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Ford Motor Company: Congratulations! It’s a Driver

Ford Motor Company: Congratulations! It’s a Driver

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, June 24, 2018 -- On this historic day for women drivers in Saudi Arabia, newborn Amal (Hope in Arabic) represents a new dawn for the next generation of drivers in the Kingdom who will take to the road towards a bright new future. She is one of the first Saudi baby girls to be born after the liftin ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - 25 Countries Send Cars To USA; Tariff Moves; Vehicle Satisfaction And Quality Awards; Ford and VW Team-up; 300HP Average; Cars Really Made In The USA; Auto Industry Potholes; Buhbye Audi A1 Diesel; Toyota Wins 2018 LeMans

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Recap - 25 Countries Send Cars To USA; Tariff Moves; Vehicle Satisfaction And Quality Awards; Ford and VW Team-up; 300HP Average; Cars Really Made In The USA; Auto Industry Potholes; Buhbye Audi A1 Diesel; Toyota Wins 2018 LeMans

Larry Nutson, Senior Editor and Chicago Car Guy along with Michigan Bureau contributing editors Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell compile TACH's Take On Last Weeks Automotive News In "Digest" Sized Chunks ... Continue reading

New-Vehicle Initial Quality Improves Again, J.D. Power Finds

New-Vehicle Initial Quality Improves Again, J.D. Power Finds

COSTA MESA, Calif.: 20 June 2018 — New-vehicle quality has improved for the fourth consecutive year—by 4% from 2017—and has reached its best level ever, according to the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS).SM Initial quality is measured by the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100) d ... Continue reading

Volkswagen AG, Ford to Explore Strategic Alliance To Strengthen Competitiveness

Volkswagen AG, Ford to Explore Strategic Alliance To Strengthen Competitiveness

WOLFSBURG, Germany & DEARBORN, Mich.--Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company today announce they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and are exploring a strategic alliance designed to strengthen each company’s competitiveness and better serve customers globally. The companies are exploring potential projects acro ... Continue reading

Auto Tariffs Could Raise Imported Car Prices

Auto Tariffs Could Raise Imported Car Prices

Detroit June 19, 2018; The AIADA reported that every workday, about 7,400 trucks mostly loaded with automotive parts rumble across the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Canada, at times snarling traffic along the busy corridor. But if President Donald Trump delivers on threats to slap 25 percent tariffs on impor ... Continue reading

Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday

Ford Motor Company Acquires Iconic Michigan Central Station; Will Outline Vision for New Corktown Campus on Tuesday

Ford will renovate Michigan Central Station to be a magnet for high-tech talent and a regional destination with retail, restaurants, residential living, modern work spaces and more. Conceptual rendering shown. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Automotive News Digest, Week of June 11-17, 2018: Dieselgate Lives; MB Diesel No-no; Tariff Troubles and Triumphs; Ford Working On The Railroad (Station); Ford Taxi's Revealed; Toyota Ride Sharing Investment; Ford Recall; RIP Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen

Nutson's Automotive News Digest, Week of June 11-17, 2018: Dieselgate Lives; MB Diesel No-no; Tariff Troubles and Triumphs; Ford Working On The Railroad (Station); Ford Taxi's Revealed; Toyota Ride Sharing Investment; Ford Recall; RIP Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen

Larry Nutson, Senior Editor and Chicago Car Guy along with Michigan Bureau contributing editors Steve Purdy and Thom Cannell compile TACH's Take On Last Weeks Automotive News In Digest Sized Content ... Continue reading

Hey Taxi - Ford's New Hybrid and Diesel Versions - Taxis The Original Autonomous Vehicles

Hey Taxi - Ford's New Hybrid and Diesel Versions - Taxis The Original Autonomous Vehicles

“Taxi operators want vehicles that are reliable, efficient and comfortable,” ... Continue reading

Ford - Daimler Fuel-Cell Development JV To Close

Ford - Daimler Fuel-Cell Development JV To Close

2 Min Read DETROIT June 14, 2018; Joseph White writing for Reuters reported that Ford Motor Co and Daimler AG are winding down a joint venture formed to develop automotive fuel cell technology, Ford said on Wednesday, as both companies plan to take their respective fuel cell technology development in-house. The Automot ... Continue reading

Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls in North America, Expands One Recall

Ford Issues Two Safety Recalls in North America, Expands One Recall

Jun 13, 2018 | DEARBORN, Mich. DEARBORN, Mich., June 13, 2018 – Ford is issuing two safety recalls and expanding one recall in North America. ... Continue reading

All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility Pursuit-Rated Hybrid Offers Improved Performance, Lower Gas Costs

All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility Pursuit-Rated Hybrid Offers Improved Performance, Lower Gas Costs

Ford, America's best-selling police brand, today introduced the all-new Police Interceptor Utility, the industry's first pursuit-rated hybrid SUV. The all-new Ford Police Interceptor Utility hybrid responds to calls from law enforcement agencies for improved performance with lower operating costs to help make the lives ... Continue reading

‘Somewhere, Carroll Is Smiling’ - New 2019 Shelby GT350 Adds Tech from Mustang Road Course Racing and All-New Shelby GT500

‘Somewhere, Carroll Is Smiling’ - New 2019 Shelby GT350 Adds Tech from Mustang Road Course Racing and All-New Shelby GT500

To improve the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 driver confidence and lap times, Ford Performance leveraged its Mustang road course racing programs and all-new upcoming Shelby® GT500, infusing GT350 with the very latest in track and street technology. ... Continue reading

2016 Car Reviews 2016 Truck Reviews - All Makes

2016 Car Reviews 2016 Truck Reviews - All Makes

When They Were New Reviews; 2016 New Car Reviews, 2016 New Truck Reviews; Acura to Volvo ... Continue reading

2018 Ford Expedition Review +VIDEO, It's Big Quick and Nimble By Larry Nutson

2018 Ford Expedition Review +VIDEO, It's Big Quick and Nimble By Larry Nutson

Ford has reinvented the Expedition to meet the needs of those folks who want lots of seats, haul lots of stuff or tow heavy trailers. The 2018 Expedition is entirely new. It keeps its truck-like construction but now features an aluminum-alloy body riding on a frame of high-strength steel. It’s 300 pound lighter and y ... Continue reading

Ford Prepared for Toughest Le Mans 24 Hours Yet

Ford Prepared for Toughest Le Mans 24 Hours Yet

When the 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours gets underway next week (June 16-17) the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team will face its greatest challenge yet. The class in which the Ford GTs compete at Le Mans - ‘GTE Pro’ – now boasts 17 of the world’s best GT cars and 51 of the world’s fastest racing drivers, making it the fie ... Continue reading

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