Goldman Sach has invested US$334m in China's Geely Automobile whose parent company is considering a bid to buy Volvo from Ford.
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If the new Indian-made Figo five-door hatchback unveiled today by no less than Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally looks a little familiar it should: it's an updated and lightly restyled variant of Ford Europe's previous-generation Fiesta.
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Ford has begun assembling the updated 2010 Mondeo line at its Russian plant in Vsevolozhsk in the Leningrad Region.
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Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally is expected in India to reveal the automaker's new locally made small car tomorrow (23rd September).
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Tata Motors, which last year bought Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, is to launch LR's entry-level Freelander SUV in India.
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Ford and Chinese joint venture partners Changan and Mazda will on Friday reveal plans for a third car manufacturing plant, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Ford researchers are taking a hard look at traditional, petrol-based plastics, turning to Mother Nature to help create composites that are durable, lightweight and better for the environment.
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DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 22, 2009 - Pity the new 2010 Ford Taurus. During the development of Ford's new flagship sedan, it was pelted with rock and frozen, baked and rattled. It was flogged with a steel whip, shot with high-powered rifles and slammed with loaded shopping carts.
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ChangAn Ford Mazda, the joint venture between Chongqing ChangAn Automobile, Ford and its affiliate Mazda, sold 144,601 Ford brand cars in China in the first eight months of 2009, up 30% year on year.
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Buyers should be aware of what can make a vehicle go from expensive to cheap car insurance and what to consider when purchasing a car to get affordable car insurance.
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FRANKFURT, ― At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show Ford of Europe is revealing the next step in its acclaimed low CO2 Ford ECOnetic strategy, the super-efficient new 2010 Focus ECOnetic.
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The Ford Fusion was quite an envelope pusher. Styled well ahead of its time, it became a popular sedan for folks who wanted an affordable four-door that refused to blend in.
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Mazda has decided to sell its entry-level 2 in the US and Canada from late next year, the Ford affiliate announced on Friday.
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An electric-powered Ford Focus is ready to race tonight on "The Jay Leno Show" (NBC, Monday through Friday, 10-11 p.m. ET) in a segment called "Green Car Challenge." Tuned to perform on a racetrack that was specifically designed for "The Jay Leno Show," the battery-electric Ford Focus will be the car used throughout the first season.
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It's hard to imagine the level of care required of the Mustang's designers when penning the 2010 makeover. Some very stiff competition had arisen in the form of the Challenger and Camaro-- but Ford's revised superstar still had to carry that signature Mustang look. One wrong swipe of the pencil would put fans, loyal owners and the general public into a state of upheaval.
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Ford is on track to have made structural cost cuts of up to US$15bn since 2005 but has room to make more, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday.
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Ford of Europe has shown off the first of a fleet of Focus-based battery electric vehicle (BEV) prototypes developed for the UK government's 'ultra-low carbon vehicles' demonstration initiative next year.
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At the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford of Europe is revealing the first of a fleet of Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) prototypes based on the Ford Focus, and specially developed to participate in the UK Government's "Ultra-Low Carbon Vehicles" demonstration initiative next year.
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Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr may have no problem with Magna's bid-in-progress to buy majority control of Opel but his counterpart at Volkswagen has taken a very different view.
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Ford is introducing its 'EcoBoost' brand of small capacity, direct injected and turbocharged engines to Europe, starting with the 2010 C-Max minivan, and has hinted that two- and three-cylinder versions and sizes under one litre could follow.
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