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Ford presented the concept for the next generation Ka at the opening of its new factory in Camaçari, Brazil. The next generation Ka will be Ford’s entry-level car in Brazil and be sold worldwide. “As an integral part of our ...

  In the 1930s, Ford introduced the Lincoln Zephyr and revolutionized American automotive design with a car that was streamlined and affordable. In 1956, Lincoln released the Continental. A car with ahead-of-its-time styling and cost as much as...

Ford is clearly trying to promote the Focus ST, Escape and Fusion as performance cars at the SEMA show this year. We saw Chrysler's SEMA offerings last week, but Ford does things very differently. Where Chrysler's Mopar parts division crea...

How do you quantify how good an interior is? Of course anyone can look at a car's interior and give an opinion, but that is purely objective. How do you quantify that? Ford has found a way with a new robot that it calls RUTH, Robotized Un...

Ford plans to give all of its factory-supported racecars a black and blue stripe on a white body for 2013 that gives them a unified look.  The vehicles will race in NASCAR on the Fusion and Mustang, NHRA on the Mustang Funny Car, Grand-Am...

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited and Ford have reached an agreement on the sale of Volvo Cars. The Swedish brand will have its stocks totally acquired by one of the fastest-growing car manufacturers in China, with the sale expected to be ...

It is certainly fair to say that the new Ford Escape is suffering some teething problems. The SUV has been recalled for the third time since being redesigned this year. The latest problem could cause a fire in the engine compartment if not repaire...

The quality has been boosted over last year

For the second consecutive year, Ford Europe has created a Snowkhana video starring a Hot Wheels replica of Ken Block's Fiesta ST and starring a Playmobil figure named Mental Block.  Last year's Snowkhana video was fun but the pro...

Factory emissions have been reduced by a third in the last decade

Ford has released its annual stability report and announced that it has reduced its factories' CO2 emissions by 37% between 2000 and 2012, and it plans to reduce factory emissions by a further 30% by 2025 compared to 2010 levels. It is also de...

Ford is giving the Fiesta a 2013 refresh with a new nose taken from the new Ford Mondeo/ Ford Fusion. The car will get its official debut at a European Ford dealer event in Amsterdam, and it will also be available at the Paris Motor Show.  ...