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Ford F-150 V6 Sales Continue to Lead Industry

The popularity of Ford’s F-150 pickup is undeniable. Since its introduction to the market, the lightweight pickup has swept the car industry away, being named as one of the top-selling…

Ford Expands Partnership for A Cleaner Environment Program

Ford on Monday, fresh off of being named to Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list for an impressive eighth year in a row, announced the expansion of its Partnership…

Ford Employees Worldwide to Volunteer Time on 325 Projects for Global Caring Month

September marks Ford Motor Company’s Global Caring Month, and it will see Blue Oval employees around the globe participating in projects and initiatives aimed at bettering the lives of others…

Ford EcoBoost vs. GM Active Fuel Management: Which is Better?

GM’s famed 5.3-liter V8 EcoTec3 engine © General Motors In an effort to reduce pollution and reliance on gasoline, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been setting increasingly high goals…

Ford Driving Skills For Life Program Adds New Elements for 2014

Ford fans enjoy the Driving Skills for Life Program. In 2003, Ford established the Ford Driving Skills for Life program in order to better educate teenagers and new drivers as…

Ford Driver Chris Buescher Wins NASCAR Xfinity Series Title

Buescher drove the No. 60 Ford Mustang to the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship Photo: © Royal Broil With his 11th-place finish Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Ford driver Chris Buescher…

Ford Details Towing, Payload Numbers for 2017 F-Series Super Duty

Ford on Monday dropped some details about the upcoming 2017 F-Series Super Duty, revealing that the all-new heavy-duty will offer the best towing and hauling abilities and most horsepower and…

Ford Confirms New Colors, Standard Features for 2017 Shelby GT350

The 2017 Shelby GT350 will be offered in three new colors: (clockwise from foreground) Grabber Blue, Lightning Blue, and Ruby Red Metallic There are few vehicles on the road as…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Electric News: 2017 BMW X3 to Feature Plug-In Hybrid Drivetrain

Pictured: 2015 BMW X3 Back in 2013, Popular Mechanics named the BMW X3 crossover SUV one of the “Great Cars for New Families.” The title was an acknowledgement of what…

EcoCAR 3 Is a Hybrid Chevy Camaro

The EcoCAR 3 is a Hybrid Chevy Camaro. The U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors have teamed up with sixteen universities across the country to develop the students’ automotive…

'Don’t provoke Sergio Marchionne,' says Mercedes AMG F1 Boss

Toto Wolff Photo: MacKrys Toto Wolff, executive director of the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, has warned the sport’s other bosses not to provoke Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne, who has…

Don't Miss What Hyundai & Genesis Have on Display at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show

The 2017 automotive show season is in full swing and this week marks the opening of one of the nation’s biggest: the Chicago Auto Show. All the big brands are…

Dongfeng Nissan Reveals Venucia T70 at Guangzhou

Venucia T70 was revealed at the 2014 Guangzhou Auto Show While much of the automotive world’s attention is turned to the City of Angels, there’s a plenty big auto show…

Don Draper’s Cadillac Coupe de Ville Sold for $48,980

The Caddy used in AMC’s Mad Men Don Draper made a lot of poor decisions over the seven-season run of the acclaimed AMC drama Mad Men, but his taste in…

Dodge SRT Hellcat Models and HEMIs Could Disappear After 2019

Dodge could be discontinuing the Hellcat lineup after 2019 When Dodge first introduced the SRT Hellcat powertrains, power-hungry car lovers around the world rejoiced. With a factory-made 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter…

Dodge Slashes Dart Pricing, Simplifies Dart Lineup

The 2016 Dodge Dart lineup has been simplified for the rest of the year Dodge is changes things up in the 2016 Dart model lineup. The American carmaker’s small car…