Ford will unveil the production version of its Fairlane people mover concept (shown) at the New York Auto Show. The production model will be called the Flex, when it makes its debut on April 4th. The Flex is designed to help replace Ford’s minivans that were discontinued last year.
The Flex joins Ford’s other crossovers, which […]

Last month, we saw the first spy shots of Ford’s all-new lifestyle crossover, which is inspired by the Iosis X concept. Spy photographers have again caught the crossover during cold weather testing, and have even put together an illustration of what the crossover could look like.
Inspired by the Iosis X, which debuted at the last […]

Just a few weeks ago Consumer Reports announced its Top Picks for 2007 list. For the second year in a row, all of Top Pick cars came from Japanese nameplates. While the Japanese cars excel in tests, there are good alternatives, and there are many people that will only “buy American.” For the second year, […]

Ford officially announced that it has sold Aston Martin, its luxury sports car brand, to an investment group lead by David Richards, Prodrive founder and chairman. Ford said the deal is valued at $925 million, and it will retain a $77 million stake in Aston Martin.
The new owner of Aston Martin is a consortium […]

Ford today announced prices for the new C-MAX at the Geneva Motor Show. The restyled C-MAX features a redesigned front end which includes Ford’s ‘kinetic design’ elements also seen on larger S-MAX. The C-MAX also features an available panorama roof, blue tinted glass, Bluetooth, Keyless entry and MP3 connectivity.
The new Ford C-MAX will start at […]

Ford of Europe today announced at the Geneva Motor Show that it will add three new flex-fuel models to its line up to reduce CO2 emissions. Ford said that its all-new Mondeo, and Galaxy and S-MAX MPVs will be available with flex-fuel powertrains from early 2008.
“Flexifuel technology offers us a real opportunity to make […]

Ford has announced the recall of another 155,000 pickups and SUVs to repair a cruise control switch that has already forced Ford to recall nearly 6 million vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the cruise control switch could corrode over time, overheat and ignite.
Ford said the latest recall involved 2003 versions of the F-150, F-250, F-350, […]

Ford expects its luxury Premier Automotive Group to report a profit in 2007, according to Lewis Booth, the head of Ford’s European operations. The Premier Automotive Group is made up of the Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Aston Martin brands. Last year, Ford announced that it is looking to sell Aston Martin. Current reports say […]

Ford is committed to its Volvo brand even while it is spinning off another brand in the Premier Automotive Group. “Ford is very supportive when it comes to the development of Volvo cars,” said Volvo CEO Fredrik Arp.
While Ford, which lost $12.7 billion in 2006, is currently only looking to sell its Aston Martin luxury […]

As we reported earlier today, Ford could announce the sale of Aston Martin as soon as this week. According to The Times, Ford is in exclusive talks with Prodrive for the sale of Aston Martin. Prodrive currently runs Aston Martin’s racing team and Subaru’s world rally team. It will enter Formula One with its own […]