Alan Mulally's tenure as Ford's CEO has seen the company evolve in line with his vision of 'One Ford'. He also successfully guided Ford through recession and has generally been lauded by investors. He passes the reins over to Mark Fields in July. Dave Leggett caught up with him on the London leg of his Ford circuit farewell tour of Europe.
Welcome to the future everyone, you may now release all worries, and all control.
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28 May, 2014
Brit responsible for Ford’s ‘kinetic design’ as seen on the Fiesta, Focus and Mondeo retires
The first trial assembly of a Peugeot 206 sedan-based IKCO Runna was completed - from an SKD kit - at Iran Khodro Industrial Group's plant in Iraq in the week beginning 19 May, the automaker announced.
BMW Group predicts China will become the world's biggest market for electric vehicles as more charging stations are built there and the national government promotes cleaner light vehicles to reduce chronic pollution.
BMW Group predicts China will become the world's largest market for electric vehicles as more charging infrastructure is built and the government promotes cleaner cars to cut pollution.
Google will launch its own fleet of autonomous vehicle prototypes and#8211; with no steering wheels and no gas or brake pedals and#8211; as the technology giant begins a new phase of its self-driving car project.
Motherson Sumi Systems (MSSL) has signed an agreement to acquire the wiring harness business of Stoneridge through asset purchase at transaction value of US$65.7m (debt free and cash free).
General Motors India will start exporting vehicles from its factory in the country and begin selling a left hand drive version of its Chevrolet Beat hatchback to Chile in the first quarter of 2015.
Fiat plans to reduce the Lancia brand to a single model within two years, a US media report said.
In a deal with local Pilipinas Taj Autogroup, Tata Motors plans to launch diesel cars in the Philippines in July.
Renault plans to delay the launches of its electric vehicles.
China plans to take more than 5m ageing vehicles off its roads this year to improve air quality, with 330,000 cars set to be decommissioned in Beijing alone, according to the Australian News Network.
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28 May, 2014
One-off Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato marks 95 years of Italian coachbuilders
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1 Jul, 2014
Fully autonomous Google driverless car will drive with no human input – and could help reduce accidents
Bigger and again designed primarily for the US - California in particular - does the second generation Kia Soul work just as well in European markets?
Levels of the harmful air pollutant nitrogen dioxide in London are the highest in Europe as more motorists choose to drive diesels in the UK.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up