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Mercury public relations doesn't like to talk about the Grand Marquis or that it could possibly exist a full decade into the new millennium.

Join The Auto Channel's Mark and Marc to look at hybrids from two marques: Mercury and Honda.

Charlie Wall worked for car dealerships, mostly Ford outlets, for 21 years. Eddie Stivers comes from a family that has owned one Ford dealership or another since 1927.

Members of United Auto Workers Local 249 voted late Saturday to authorize a strike at the Ford Claycomo plant, but a union leader said today that a strike won't happen.Jeff Wright, president of the UAW local, said the vote was a formality and was confident that no work stoppage would occur.'We did get things worked out,' he said, adding that 97 ...

Ford Motor Co. said Saturday union concerns over working conditions at its Kansas City Assembly plant have been resolved.

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 ...

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.

Mazda is making a grass is greener move with the 2010 CX-7 crossover utility vehicle.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After months of cutbacks at Ford's Louisville plants, tonight there's reason to celebrate.

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.

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.

Japanese manufacturers again dominated the annual rankings issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, placing eight gasoline/electric hybrid models in the Top 10.

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 ...