‘Auto News’ Archives
Electric car batteries and cold weather – Ford’s solution
Cold weather has always been a risk factor for a dead battery in your car, so how would electric cars fare in cold weather, considering the battery packs are critical to the car's performance? Ford has an interesting and seemingly effective solution to cold batteries; or hot ones for that matter. The Ford Focus Electric uses an advanced active [...]
How Ford is helping to save teenagers’ lives
More than 3,000 teens, ages 15-19, are killed on American roads each year, according to government statistics. The Ford Motor Company developed Driving Skills for Life in 2003 in partnership with the Governors Highway Safety Association, delivering one of the nation’s most comprehensive teen driver safety programs. The program – an [...]
Four Ford technologies finalists for Edison Awards
Ford’s MyFord Touch, MyKey, SYNC AppLink and rear inflatable seat belts are finalists in three categories honored by the internationally known 2011 Edison Best New Product Awards™. The Edison Best New Product Awards™ symbolize the persistence and excellence personified by Thomas Alva Edison, inspiring America’s drive to remain [...]
Ford F-Series Dominates Super Duty Trucks Segment
Ford has announced that production on Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks with upgraded towing capacity will begin this week. Ford is confident the Super Duty's latest improvements arrive at a time when Super Duty’s market share is the highest in 10 years and its 83 percent customer satisfaction score is the best in the industry for [...]
Chevrolet will dominate the Super Bowl after 4-year absence
After a four-year absence from Super Bowl advertising, Chevrolet will dominate the commercial game play with five 30-second commercials during Super Bowl XLV Sunday on FOX as part of a coordinated TV presence that will continue into a special post-game episode of the FOX hit musical comedy “Glee”. Several Chevrolet models will be [...]
January’s Best-selling Brand: Chevrolet
DETROIT – Chevrolet earned the top-selling spot among auto brands in the U.S. in January as they marketed their way to a total of 125,389 vehicles sold. That figure represents a 33 percent increase in retail sales, due to strong customer demand across the brand’s lineup. “We are encouraged to see Chevrolet’s momentum in 2010 [...]
Vintage Ford Images Available for Sale
DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 4, 2011 – The Ford archives are being opened up as thousands of images, some dating to the earliest days of Ford Motor Company, are being made available for licensing and sale for the first time. FordImages.com, launched in January, contains 5,000+ images for sale including limited-edition and commemorative prints, [...]
Myth Busted: Road Costs Not Covered by Gas Taxes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 – A new report released today by U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) disproves the common misperception that road-building is paid for by user fees, showing that gas taxes cover barely half the costs of building and maintaining roads, a fraction which is likely to fall steadily. Among the findings of the [...]
Legal truck weight load increases begin Dec. 6 in northern Minnesota
From Mn/DOT: ST. PAUL, Minn. — Allowable winter load limits on highways in the north frost zone will increase up to 10 percent at 12:01 a.m., Monday, Dec. 6, and in the north-central frost zone at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 8, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The north frost zone’s boundaries extend south from [...]
Tim Allen to be the Voice of Chevrolet
DETROIT – Television and movie star Tim Allen will be the voice of Chevrolet, beginning with the TV advertising for the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze. The first ads for the Cruze will air next Tuesday, Sept. 7, Chevrolet announced today. “Tim Allen brings the right combination of a recognizable voice with the credibility, likeability and [...]