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Ford Reveals Radical Change to F-150

Its famous steel body will now be 97% aluminum

(Newser) - For 66 years, Ford pickups have been, well "built Ford tough." Their 5,000 pounds have cleared tornado debris, pulled Rose Bowl floats, and plowed snow. And they've shouldered those loads with parts forged from steel. Until now. Ford today unveiled a new F-150 (the 2015 model...

Rob Ford Drove Drunk Through School Zones, Partied With Hookers

One begins to wonder how he had time to govern

(Newser) - For your average big city mayor, admitting that you bought illegal drugs while in office would be the most damaging thing to happen in a day—but Rob Ford 's not your average mayor . Soon after a press conference in which the crack-smoking, binge-drinking Toronto mayor claimed his closet...

Hate Driving Stick? Meet Vibrating Shifter

3D-printed device made using Xbox parts

(Newser) - A young engineer at Ford is on a mission to demystify the manual transmission—and his tools include a 3D printer, a tablet computer, and an Xbox 360 controller. Zach Nelson printed out a shift knob and popped the Xbox's vibrating mechanism inside. Using Ford's open-source software and...

Ford Hands Michigan Sliver of Good News

Automaker will hire more than expected this year, with most jobs located in the state

(Newser) - The news cycle has been a rough one for Michigan of late, which makes this announcement from Ford quite welcome. The automaker yesterday said that it would hire 800 more salaried workers than it had expected to in the US this year—and of the 3,000 total jobs, between...

Ford to End an Operation Running Since 1925

High costs prompt it to leave Australia

(Newser) - Starting in October 2016, Ford will no longer produce vehicles in Australia, the company says. "Our costs are double that of Europe and nearly four times Ford in Asia," says Ford Australia CEO Bob Graziano. Facing struggling sales and citing high wages, the firm will close its two...

GM, Ford Join Forces to Build Better Transmission

But they say collaboration won't compromise the 'DNA' of either brand

(Newser) - Ford and GM are setting aside their rivalry to jointly develop a new generation of more fuel-efficient transmissions, the companies revealed today. The companies have actually been working on the technology in secret for a while, the Detroit Free Press reports, but they've now decided to make it public....

World's Best-Selling Car Is ...

Ford Focus, again

(Newser) - Ford Focus has defended its title as the best-selling car in the world, reports USA Today . The Toyota Corolla finished second, though Toyota is pushing for a recount by RL Polk, arguing that Corolla derivatives such as the Scion xB should be included and thus give its car the No....

Ford in Hot Water for Gagged Kardashian Ad

Seems India ad agency went a little rogue

(Newser) - Never mind that they were never supposed to see the light of day, Ford is quickly backing away from and apologizing for a pair of less-than-tasteful ads featuring bound and gagged women in the trunk of its Ford Figo. In one, Silvio Berlusconi sits at the wheel with three women...

Ford: We'll Add 12K Jobs Over 3 Years

2,350 jobs in 2013 for Michigan alone

(Newser) - Ford announced a three-year, $6.2 billion expansion plan today, which includes adding 12,000 jobs nationally—2,350 of those in Michigan in the next year, reports the Detroit News . A variety of Michigan car and part plants will see a $773 million infusion next year, which aims to...

Consumer Reports Slams Ford Hybrids' Mileage

Test finds huge gap between EPA estimates and real figure

(Newser) - If the 47mpg rating on Ford's 2013 Fusion and C-Max models sounds too good to be true, well, there's a reason for that. The two hybrids perform drastically worse than advertised, Consumer Reports has concluded, clocking their actual performance at 39 mpg for the Fusion and 37 mpg...

Coming From Ford: Aluminum Pickup Trucks

Lighter metal will help F-150 meet fuel economy standards

(Newser) - The next incarnation of Ford's F-150 will be as tough as … aluminum? By 2014 the company will be building most of the body of its signature truck out of that lightweight metal in a bid to boost its fuel economy, in what the Wall Street Journal calls "...

Ford Recalls Escape for Sticking Accelerator

Almost 500k vehicles recalled

(Newser) - At long last someone will feel Toyota's pain. Ford today announced a recall on 484,600 Ford Escapes over a potentially deadly sticking accelerator defect. The recall will affect all 2001 to 2004 models with 3-liter, V-6 engines, ABC News reports. It comes following a local TV investigation into...

Ford to GM: You're Just Bad at Facebook

Automaker says Facebook does work, but not like a normal ad platform

(Newser) - GM unfriended Facebook this week, saying that advertising there didn't work. But rival Ford says there's another explanation: GM must be doing it wrong. "It's all about execution," Ford said in a Tweet spotted by the Huffington Post . "Our Facebook ads are effective when...

Automakers Pushing 'Connected' Cars

Gizmos proliferate amid concerns on distracted driving

(Newser) - Imagine cruising down the highway at 65mph while checking tweets, buying movie tickets online, or booking reservations at a restaurant. This scenario is the not-too-distant future of driving, reports the Wall Street Journal , as auto manufacturers seek to design an innovative "connected car" full of Internet-accessible gadgetry. The push...

Ford Hawking New '67 Mustang Shells

$16K auto part lets fans build classic car from scratch

(Newser) - The 1967 Ford Mustang is no longer an endangered species. Just in time for classic car buffs' Christmas, Ford has added a brand-new shell for the '67 Mustang convertible to its Ford Restoration Parts line, giving enthusiasts a chance to build their own from scratch, the Los Angeles Times...

Ford Recalls 129K Cars: Wheels Might Fall Off

2010-11 Ford Fusions and Mercury Milans affected

(Newser) - As far as reasons for a recall goes, this one's up there with the best: Ford is recalling 129,000 Ford Fusions and Mercury Milans because the wheels might fall off. The cars affected are from 2010 and 2011 with 17-inch steel (not alloy) wheels, reports Reuters . Ford has...

Car Sales Jumped 14% Last Month

Chrysler, VW saw huge gains

(Newser) - Americans may be worried about the economy, but they still need to get where they’re going. Auto sales beat expectations last month, rising 14% to 994,721, their fastest sales pace since August 2009, reports the AP . Chrysler led the pack: The automaker’s sales jumped 45%, Reuters reports....

Last Crown Victoria Rolls Off Ford Assembly Line
 End of an Era: 
 Last Crown Vic 
Sep 16, 2011 12:01 PM CDT

End of an Era: Last Crown Vic

Final car rolls off Assembly line after 32 years

(Newser) - Bye-bye, Crown Vic: The last one rolled off a Ford assembly line in Canada yesterday, reports the Toronto Sun , bringing an end to a 32-year production line. No other North American car has had as long of a run, notes Justin Hyde at Jalopnik . The big car has been a...

Ford, Toyota Join Forces on Hybrid System

Partnership prompted by airport-terminal chat

(Newser) - A trans-Pacific partnership between Ford and Toyota is set to bring us a new generation of hybrid vehicles. The two companies will join together in creating a gas-electric hybrid system suited to light trucks and SUVs, the Wall Street Journal reports. The two firms already have hybrid systems that power...

Ford Recalling 1.2M Pickups
 Ford Recalling 1.2M Pickups 
Aug 2, 2011 2:42 AM CDT

Ford Recalling 1.2M Pickups

Fuel tank flaw presents fire danger

(Newser) - Ford is recalling 1.2 million older pickup trucks—some of them for the third time. The company says the models affected, including 1997 to 2003 Ford F-150s, were sold in cold-weather states where road salt can corrode the metal straps holding up the gas tanks, potentially causing the tanks...

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