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GM to Speed Up Volt Production, but Argues Against Tougher Fuel Economy Standards

General Motors Corp (GM) chairman Richard Wagoner has reportedly told shareholders at the company's annual meeting recently that GM is serious about speeding up development of the new technology needed for the electrified Chevrolet Volt. GM has previous... Read >
Author: Iver Penn

After Aston Martin, Ford to Sell Jaguar?

Tongues are wagging nonstop over the latest breaking news to hit the auto industry. The British government is reportedly negotiating with car giant Ford over the possible selling of the U.S. carmaker's Jaguar and Land Rover brands. According to a rep... Read >
Author: Zeke

Ford to Roll out New Taurus as "Safest Full-size car in America"

Ford Motor Co., maker of top of the line Mercury oxygen sensor, is set to tout its new Taurus as the "safest full-size car in America" with a new advertising campaign that debuts Monday. In order to re-establish the once-valuable Taurus nameplate, ... Read >
Author: Zeke

CD Players: Going the Way of the Dinosaurs?

Are dash-mounted CD players going the way of the dinosaurs? Will they be obsolete before we know it, just like what happened to the 8-tracks and quadraphonic sound? A vice president from Siemens VDO seems to think so, and thinks that it would even be... Read >
Author: Zeke

Mercury Milan Scores High in J.D. Power and Associates Survey

The Mercury Milan has ranked first in the competitive midsize car segment while the Pontiac Grand Prix ranked first among large cars in the 2007 J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study released Tuesday last week. Segment winners 2007 J.D. ... Read >
Author: Kraig

Ford Tops J.D. Power and Associates' Survey, Unseats Toyota

Ford Motor Co. has unseated Toyota from the top spot in J.D. Power and Associates' annual initial quality rankings released Wednesday last week, grabbing more individual awards than any other automaker for the first time since 1998, when it tied for the... Read >
Author: Kraig

Financially Troubled Fords Glitter in Quality

Despite financial problems of Ford, Mercury and Lincoln, these three troubled Ford Motor Company brands, in a much anticipated survey released on Wednesday, exuded intense gains in automobile quality during the first three months of ownership. The brand... Read >
Author: Kraig

J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Rankings Show Improving Ford

Ford after experiencing some major setbacks for the past few years not to mention its present problem in terms of additional capital has begun showing signs of turnaround. According to the initial quality rankings conducted annually by J.D. Power and As... Read >
Author: Kraig

Toyota continues to incite fear on Detroit's Big Three

Last May, Toyota Motor Corporation Japan's biggest automaker has increased its sales by 14 percent outselling again Ford Motor Co. in its home market for the third time in seven months. The increase has move Toyota a step closer to passing Ford as the N... Read >
Author: Evander

Domestic Automakers Improving in Production Efficiency

For the past couple of years, Detroit's automakers have took up 16 labor hours longer than their Asian rivals in building vehicles in North America. And that difference is being reduced to minutes attributed to the shrinking efficiency gap between domes... Read >
Author: Ally Wahlberg

2008 Mustang: Ford’s Brand New Warrior

The Ford Motor Co. announced last Friday the new 2008 Mustang with Warriors in Pink package - a limited production of 2,500 vehicles in support of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The limited edition Mustang is produced in celebration of the 25th anniversar... Read >
Author: Anthony Fontanelle

Ford wants it the Foose's Way

Ford Motor Co. has recently unveiled the show-and-go hot rod 2008 F-150 Foose Edition, which is dressed to cruise the boulevard. The design created by Chip Foose, the celebrated custom-car guru and host of TV's "Overhaulin" on the 2008 Ford F-150 st... Read >
Author: Gertrude Sayzer

Chrysler Dealers Still Hoping for the Automaker's Survival

The same day that American billionaire and investor Kirk Kerkorian offered a bid of $4.5 billion for Chrysler Corp., is the time that a car salesman in Southold, New York was also dusting off a framed print. Chrysler dealer Dick Mullen said last Apr... Read >
Author: Gertrude Sayzer

ToMoCo and GM increase sales in February

Just as we are getting used to hearing news of Toyota kicking the stuffing out of Detroit's Three then comes a sudden twist of the story - which still has the Japanese automaker walking all over Detroit's Big Three but this time, we have the at least on... Read >
Author: Noah Scott

Ford Corporate Realignment Promises New Light

Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Ford Motor Co., earlier announced a corporate realignment. Said realignment delved into putting greater concentration on its worldwide market as well as customers without compromising assets and capabilities leverage. ... Read >
Author: Michelle Crimson

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