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Ford Active Park Assist Technology Wins Popular Science 2009 'Best Of What's New' Award
Ford Motor Company has won a 2009 "Best of What's New" award for Active Park Assist, which uses ultrasonic-based sensors to help drivers parallel park with the touch of a button -- Active Park Assist is another example of Ford's continuing commitment to deliver industry-leading solutions that enhance the driver experience and provide value to the ...
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Ford UAW local voting today for ability to strike
DETROIT - Ford UAW workers at the company's plant in Claycomo, Mo., began voting early today to decide whether to authorize a strike over workload and production issues and an increased rate of disciplinary actions.
CX-7 Is Being Jiggered Downward In Price, Power
Mazda is making a grass is greener move with the 2010 CX-7 crossover utility vehicle.
Ford's Hands-Free Parking Is Fun, Affordable
Share + Nov 3, 2009 8:52 pm US/Mountain Reporting Paul Day LITTLETON, Colo. A hands-free system developed by Ford is supposed to take the stress out of parallel parking.
GM, Ford, Toyota report U.S. sales rose in October
General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. all reported gains in sales of cars and light trucks in the U.S. last month compared with a year ago, the latest signs that the auto industry may be emerging from a two-year slump.
REPORT: Ford Kuga could come in Lincoln, Mercury flavors, replace Escape, be built in USA
And man, did we go crazy . Before the cheap-gas bubble burst, slightly more than half of all passenger vehicles sold here in America were SUVs.
Mercury Milan hybrid great on gas
COURTESY OF FORD MOTOR CO. The 2010 Mercury Milan hybrid is a beautifully styled car that has ample room for five people, one of the best-laid-out interiors in a family sedan and fuel economy that knocks the pants off its midsize competition, with EPA ratings of 41 mpg in the city and 36 on the highway.
Top Democrats in the Senate are pressing a plan that would extend a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers but gradually phase it out over the course of next year.
Ford workers in Missouri, Michigan reject changes
Autoworkers in Missouri and Michigan overwhelmingly rejected a new contract with Ford Motor Co., a sign that the automaker and the United Auto Workers union are having trouble convincing some workers to accept changes that would lower Ford's labor costs.
Ford has introduced new technology it hopes will make parents of teen drivers feel safer while their children are on the road.
Ford takes jobs from Europe, gives to Louisville
After months of cutbacks at Ford's Louisville plants, tonight there's reason to celebrate.
Ford shifting manufacturing of vehicle from Germany to Louisville
When is the last time you heard of jobs being shipped into the United States? According to a Bloomberg report, Ford will shift the manufacturing of its Kuga compact SUV from Saarlouis, Germany to the Louisville Assembly Plant in October, 2011.
Can a car be fuel efficient and fun?
Ford wants it both ways: using less fuel, have fun driving. To that end they are working with some engineers at the University of Michigan to test drive and then virtually test drive hyrbids and electric cars to find what works both for saving fuel, and having fun while driving.
Toyota Prius tops US fuel economy list for 2010
Japanese manufacturers again dominated the annual rankings issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, placing eight gasoline/electric hybrid models in the Top 10.
Ford's Strong Hybrid Sales Buck Industry Trend
Ford Motor Company's year-to-date hybrid sales are 73 percent higher than the same period in 2008, fueled by the introduction of hybrid versions of the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan -- More than 60 percent of the sales of Fusion Hybrid are by non-Ford owners - with more than 52 percent of those customers coming from import brands -- Numbers of ...
The Ford Motor Company has given a jolt to its EV credibility by creating a new job title: director of global electrification.
Ford's redesigned 2010 Fusion seems more expensive than it is
Ford has redesigned its midsize Fusion sedan for 2010, and has added a gasoline-hybrid model to the lineup as well.Prices range from $19,620-$28,030 for the gasoline-only models, while the hybrid version begins at $27,625 – and sports fuel economy better than that of the competing Toyota Camry hybrid.The new Fusion officially went on sale in ...
Years ago, in the very early 1990s, I was the slowest driver in Vermont. I was that guy that people hate even more than the 9-year-old kid sitting next to them on the regional jet who has a half-dozen ketchup packets, a toothpick, and absolutely no concern for the welfare of anyone's clothes.
Today's News From the Cars.com Family
A reader wants to know what kind of mileage the Ford Escape gets compared to the Mercury Mariner, and Ask.cars.com lays out the numbers.
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