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Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) - ("Azure") or (the "Company"), a leading developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial transportation industry, today announced a partnership with Turtle Top, a leading body manufacturer specializing in small to mid-sized buses and specialty vehicles. The agreement provides Turtle Top customers and dealers the opportunity to select Azure's Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric drivetrain system on the Ford E-450 chassis. Full story...

Ford's big stars for the 2010 model year are obviously the Mustang and Taurus. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. is expected to post its fifth straight quarterly loss on Thursday amid the economic downturn that helped force auto parts makers and rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy in the past three months. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. is expected to post a second-quarter loss amid the economic downturn that helped force auto parts makers and rivals General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy in the past three months. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. plans to use electric powertrains and smaller engines to improve fuel economy while offering a full range of vehicles. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. plans to use electric powertrains and smaller engines to improve fuel economy while offering a full range of vehicles. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. plans to use electric powertrains and smaller engines to improve fuel economy while offering a full range of vehicles. Full story...

Don Ufford, engineering chief for all Ford-badged vehicles, is aiming for tight handling and a refined ride -- but with a powerful sound when you step on the accelerator. He spoke to Staff Reporter Richard Truett at a recent media event here. Full story...

Don Ufford, engineering chief for Ford-badged vehicles in North America, is aiming for tight handling and a refined ride -- but with a powerful sound when you step on the accelerator. He spoke to Staff Reporter Richard Truett at a recent media event. Full story...

Ford Motor Co. plans to use electric powertrains and smaller engines to improve fuel economy while offering a full range of vehicles. The challenge for Ford is to meet new CAFE regulations and sell pickups, SUVs, crossovers and cars. Full story...

Great Drives: 2011 Ford Fiesta

Where better than a vibrant Big Ten campus to test the youth cred of next year's Ford Fiesta?

It's all about youth these days. That's why Ford, taking a page from President Barack Obama's campaign strategy, is pitching its European Fiesta directly to Generation Y, with plenty of Twitter and YouTube pages devoted to the cause. And that's why Automobile Magazine's youngest editor - yours truly - drove the car to Madison, Wisconsin, home of more than 30,000 undergrads, as a way of measuring the truth - "truthiness," Gen Y'ers say - in Ford's claim that it has a legitimate subcompact contender.

Photo Gallery: 2011 Ford Fiesta - Ford Compact Hatchback Review - Automobile Magazine

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Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Full story...

Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Full story...

Ford's new Puma, Merc gullwing scooped, Alfa 8C driven, Audi A5 Sportback official pictures Full story...

Ford Motor Co. said its vehicle sales in China rose 14 percent to 197,212 units in the first half from a year earlier. Changan Ford Mazda, a tie-up with Chongqing Changan Auto Co. Full story...

Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Full story...

Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Full story...

Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Full story...

The 2009 Focus uses high strength steel throughout its structure, is loaded with six standard airbags - including side curtains and seat-mounted air bags - and comes with new front seats designed to perform well in dynamic rear impact collisions. Full story...

Ford Motor Co.'s planned North American launch of its Fiesta small car and redesigned Focus compact are on track for next year, the automaker's product development chief said. Ford, the only U.S. Full story...