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Although the Consumer Electronics Show won't start until January, judges have given Ford a pair of Innovation and Design awards for the company's new Work Soluions and Sync Traffic application.   more

The Crown Victoria may die in about a year's time, but that doesn't mean Ford is giving up on the rear-wheel-drive police car market. In fact, the automaker revealed today it would launch such a vehicle in 2011, making it...  more

Ford Motor Company announced today that it sold nearly 151,137 2010 Fusions thus far. This figure makes the Fusion the best-selling domestic car in America, and surpasses the last Fusion sales record (149,552 examples) set...  more

To promote the 2010 Mustang, Ford’s Mustang Unleashed campaign has helped a blind man drive a new Mustang, an 18-year-old challenge his shop teacher on a drag strip, and a drift racer compete in Japan. Now it’s managed to...  more

Despite Ford’s plans to utilize global platforms (like the new Fiesta and next-gen Focus), the company seems to have no interest in bringing its Ka minicar or the next-gen global Ranger pickup to the U.S.   more

A strike at an Indian parts supplier caused both Ford and General Motors to idle crossover plants due to transmission parts shortages. The six-week strike ended last night, and both companies will begin crossover...  more

Carroll Shelby is known for working with Ford to create some devilishly fast Mustangs, but one of his most recent projects was a truck. Shelby Automobiles unveiled its F-150 Super Snake and Shelby Turbo Mustang at its Las...  more

The premise of an airbag built into a seatbelt isn't a new one (such concepts first emerged nearly a decade ago), but Ford will be the first company to actually implement the technology in a production vehicle. The...  more

Drag racing is a gas -- and when it comes to Roush's new Mustang racers, said gas is propane.   more

Remember Ford Racing's first FR500 Cobra Jet Mustang? The initial batch of drag strip-ready cars proved so popular, FoMoCo decided to replicate the formula for 2010.   more

Ford's F-150 SVT Raptor ( now available with 6.2-liter power! ) may be quite the off-road beast, but for those who truly intend to run a Baja race straight from the factory, the new 2010 Ford Racing Raptor XT may be the...  more

Want a little more power for your F-150 Raptor? Good news: Starting December 1, buyers can opt for an all-new 6.2-liter V-8 to be stuffed between the flared front fenders.   more

Following a series of votes that occurred over the weekend, it seemed highly unlikely that members of the United Auto Workers would approve of a revised contract with Ford Motor Company. Indeed, by late Monday, both the...  more

The United Auto Workers may not care for Ford’s proposed contrac t, but their fellow autoworkers in Canada do. The Canadian Auto Workers union has reportedly voted in favor of a new agreement, which largely mirrors the one...  more