was largely flat from the prior year’s business for the month. Ford moved 27,315 vehicles compared to 2014’s…

Ford Named One of World's Most Ethical Companies for Sixth Year

Ford Named One of World’s Most Ethical Companies for Sixth Year For an unprecedented sixth consecutive year, Ford has been named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the…

Ford Named ‘Most Innovative Volume Brand 2015’ at AutomotiveINNOVATIONS Awards

For semi-autonomous driver and safety technologies including but not limited to Active Park Assist and Active City Stop, Ford Motor Company was named “Most Innovative Volume Brand 2015” at the…

Ford Kicks Off Production at New Plant in Sanand, Gujarat

Ford Sanand Vehicle Assembly and Engine Plant Ford not only announced last month that it would be launching a new compact car—the Figo Aspire—particularly for the Indian market, but it…

Ford is UK's Best-Selling Auto Brand for 39th Year

2016 Ford Fiesta Ford attained its 39th consecutive year as the leading automaker in the UK in 2015 by growing its market share and outpacing industry sales growth in total…

Ford Investing $2.5 Billion in Mexico; Will Build Two New Manufacturing Plants

Ford announced on Friday that it will invest $2.5 billion to build a new engine plant in Chihuahua, Mexico and a new transmission plant in Guanjuato, Mexico. It is expected…

Ford Increases European Market Share Again in February

Ford Mondeo Wagon Ford increased its European market share yet again in February, selling 78,100 vehicles in its 20 traditional European markets. This marks an 11.7% growth, which is significantly…

Ford Hot Shots Winner Will Get Two-Year Lease on 2016 Ford Edge

This year, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Grande Prairie in Alberta and Tim Hortons Brier in Ottawa will host the 22nd annual Ford Hot Shots skills competition. The annual…

Ford Expanding Powered by Ford STEM Academy Network

Ford has announced that it will be adding four new career academies to its network in Detroit in order to provide as many as 1,400 students with education in the…

Ford Donates $100K, Diapers, Formula to Gleaners Community Food Bank

Earlier this week, Ford made good on a $100,000 donation to the Gleaners Community Food Bank in its hometown of Detroit. Ford Motor Company Fund’s six-figure contribution is said to…

Ford Demonstrates Enhanced Transitional Stability Technology in 2015 Focus

2015 Ford Focus hatchback One of the unheralded new features of the 2015 Ford Focus is a new technology that is capable of predicting when your vehicle is in imminent…

Ford Announces Partnership With Tom Joyner Foundation

The Ford Freedom Unsung program, which honors the achievements and efforts of those working to improve the African American community, will partner with the Tom Joyner Foundation to take its…

Ford and GRAMMY Foundation Team Again in 2015

2015 Music Educator of the Year Award-winner Jared Cassedy Ford has been a long-time sponsor of the GRAMMY Foundation® and its music education outreach efforts. 2015, it seems, will be…

Ford Adds Chassis Cab Model to 2017 Super Duty Lineup

Ford has revealed that the all-new 2017 F-Series Super Duty will be offered as a chassis cab model, and that additional production will be added at the Ohio Assembly Plant…

Fiat Chrysler CEO Says Joining Forces with GM or Ford Is ‘Technically Feasible’

Fiat Chrysler CEO Says Joining Forces with GM or Ford Is ‘Technically Feasible’ We’ve all played the game Monopoly, and we’ve all hated it. Typically in the game, however, that…

Ford Wins Five 2015 Fleet News Awards

All-new Ford Mondeo Ford’s Mondeo and Focus were big winners at the 2015 Fleet News Awards, where the automaker took home five trophies in total. The Ford Mondeo was named…

Ford Tops Europe's Commercial Vehicle Market in 2015

Ford has announced that, thanks to its Transit lineup, it ascended to the top of Europe’s commercial vehicle industry in 2015 for the first time in 18 years. Ford closed…

Ford Telematics Powered by Telogis Announced at NTEA Work Truck Show

Ford Telematics Satellite View Today at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indiana, Ford announced its new, improved, and renamed telematics suite. Ford Telematics™ powered by Telogis®, formerly known as Crew…

Ford Shows Off e-Bike Prototypes in Barcelona

Back in February, it was revealed that Ford had filed a patent in August 2013 for a motor vehicle [that] includes a body configured to house a removable frame, a…

Ford, Nat'l Veterans Transition Services Team for Freedom Sisters REBOOT Workshop

Ford has announced that it is teaming with National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. to create a three-week workshop that will focus entirely on helping female veterans adjust to civilian life.…

Ford Mustang Wallops Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger for 2017 Pony Car Crown

Ford has staved off the competition for another year in the race for the hearts and minds of America’s pony car-lovers thanks to a range of improvements to the 2018 Ford…

Ford Lands 9 Vehicles on AAA's 2015 Green Car Guide

This week, AAA released its 2015 Green Car Guide, which ranks 88 new vehicles not just by their efficiency and emissions, but by factors including ride quality, roominess, and crashworthiness,…