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(…)
Remember when taking a road trip required you to have a tangible map or written directions? Where would we be if creativity stopped at the 8-track cassette player, or if no one thought about a GPS navigation system? The question isn’t so much what we did before these luxuries, but rather, where we’re going as(…)
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(…)
The Detroit Lions recently announced a multiyear agreement with Ford Motor Company’s Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center designating Quick Lane as title sponsor for the annual bowl game held at Ford Field in Detroit. This year’s game is scheduled for Dec. 26, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. The Quick Lane Bowl will air nationally on(…)
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(…)
Ford reaffirms the undisputed heavy-duty towing leadership of the 2015 Ford F-450 Super Duty Class 3 pickup at 31,200 pounds after testing using the Society of Automotive Engineers J2807 standard. SAE J2807 establishes tow vehicle performance requirements against certain performance criteria to determine a truck’s maximum trailer tow rating. Ford is a founding member of(…)