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Newswheel staff :: 26 July 2007 :: Filed under Hatchback, Mini MPV / People carrier, Ford, Ford Focus
Ford’s really rather excellent C1 chassis underpins several winning products including the second generation Focus and C-Max compact MPV. So, it’s more than a little odd that the ailing US auto giant has so far declined to offer any C1-based models to US customers. However, reports now suggest that former England cricketer Ford’s incumbent bigwig Alan Mulally has had a change of heart. Both the 2nd gen Focus and the C-Max will be in US showrooms no later than 2011…
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Newswheel staff :: 20 July 2007 :: Filed under Crossover, Ford
It may be all doom, gloom and bottom-dwelling balance sheets Stateside. But Ford Europe is soldiering on valiantly with some interesting product launches. Having injected a little pizzazz into the mainstream MPV market with the S-Max, Ford is following up with the Kuga crossover. A preview version of the final production Kuga will be shown at the Frankfurt show in September…
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Newswheel staff :: 13 June 2007 :: Filed under Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover
“Jaguar is not for sale at this time.” So said Ford’s head honcho Alan Mulally in January. Jaguar and Land Rover are “not for sale” quothe Lewis Booth, head of Ford’s Premier Automotive Group (PAG) in March. Well, either those chaps were indulging in Clintonesque semantic pedantry or there’s been a rapid change of heart at FoMoCo. Following reports this week that British politicians had been advised of plans to flog both Jaguar and Land Rover, Ford has confirmed that it is “actively investigating its options” with the two brands…
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Neville Contractor :: 12 April 2007 :: Filed under Coupe, Front engine sportscar, Ford, Ford Mustang, Trade shows, US
So, Ford has offloaded Aston Martin to Dave Richards and his band of merry
(and considerably richer than thou) men in return for a modest 500
million sterling sum. But with its losses measured in many billions,
FoMoCo ain’t quite back in the black. Still, that hasn’t prevented the
boys from Ford and Shelby from prepping a mega-powerful limited
production Mustang. Known as the Shelby Cobra GT500KR, it’s claimed to
be quickest production Mustang ever launched …
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Newswheel staff :: 13 December 2006 :: Filed under Estate/Wagon, Saloon, Ford, Ford Mustang, Europe & UK, US
The Mustang muscle car is one of the very few upbeat plot threads to come out of the woeful overall story arc of Ford Motor Company’s recent performance. What therefore to make of a new report detailing Ford’s plans to launch a whole family of Mustang models in an attempt to cash in on the model’s iconic image?
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Newswheel staff :: 11 December 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Ford, Ford Mustang, Europe & UK
With the US economy in jitters and the dollar homing in on the $2 barrier, vs the pound, personal imports of Yankee metal are looking awfully cheap - even when you factor in all the duties and taxes involved. According to specialists Kent Car Imports, a full fat V8 Mustang can now be yours for a whisker under £23,000…
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Newswheel staff :: 04 October 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Europe & UK
First the concept. Then the spy shots of the final production car. And now the first professionally produced images. Ford’s next Mondeo is officially a known quantity. Of course, following last week’s (very possible staged) exposé, these latest snaps, produced during filming for the next Bond movie and not official Ford fare, provide no surprises. But they do confirm the look of the five-door hatch variant of the next Mondeo…
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Newswheel staff :: 02 October 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Estate/Wagon, Hatchback, Saloon, SUV, BMW, BMW 3 Series, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Mini, Europe & UK, Trade shows, US
How well does Ford’s Kinetic Design hang together on the new Mondeo? Is BMW’s 3 Series coupe individual enough? And how the hell do you identify the latest BMW Mini? Answers to these questions and more within…
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Newswheel staff :: 25 September 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Europe & UK, US
Location: Bahamas. Subject: The new Ford Mondeo. Scenario: Full on, pants down exposé. As ever with this sort of pre-launch image leakage, the unseen hand of viral marketing is a distinct possibility. But it’s almost certain the car you see before you is the final production version of the new Mondeo…
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Newswheel staff :: 22 September 2006 :: Filed under Saloon, Ford, Ford Mondeo, Europe & UK
Officially, it’s just a show car. But even Ford admits the New Mondeo concept, revealed today and currently being prepped for its worldwide debut at the Paris motor show next week, is a dead ringer for the all-new 2007 Mondeo…
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Newswheel staff :: 18 September 2006 :: Filed under Ford, GM, US
The hard evidence remains to slim to none. But according to the usually
reliable industry bible that is Automotive News, the possibility of the
mother of all automotive mergers has been discussed by senior company
executives. Yup, Ford and GM could be doing the tango…
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Newswheel staff :: 06 September 2006 :: Filed under Ford, Europe & UK, US
Gloat-worthy and utterly inevitable this development may well be. But we’ll put trite triumphalism aside for now and merely report the facts. Following Ford Motor Company’s continuing poor performance in ’06, head honcho Bill Ford has tendered his resignation as CEO. He will be replaced by none other than former England fast bowler Boeing aircraft CEO Alan Mulally…
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Newswheel staff :: 01 September 2006 :: Filed under Aston Martin, Ford, Europe & UK, US
Ford is planning to offload Aston Martin in an attempt to free up funds for other brands. So says none other than Bill Ford, the Blue Oval’s eponymous head honcho. Ford reckons the money raised will offset the costs of the company’s accelerated Way Forward programme including job cuts and factory closures…
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Newswheel staff :: 19 August 2006 :: Filed under Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Europe & UK, US
Thanks, but no thanks. So, says Korean car maker Hyundai in response to mounting rumours that it would relieve Ford Motor Company of the Jaguar brand. The Hyundai mothership released a statement yesterday categorically denying it had any interest in acquiring the near-catatonic cat.
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Newswheel staff :: 11 July 2006 :: Filed under Ford, Europe & UK, US,
Disruptive and shocking. That’s how Ford itself describes Bold Moves, the company’s recently launched episodic web documentary. So, what’s it all about? Well, according to Ford golden boy Mark Fields, Bold Moves is designed the pull the curtain back on the company’s internal machinations, to "rip out the BS and get the issues on the table…the American people love the truth and they love an underdog. That’s us…"
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Newswheel staff :: 10 June 2006 :: Filed under Hatchback, Ford, Ford Focus, US
Distinctive styling, a polished all-round package and world-beating driving dynamics that forced the competition to collectively raise its game. That’s the Ford Focus, right? Well, that’s the view here in Europe. Across the pond, however, the Focus isn’t looking so clever. For starters, Ford reportedly loses over $4,000 on every Focus sold in the US. That’s quite an achievement, given that the company is still flogging the long-since-amortised first gen Focus…
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Newswheel staff :: 19 May 2006 :: Filed under Chrysler, Ford, GM,
Tom LaSorda, Rick Wagoner, and Bill Ford – head honchos of Chrysler, GM and Ford, respectively – have been up on Capitol Hill for a pow-wow with America’s law makers. The main aim of this unholy alliance? To place pots of ethanol fuel under the noses of legislators. Is corn-based fuel the answer to America’s (and by implication, Europe’s) fuel dependence and security problems?
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Newswheel staff :: 03 May 2006 :: Filed under Coupe, Ford, Ford Mustang, US
We’ve no idea how Hertz makes the numbers add up. But long may it continue. A pifling $149.99 per day is all it will cost you to rent a unique Ford Mustang Shelby GT-H from Hertz in the US. And that’s the headline weekday rate. Stack your coupons, membership plans and other special-offer deals and the $100 dollar a day Shelby could well be yours. That’s Renault Megane money back in Euroland…
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Newswheel staff :: 10 April 2006 :: Filed under Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Europe & UK
Ford has begun production of its latest and greatest diesel power plant. The first examples of the new 3.6-litre turbodiesel V8 began rolling off the production line at Ford’s Dagenham facility last week. The engine kicks out 270bhp and will very likely turn up in Jaguars S and XJ as well as the full Land Rover range, including the Discovery, the Range Rover Sport and the flagship full-sized Rangie.
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Alex Ricciuti :: 31 March 2006 :: Filed under Cabriolet, Coupe, Ford, Ford Focus, Europe & UK, US,
Troll your average car-themed site or blog, Stateside, and amongst the usual web-based comment bile the odd clear-headed theme emerges. Try this one for size: why are certain killer European car models is not available in the US? Example required? How about the new Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet, intro’ed at the Geneva show earlier in March…
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