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The Dirty Dozen: Ford Confirms 12 Drivers for Le Mans 24 Hours

Ford’s attempt to repeat history and reclaim the glory of victory at Le Mans is now one step—and 12 drivers—closer to becoming reality. Ford Chip Ganassi Racing announced this week…

University of London Student Awarded Ford Women in STEM Studies Prize

Melissa Matthews accepts the 2015 Ford Prize for Women in STEM Studies from Ford Global Engineering Operations Director Graham Hoare Ford has announced Melissa Matthews of the University of London…

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…