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Back in the day, there were two kinds of American car guys. In one camp were the Chevy men; in the other, Ford disciples. The two segments were large, and largely immiscible. Read more ...

In their quest to improve fuel efficiency, automakers are leaving no stone unturned. Read more ...

With key markets declining, John Fleming faces the toughest task of his career to maintain Ford of Europe's four-year run of profitability. Read more ...

Mazda aims to replace Ford Motor Credit Company as its dealer finance provider in Europe by year-end. Read more ...

Carl Edwards (Ford No 99) was very fast this weekend winning the Nationwide race in Memphis on Saturday afternoon and the Pep Boys Auto 500 Sprint Cup race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Read more ...

Carl Edwards (Ford No 99) was very fast this weekend winning the Nationwide race in Memphis on Saturday afternoon and the Pep Boys Auto 500 Sprint Cup race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon. Read more ...

Carl Edwards (Ford No 60) started the Kroger 250 NASCAR Nationwide race in 34th place at the Memphis Motorsport Park Saturday afternoon but rapidly took the lead on lap 69 never to finally win the event. Read more ...

Carl Edwards (Ford No 60) started the Kroger 250 NASCAR Nationwide race in 34th place at the Memphis Motorsport Park Saturday afternoon but rapidly took the lead on lap 69 never to finally win the event. Read more ...

Model T2 won competition to revive spirit of Ford legend in a modern car Read more ...

The Lexus ES was intended as a purely luxurious car from Toyota's upscale brand. The automaker's IS line handled entry-level luxury-sportiness, and left the ES a step above to coddle those after an affordable luxury-focused driving experience. Owners mainly love the car's alert, premium look- with alloy wheels, clear taillamps, chrome trim and various other trim pieces to help visually back up its price tag. Read more ...

New MotoGP champion, Italian Valentino Rossi has confirmed that he will also drive a Ford Focus WRC when he contests the Rally GB next month. Read more ...

General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC may drag U.S. auto sales for October to their lowest levels since 1992, a forecasting firm said. Overall industry volume will plunge 29 percent to 872,000, Edmunds.com said in a statement today. Read more ...

Most Ford Motor Co. vehicles now show average or better reliability, Consumer Reports' 2008 car reliability survey said, although Japanese carmakers still hold their lead in the study's rankings. Read more ...

Ford Motor Co. said today its Cuautitlan, Mexico, assembly plant, near here, will be closed throughout 2009 while it is retooled for production of the Ford Fiesta sedan in 2010. Read more ...

Ford sales in China rose 7% year on year to 240,900 vehicles in the first nine months of 2008. Read more ...

Japan's Mazda Motor is planning to buy back half of its own shares to be sold by Ford, Asahi newspaper reported on Thursday. Cash-strapped Ford, which has a 33.4 percent stake in the Japanese automaker, will likely sell about 20 percent. Read more ...

This week, Auto123.com featured the following vehicle road tests: The Kia Borrego, the first full-size SUV from the second largest Korean brand. The 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX265, a sports car that makes the most of the extra power it inherited. And the Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD, an SUV that's flourishing thanks to its fuel-efficient V6 turbodiesel engine! And don't miss our video report on the new 2009 Ford F-150 pickup, filmed just for you at the Ford facilities in Michigan Read more ...

OUR TAKE: The Ford Fusion might be a Mazda 6 dressed up in a Ford outfit, but it's actually better because Ford took the liberty of adding even more stiffening properties to the Mazda chassis for the Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ. Read more ...

Ford is to sell up to 5% of its 33.4% Mazda Motor stake to Hiroshima Bank, according to Japanese media reports on Wednesday. Read more ...

Ford of Europe is cutting production at its plants by 3 percent for the rest of this year in response to the economic crisis. The automaker is reducing line rates and laying off temporary workers at its factories across Europe. Read more ...