The 2015 Ford F-150 is Grand Winner in the automotive category in Popular Science’s 2014 “Best of What’s New” honors. The all-new F-150 is the reinvention of America’s favorite pickup – the toughest, smartest, most capable and efficient model ever, with 11 class-exclusive features. F-150 can claim thebest towing and payload capability among full-size pickups,(…)
Just as we’re doing all we can to Drive Green, Ford is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its ground-breaking Dearborn Truck Plant, a flagship for sustainable manufacturing. 2.6 MILLION F-150’S have been produced since the facility opened in May 2004. In late 2014, production of the 2015 F-150 gets under way. 20 MILLION POUNDS of(…)
Love the Pony car? There’s an app for that! Ford and Tweedle launched a new Mustang Owner app featuring Mustang trivia, wallpapers and ringtones. The Mustang Owner app is available on both Android and iOS platforms. Detailed information is provided about the pony car’s features and capabilities. Making use of an augmented reality feature, app(…)
The 2014 Ford C-MAX Hybrid has been named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for the second consecutive year. The organization performed multiple crash tests on C-MAX Hybrid, resulting in a “good” rating in side crash, roof strength, restraint and seating evaluations. “Ford takes the safety of our customers very(…)
Ford Motor Company’s overall sales continue to show great growth for September. Fusion’s best-ever August sales totaled 29,452 vehicles – an increase of 19%. Retail sales for the month were up 23%. Fusion posted retail sales gains in every region, with the car’s largest increase coming from the West – up 27%, according to Ford(…)
Ford, America’s truck leader for 37 years, will celebrate production of the 5-millionth Ford F-Series Super Duty next month. For 15 years, Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup trucks and chassis cabs – from F-250 to F-550 – have rolled off the assembly line at the Truck Plant, located in Louisville, KY, and into the hands(…)
Ford Motor Co. announced 1,200 new jobs and a second shift will be added at Kansas City Assembly Plant. The new jobs are in addition to the 2,800 jobs added at Kansas City Assembly Plant in 2012 and 2013. Workers have been added at the plant to meet increased demand for the Ford Transit. http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article2235432.html
The 2015 Ford Mustang, a car that has been 50 years in the making, will hit showrooms next month in the U.S. with engine choices ranging from a fuel-efficient 4-cylinder engine to a throaty V-8 to entice a wider range of buyers. The engine choices — a 4-cylinder, a V-6 and a V-8 — all(…)
Though not always as apparent up in Michigan’s Pleasant Peninsula, the sun can have blistering effects on cars’ exteriors, and it can cause dangerous glaring issues – literally – for drivers. One place where Ford Motor Co. aims to combat the power of the sun is on the new, 2015 Ford F-150’s logo and badge(…)
When it was first launched 50 years ago, the Ford Mustang was a huge success. Right now, it still is. Ford basically invented the concept of a “muscle car” with the Mustang and today, five decades later, despite intensifying competition, it’s still perceived by many as the leader in its class. It’s common knowledge that(…)