Ford News
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Light weight will soon be big business at Ford. The company's F-150 truck, going aluminum for the first time with the 2015 model, sheds 700 lbs over its predecessor, thanks to its new construction. Ford sells over half a million F-Series every year--big business indeed. This technology and other lightweight materials could also be used to cut the weight of a car like the Fusion sedan by a quarter, according to Ford. As Wards Auto reports, the firm has developed a 'Lightweight Concept Car' based on the Fusion. Externally similar to Ford's volume sedan, the Lightweight concept uses a mix of...
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Tour Of Ford's 'Green' Truck Plant To Be UpdatedBack in 2011, we visited 'Rouge'--the Ford plant responsible for churning out F-150 pickup trucks in their tens of thousands each year. Alongside the F-150 itself, now more efficient than ever, Rouge is an example of how automotive facilities are being cleaned up, as well as the products they...
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Ford Focus Electric: Ultimate Guide To What You Need To KnowThe 2014 Ford Focus Electric is already available in select parts of the U.S. -- and to answer all your questions about Ford’s first mass-produced all-electric car here’s our ultimate guide to the Ford Focus Electric. For our guide, we’ve hand-picked the best information about the...
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2015 Ford Focus EcoBoost Three-Cylinder: Manual Gearbox OnlySales of the 1.0-liter three-cylinder version of the 2015 Ford Focus compact are likely to be dwarfed by those of the more powerful and familiar 2.0-liter 1.6-liter four. After all, in a segment that's often price-sensitive, Ford is asking buyers to pay more for a slower car--although one that's...
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2013-2014 Ford C-Max Hybrid Recalled Over Airbag Software IssueFord is recalling 2013 and 2014 C-Max Hybrid models due to faulty airbag-control software.
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Ford's Three-Cylinder Engine Does Well In Fiesta; Focus Next UpThree cylinders is about three-quarters what many U.S. consumers will tolerate, about half the number they prefer and three eighths that of what some consider ideal. It may come as a surprise then that Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder, as found in the Fiesta, is actually beating Ford's...
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In Canada, the Chevy Volt's record-setting sales last month overshadowed the Tesla Model S's equally impressive deliveries the month before, in March. Building on strong momentum in March, the Chevy Volt tallied 222 sales in April, breaking its own monthly record for deliveries of a single plug-in electric car in Canada (214 units back in September 2012). It was the third time GM's electric flagship had reached more than 200 monthly sales in Canada (211 Volts were sold in May 2012). Incentives likely assisted each time. DON'T MISS: U.S. Plug-In Electric Car Sales In April: Leaf Widens Lead...
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Ford C-Max Hybrid Sales Hurt By Cut From 47 MPG To 43 MPG, Exec SaysThey say that honesty is the best policy. It's also said that the truth can hurt. Ford is experiencing both of these with its C-Max Hybrid--with lower sales since the company dropped its official EPA-rated mileage figures. The C-Max Hybrid was launched to great fanfare in 2012, touting EPA combined...
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2015 Ford Focus Updates: New Front Styling, 1.0-Liter Three-Cylinder Option - Live PhotosThe 2015 Ford Focus gets familial Ford styling and an optional three-cylinder EcoBoost engine.
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2015 Ford F-150 Team Fights Fear Of Aluminum Toughness, Repair, CostFord will educate customers, dealers, and repair shops on the the ins and outs of aluminum-bodied 2015 F-150.
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2014 Ford Escape: Great Small SUV, Not-So-Great Gas MileageThe previous model of Ford Escape was a popular car in the U.S. from 2001 through 2012--not only for its utility, but also for the availability of a hybrid model. At 32 mpg combined in front-wheel-drive form, the Escape Hybrid was comfortably one of the most economical crossovers on the market...
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DoE Reboots Advanced Auto-Tech Loan Program That Funded Ford, Nissan, Tesla, FiskerIt's baaaaaaaaaaaack. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced yesterday that the DoE had revised and updated its Advanced-Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program, which offers low-interest loans to carmakers and their suppliers. Any new loans, according to a Detroit News...
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Why do we work so hard? Because hard work means "anything is possible"--and maybe you'll get a nice pool and a fancy car out of it. At least, that's the answer if Cadillac's "Poolside" ad for its ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe was to be believed. MUST SEE: Tesla Model S To Get Titanium Battery Shield, Plus Deflectors: BREAKING But Ford has different ideas. In an excellent parody of that very polarizing Cadillac ad--called "Upside"--the main character suggests that a better reason for working hard is "to make the world better". The hard-working ethos is the same, but the attitude...
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2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost Adds Grille Shutters To Cut Wind DragThe 2015 Ford Mustang has a tricky job to do. Not only must it impress fans of previous Mustangs, but as sales expand into Europe it must become more efficient too. To that end Ford has installed a four-cylinder engine for the first time in many years, but it's also worked on aerodynamics--such as...
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2015 Ford Focus To Offer Fuel-Efficient 1.0 EcoBoost Option In U.S.Ford's global 'One Ford' policy means that fewer and fewer cars in the manufacturer's range are sold in just one market--they need to be viable worldwide to be viable as a whole. That's why you can buy Fiestas in the U.S, while Fusions and Mustangs will soon be on sale in Europe. It's also why the...
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Lawsuit Accuses Ford Of Infringing Hybrid Technology Patents, Once MoreFord isn't having much luck with its hybrid vehicles. Don't get us wrong, they're selling well, but after complaints that Ford's hybrids couldn't hit their stated EPA mileage figures, Ford is now facing a lawsuit that accuses it of infringing on technology patents in its hybrid vehicles. Bloomberg...
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2015 Ford Expedition EcoBoost: Giant SUV Gets Smaller EngineThe 2015 Ford Expedition full-size SUV will be offered exclusively with a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6.
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Pickup Body Points Toward Fuel-Economy GainsMaking a large, heavy vehicle like a pickup truck economical isn't the easiest of tasks. You can drop in a more efficient engine, of course. But it'll struggle against poor aerodynamics and ample weight. Ford has done both the first and the third of these, the latter handled by a new aluminum...
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A 1980 Ford Fairmont station wagon converted into an electric car by Electric Vehicle Associates (EVA) is currently for sale.
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Ford EcoSport Subcompact Crossover Coming To U.S., CEO SaysFord has taken a little while to get to the subcompact crossover party. Its EcoSport, launched at the end of 2013, is hitting the European market a full three to four years after rivals like the Nissan Juke, and drops into a now highly-competitive market segment. Better late than never, as they...
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2015 Ford Focus Energi Rumored: 25 Miles Of Range, $27,500?Ford's sales of its two Energi plug-in hybrid models climbed steadily throughout 2013, and now it appears the company will add a third model to the Energi family for 2015. If rumors are correct, the 2015 Ford Focus Energi will add a plug-in hybrid model to the existing gasoline and battery-electric...
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2015 Ford F-150: Full Details, Live Photos & VideoFord has released full details on the new 2015 F-150 pickup, and with a host of new technologies and engines, it may be the most advanced full-size truck ever. The company says it's tougher, smarter, and more capable than ever before--and looking at the styling, it's hard to argue on the first...
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2015 Ford F-150 Aluminum Body, Smaller Engines: Details EmergeThe 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck won't be unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show until tomorrow morning, but some details of its innovations to boost gas mileage have emerged already. Ford apparently gave exclusive details to The New York Times, which reports that the new truck will use an...
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2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Cars Now Being DeliveredThe first 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost cars are making their way into customers' hands.
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