Ford

Ford revises EcoSport to counter slow sales

Jan. 20, 2015 12:02 CET

Ford will offer its EcoSport SUV in Europe without the spare wheel on the outside of the rear tailgate after the model's sales got off to a slow start. The EcoSport has failed to make a big impact in the region's booming subcompact SUV/crossover segment against sleeker-looking rivals....
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PARTY CRASHER

While supercar world awaited Acura NSX, nobody saw Ford GT coming

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

A showdown between Ford's GT and the Acura NSX supercars quickly became the talk of the Detroit auto show, after Ford's surprise entry managed to upstage the much-anticipated Acura....
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Ford, Lincoln say no Super Bowl ads as more brands stay on sidelines

3:28 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

Ford and Lincoln will not run Super Bowl commercials this year, a spokeswoman confirmed today, as more automakers sit out the game. So far, 6 brands plan to run ads this year compared with 11 last year....
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VW's Seat brand recruits Ford designer Lamm

Jan. 19, 2015 12:39 CET

Volkswagen's Seat brand has recruited Ford of Europe stylist Stefan Lamm as its new head of exterior design....
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Ford will launch new Galaxy minivan as brand pushes upscale in Europe

Jan. 19, 2015 11:28 CET

Ford of Europe will start sales of its new-generation Galaxy large minivan this year as part of a wider product offensive that includes the launches of its Vignale upscale trim line and new Mustang sports car....
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YOU'RE GONNA BE POPULAR

Sizing up the beauty queens, class clowns of Detroit

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

Staff Reporter Ryan Beene was on the floor at the 2015 Detroit auto show, judging the cafeteria cachet of the most talked-about vehicles....
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Ford brand looks better with a long view

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

Yes, Ford division lost a sizable chunk of U.S. market share in 2014, slipping by a full percentage point to 14.4 percent. But if you broaden the perspective a bit and consider the entire decade -- now at the halfway point -- the brand comes off substantially better....
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Ford tests 'beacons' to beam info to shoppers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

Ford Motor Co. is testing a new way that shoppers browsing on a dealership lot can learn about the vehicles they're looking at. Ford is demonstrating the technology, which it developed in conjunction with Cisco Systems, on an F-150 at the Detroit auto show....
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2015 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

Ford vows not to rush Sync 3

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

In announcing Sync 3 last month, Ford Motor Co. said only that it would come to market starting in the 2016 model year, without saying exactly when or in what vehicle. That's a change from five years ago, when it unveiled MyFord Touch. Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president for the Americas, said the company won't make that mistake again....
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DEALER COUNCIL LEADERS

Dealers like smoother Ford product launches

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

After several botched launches that frustrated dealers and customers, Ford Motor Co. orchestrated much smoother rollouts in 2014, said Brian Godfrey, chairman of the Ford National Dealer Council....
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DEALER COUNCIL LEADERS

Sales upswing in 2014 cheers Lincoln dealers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2015

Lincoln sales are back on the upswing, growing in 2014 for only the fifth time in the past 16 years. The higher volumes are a relief to dealers such as Dan Marks....
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Ford Super Duty pickups face U.S. probe after stalls, stranded drivers

6:22 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 17, 2015

Federal safety regulators are investigating whether Ford went far enough with a recall of Super Duty pickups over complaints that they can stall and leave drivers stranded....
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THE DESIGN PERSPECTIVE

Designer dissects 3 auto show cars

11:47 am U.S. ET | Jan. 16, 2015

Automotive News walked the floor of the 2015 Detroit auto show with Paul Snyder, a former Honda and Ford designer who is now chair of transportation design at the College for Creative Studies. Watch him break down three of the most intriguing vehicles from the show....
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Ford will raise German production as demand rebounds

Jan. 16, 2015 12:34 CET

Ford will increase production of its Fiesta and three other models in Germany to meet growing demand in some of the region's key markets....
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When the Motor City becomes Startup City

3:50 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 15, 2015

Metro Detroit, the automotive capital of the world, ironically isn't a hotbed for mobility upstarts, but several efforts are under way in the auto industry to help develop more transportation startups and improve the industry's risk tolerance....
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2015 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

Ford will limit aluminum mostly to trucks, Hinrichs says

9:34 am U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2015

Ford isn't planning to use much aluminum beyond trucks because the benefits for other vehicles aren't as compelling. The company sees better, more cost-effective ways to improve the fuel economy of its cars....
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2015 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

Google in talks with OEMs, suppliers to build self-driving cars

2:10 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2015

Internet giant Google has started talks with most of the world's top automakers and assembled a team of global suppliers to speed its push to bring self-driving cars to market, Chris Urmson, the head of the project, said today at the Automotive News World Congress....
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Ford says internal quality ratings rise following tech fixes

8:52 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2015

Ford says its internal North American quality ratings improved last year for the first time since 2010, after working through issues with its touchscreen systems and bumpy new-model launches....
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Ram 1500's highway mpg rises to 29

1:38 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2015

Ram has added a bit more daylight between the hot-selling Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and Ford's redesigned lightweight F-150 in the highway fuel economy race....
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2015 AUTOMOTIVE NEWS WORLD CONGRESS

Ford keeps IHS customer-loyalty title; Maserati takes conquest honors

8:45 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2015

Ford retained the crown in the 2014 model year for most-loyal customers, while Maserati won top honors for conquests, according to the IHS Automotive Loyalty Awards....
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NICK BUNKLEY

Drones fly at Ford and stir up drama

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2015

There's drone drama at the Detroit auto show....
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Lincoln MKX grabs page from MKC

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2015

The redesigned Lincoln MKX takes much of the same formula that led to a successful first year for the MKC crossover and applies it to a larger package, at a time when utility vehicles are booming....
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Ford, Acura revive supercar wars topping $150,000 and 500 hp

7:58 am U.S. ET | Jan. 13, 2015

A supercar showdown has broken out at the Detroit auto show. Ford's glistening blue GT sports car and Honda's racy red Acura NSX hot rod generated buzz at the opening media day of the expo, with partisans picking sides as if the cars were football playoff contenders....
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VW Golf and Ford F-150 win North American Car and Truck of the Year awards

7:15 am U.S. ET | Jan. 12, 2015

The Volkswagen Golf and Ford F-150 pickup were named 2015 North American Car and Truck of the Year today by a panel of automotive journalists....
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VINCE BOND JR.

Ford GT to get featured in Forza Motorsport 6 game

7:45 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 12, 2015

It's no surprise that the Ford GT supercar will grace the cover of the newly announced Forza Motorsport 6, the flagship racing title of the Xbox One game console....
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