In the 1960's the Lincoln Continental was icon in part because of its suicide doors. Apparently Lincoln is on the verge of bringing rear-hinged doors back on the Continental, if we're to believe a new teaser the luxury brand dropped on social media today Lincoln published the above photo on its social media channels today discussing how center-opening doors were… Read More...
After getting an unofficial peak at the 2019 Ford Ranger's fuel economy figures in two-wheel-drive format a couple weeks ago, the official numbers are finally out. As expected from the sneak peak, the Ranger is resting atop the midsize segment when it comes to fuel sipping, but just barely. As already reported, in two-wheel-drive format the Ranger will carry ratings… Read More...
Ford Motor Company is trying to accelerate plans to build Lincoln models in China. The acceleration comes as the brand's sales in the country are grinding to a halt due to 40-percent tariffs imposed by the Chinese government as part of the pending trade ware between the U.S. and China. Lincoln already plans to commence production in China with a… Read More...
The Ford brand may be laying low at this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, but they are still making some future product noise this week with a teaser of the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500. Showing off the car's massive supercharger, we're all getting a slight tease to what's coming in January. Shown above, the teaser depicts the car's Eaton supercharger… Read More...
Thus far Ford Motor Company is avoiding mass layoffs like cross-town rival General Motors. However, the automaker isn't immune to capacity problems and has announced it will be shuffling some of its hourly employees around to accommodate. Specifically Ford is cutting a shift from its Louisville Assembly plant and Flat Rock Assembly plant. The move is causing 500 employees from… Read More...
Back in March Lincoln showed a thinly-veiled "concept" version of the revived Lincoln Aviator. Now the luxury brand has taken the wraps off the formal production version of their new SUV. While there's no surprises in terms of what the 2020 Aviator looks like, the story here is what's under the hood. The 2020 Lincoln Aviator will be powered by… Read More...
Nothing stays a secret for too long these days. The official EPA fuel economy ratings for the upcoming Ford Ranger have leaked out before Ford was ready to release them. At initial glance, it appears at least some configurations of the Ranger will be at the top of their class when it comes to fuel sipping. A forum member over… Read More...
After surprising us with a teaser earlier this year, Ford's "Baby Bronco" has leaked out from Ford's dealer conference last month in Las Vegas. The SUV's design has changed a bit from the teaser with a boxier front end and a light bar meeting to the "FORD" script in the grill. The overall design appears to be production ready, which… Read More...
Lincoln is clearly concerned about the entire experience of driving its upcoming 2020 Aviator. In a new video, the luxury automaker confirms it engaged the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) to record the warning chimes in its latest product. According to the DSO, Lincoln approach them with the project with few guidelines. The DSO then went to task and created 125 chime… Read More...
Ford Motor Company is in serious negotiations with Volkswagen AG to examine areas of possible collaboration. The talks are said to include potential alliances around sharing technology, small cars and regional collaborations in Europe and South America. Talks between the two automakers are no longer speculative. Thursday Ford Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks confirmed the talks to Bloomberg. “We’re having a… Read More...
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