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The Ford Escape has long had an option to send power through all four wheels, but the automaker promises that the new model will offer a more adept drive system when the 2013 Escape goes on ...    Read more

Detroit rivals Ford Motor Company and General Motors sparred briefly over a commercial that GM aired during last night's Super Bowl. The commercial, called "2012" and embedded below, posits that the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck is tougher than Ford's F-Series line. The Chevrolet commercial shows a Chevrolet Silverado driving through ...    Read more

The compact and midsize crossover/SUV segments are two of the most toughly contested segments in the business. With January under 2012's belt, the sales race has just begun to heat up. In the compact segment, the Honda CR-V beat out hopefuls at Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Nissan for the crown, ...    Read more

It might be a stretch to call last month’s mid-size sales race a competition: not only did the top two competitors cement their respective places, the margins between the winners and losers were very, very wide. There’s no point in trying to escape the fact ...    Read more

If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, Ford should be proud. Spy photos from China show a new pickup truck destined for sale in Asia that bears more than a mild resemblance to Ford's top-selling F-150. Jianghuai Auto Corporation is reportedly planning to launch its 4R3 pickup truck at ...    Read more

Ford has pulled the wraps off of its newest versatile people mover ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut, but it’s not a minivan: it’s called the B-Max, a compact hatchback people mover. Ford fans will recognize that the company offers a number of different vehicles overseas that combine minivan looks ...    Read more

The first sales month of 2012 brought strong results for Ford Motor Company, with sales figures up seven percent compared to January 2011 to 136,710 units. Much of the sales gain could be attributed to the Ford brand, which saw healthy numbers for the F-series trucks, Escape SUV, and Focus ...    Read more

Classic car insurance company Hagerty released its annual “Hot List,” a top-ten list assembled by the company’s valuations experts that predicts which current vehicles will the collector cars of the future. To qualify for the list, vehicles must be mass-produced, sold currently, and have an MSRP under $100,000. Hagerty ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. BMW M-Tuned 5 Series, X5, X6 Revealed; Not Coming To North America BMW has revealed four special diesel-powered M Performance models, but sadly ...    Read more

If you're a Shelby Mustang fan, today's a day worth celebrating. 47 years ago today, Carroll Shelby officially debuted the 1965 Shelby GT350 Mustang to the press at Riverside International Raceway in California. Although significant, it was hardly the first milestone in the making of the Shelby Mustang. Shelby American, then ...    Read more

Ford Motor Company today announced strong financial results for 2011. The company recorded pre-tax profits of $8.8 billion on a net income of $20.2 billion. Those figures represent a year-over-year profit increase of $463 million, and a net income gain of $13.7 billion compared to 2010. The year's financial results ...    Read more

Inside a non-descript warehouse in southeast Michigan, Roush Performance builds a steady stream of customized cars, most of which are Ford Mustangs with superchargers. Last year the company produced about 900 cars, and Roush has the capacity to build as many as 250 new vehicles each month. The company's ...    Read more

Ford has launched a preliminary configurator for the 2013 Escape. While you can put together your own small crossover with the configurator, the big disclaimer at the top that reads “For survey purposes only; prices and features subject to change” is a good tip the price tags you ...    Read more

Ford has been hard at work proliferating various forms of its turbocharged EcoBoost engines across its lineup. Now, after moving 127,883 of them last year and deciding to triple production efforts of EcoBoost engines, the automaker will have 11 different models offering the turbo mills across its Ford and Lincoln ...    Read more

Ford's newest turnkey race car, the Focus ST-R, will make its race debut at Daytona International Speedway this Friday. The ST-R is scheduled to compete in the Grand-Am 200 race as part of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The Focus ST-R was prepared in partnership with Ontatio-based Multimatic Motorsports, ...    Read more

Ford would still like you to drive and buy its cars, but it’ll stop telling the public so blatantly: the company will replace its current “Drive One” tagline with a new one, “Go Further.” The slogan is meant to evoke the automaker’s financial struggles ...    Read more

The last full year of the current-gen Ford Fusion saw the Blue Oval’s midsize sedan have its best sales year ever with 248,067 Fusions sold.  But the Fusion’s best year ever was still some 60,000 vehicles shy of the segment's best seller, the Toyota Camry and its 308,510 sales last ...    Read more

Hot on the heels of the production car’s debut at the Detroit auto show, Ford has pulled the wraps off its 2013 Fusion Sprint Cup race car. The race car, which will compete in next year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, looks remarkably like the production family sedan with which it ...    Read more

In these videos Mother Nature teaches some winter weather drivers that no amount of experience or money is a match for slushy or icy snow-covered roads. Check out the video descriptions and then watch the videos below. The first video is shot in Bountiful, Utah – about 12 miles ...    Read more

Roush gives a whole new meaning to the world "monster truck," proving that a truck doesn’t have to ride on huge wheels and crush smaller vehicles to be considered one -- it may just have to pack some monstrous power. With Roush's supercharger kit for  ...    Read more

Race driver Tanner Foust is known for his great drifting and rallying skills, so it only makes sense that Ford reps allowed him to jump behind the wheel of the new 2012 Ford Focus ST-R racecar to wring it out at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Focus ST-R takes the forthcoming performance-oriented ...    Read more

Ford is auctioning a 2013 Shelby GT500 super coupe at the famous Barrett-Jackson auction this Saturday, but it’s not just any GT500: it’s a development vehicle once piloted by Carroll Shelby himself. The car was one of the vehicles ...    Read more

Mini is recalling select 2007-2011 models for issues with a water pump that could result in fire. The Problem: Mini models with the turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-four-cylinder engine may also have a faulty water pump in charge of cooling the turbocharger, similar to the issue ...    Read more

Been away from your computer this week and missed all the automotive news? We’ve gathered a few of the top stories of the past week for your convenience. 2012 Detroit Auto Show Coverage Press days may be over, but you can still check out our live coverage of the 2012 Detroit ...    Read more

Ford Racing has unveiled the new livery package for its 2012 Fiesta RS rally car as the car prepares to enter the 2012 FIA World Rally Championship. As with last year’s car, the Fiesta RS wears prominent graphics for its chief sponsor, Castrol EDGE lubricants. The Fiesta RS will continue ...    Read more