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  • Feds upgrade Ford Fusion, Lincoln MKZ unintended acceleration probe
    The 2009 Ford Fusion
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that its probe into complaints of unintended acceleration in certain Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles has been upgraded to an engineering analysis – the final step that could lead up to a recall of almost a half million Ford vehicles.
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    1973 Datsun B210
  • Feds investigating 1.9 million Ford vehicles for unintended acceleration
    The 2006 Ford Taurus
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has started an investigation into 1.9 million Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable sedans over a concern that the vehicles may be exhibiting similar unintended acceleration issues similar to those that plagued Toyota Motor Co over the past few years.
  • Ford recalling 200k+ minivans over torque convertor failure
    The Mercury Monterey
    Ford Motor Company and the folks at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have announced a recall of 2004 and 2005 model year Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans over a concern that they may have been built with defective torque convertor output shafts – a problem that could leave the vehicle “dead in the water” if the output shaft was to fail on the open road.
  • Ford recalling 128k Fusion, Milan models for wheels falling off
    The 2010 Ford Fusion
    Ford Motor Company has issued a recall of over 128,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans over a concern that the wheel studs may break, allowing the wheel to separate from the vehicle.
  • Forza Motorsport 4 demo meets the world
    The car selection screen from Forza 4
    This morning, the gaming world got its first good look at the racing game that looks to set the standard by which all other driving games are judged as Microsoft and Turn 10 Studios put the first playable demo for Forza Motorsport 4 live on Xbox Live for Gold members.
  • UAW-Ford Motor Co. auto contract takes a promising right turn
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    After one week of serious face-to-face conversation, bargainers for the UAW and Ford Motor Co. are on the brink of consensus on a four-year deal for the automaker's 41,000 unionized rank and file that might include a $7,500 signing bonus and union-won promises of new and retained jobs at Ford.
  • Ford F150, Escape investigations closed without additional recalls
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the closer of investigations over the Ford F150 over concerns of fuel tank strap issues and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner over concerns of the rear lift gate window malfunctioning.
  • NHTSA upgrades investigation of 2010 Ford Fusion
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded the preliminary investigation into wheel stud failures in 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan models to an engineering analysis – a step which could lead to a recall of over 317,000 vehicles.
  • Ford recalls Five Hundred, Mercury Montego over fuel tank risks
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of 2007 Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego sedans over a concern around the filler neck of the fuel tank.
  • Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner under investigation for backglass risks
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation of select Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner compact SUVs after receiving reports of the rear liftgate glass shattering suddenly and for seemingly no reason.
  • Ford finishes second in sales growth for February 2011
    Ford was not hit as hard as GM and Chrysler when the auto industry imploded in 2008 and 2009, so Ford Motor Company saw an improvement of just 14% but with the Ford brand moving over 150,000 vehicles last month, Ford was the top selling brand in the US market.
  • Autorama 2011 and the Ridler Award coming to Detroit Feb 25-27
    Three major events have been on the agendas of Detroiters all winter: The North American International Auto Show, the Super Bowl and the Autorama with the Ridler Award. This year’s Autorama will be February 25, 26 and 27.
  • Ford's 2011 January sales gain while Lincoln struggles
    Ford Motor Company has rolled out a handful of new models like the Explorer and Fiesta for 2011, helping the automaker maintain a steady rate of growth but in the absence of the Mercury brand, Lincoln dealerships struggle without new models.
  • Last Mercury Rolls off the Line and Goes To Fleet Duty
    It’s a sad ending to a once-noble brand as the last Mercury has rolled off the production line and it is being put to fleet duty. Apparently, there was no interest in preserving the last of the Grand Marquis for posterity.
  • Ford brand leads the nation in December 2010 sales, Lincoln struggles
    Ford Motor Company was the worst of the Detroit Big 3 in terms of percentage growth with just below 7% improvement over December 2009 but Ford does claim the bragging rights of having the bestselling single brand in the industry.
  • Ford forges ahead in November, leads everyone in sales
    November 2010 was a good month for the Ford Motor Company, with their two existing brands both showing year over year growth and the Ford brand taking the honors of the best-selling brand in America.
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