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Ford

Come to this section of Torque News to read general Ford news and reviews. The Ford F Series has been the bestselling vehicle in the United States for over three decades and here you will find the latest Ford news and reviews about of Ford models. The Ford brand is far more than just trucks. Models like the Fusion, Focus EV, Taurus, Fiesta, Mustang, Escape and Explorer make Ford a top competitor in pretty much every major automotive segment in both the American and global markets. Torque News reporters update the news on this page about Ford vehicles daily.

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Ford threatens to sue GM over Super Bowl ad

By Anthony Faccenda on February 6, 2012 - 6:14PM

Despite a letter of warning from Ford and a possible lawsuit, GM stands by its decision to run their "post-apocalyptic" Super Bowl ad.

The Camaro pounds the Mustang, Challenger in January

By Patrick Rall on February 6, 2012 - 3:07PM

The sales numbers are in for January 2012 and as has generally been in the case over the past year, the Chevrolet Camaro very comfortably outsold the Ford Mustang and the Dodge Challenger in the first month of the New Year.

Ford's SVT turns 20 - a look at the last two decades of performance

By Patrick Rall on February 6, 2012 - 2:28PM

This morning, Ford Motor Company announced on Facebook that on February 6th, 1992, the company officially formed the new task force that would become the Special Vehicle Group (SVT) – the minds behind pretty much all of the highest performance Ford products in the past 20 years.

Ford starts out 2012 with a year over year gain

By Patrick Rall on February 2, 2012 - 11:28AM

Ford Motor Company continued their momentum from 2011, starting 2012 out with a year over year gain of 7% - even though the company’s Lincoln brand struggled in the first stanza of the New Year.

Production Ford B-Max revealed, retains pillar-less design

By Aaron Turpen on February 1, 2012 - 11:07PM

The production Ford B-Max minivan has been unveiled in Europe and will get a complete unveiling with full specifications at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show in March.

Ford Global Driving Skills Program Aims To Save Lives

By Nicolas Zart on January 31, 2012 - 11:59AM

Ford has begun its Global Driving Skills for Life Program to better train drivers in the US and Asia and save lives.

Ford's forthcoming C-Max Energi wins 2012 Green Car Vision Award

By Don Bain on January 28, 2012 - 3:11PM

The Ford C-MAX Energi, not scheduled for release before this coming fall, has been picked as Green Car Journal's 2012 Green Car Vision Award winner during The Washington Auto Show last week for its high level of efficiency and versatility.

New Ford Fusion NASCAR for 2013 a harbinger for future NASCAR design

By Aaron Turpen on January 28, 2012 - 1:48AM

The new, visually distinctive Ford Fusion for NASCAR racing in 2013 was revealed this week and shows how the popular racing circuit will be changing next year.

Ford Focus ST-R ready for debut at Daytona today

By Aaron Turpen on January 27, 2012 - 12:52PM

The Ford Racing Focus ST-R will make its competition debut this afternoon at the Grand-Am 200 at Grand-Am Weekend at the Daytona International Speedway. Based on the Focus ST, the ST-R is purpose-built for racing competition and will compete in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge ST class.

Updated day chart of Ford Motor stock for 2012-0127

Ford stock confirms attitude toward earnings shortfall

By Frank Sherosky on January 27, 2012 - 10:48AM

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) made money in 2011, but did it mostly with a large tax credit. So, the market tried all day to decide if that qualifies sufficiently for Ford stock to rise. The stock still closed down.

Ford Will Triple EcoBoost Production Capacity in 2012

By Aaron Turpen on January 26, 2012 - 7:16PM

Ford is adding 4 more vehicle models to the lineup of 11 total that will offer an EcoBoost option for higher efficiency and better economy. This will expand availability of the more efficient option and triple production capacity of EcoBoost engines in Ford's lineup.

A graphic illustrating the use of Kenaf in the doors of the Ford Escape.

Whatever the color of your Ford Escape it's still Green

By Don Bain on January 26, 2012 - 4:16PM

To paraphrase the namesake and founder of the Ford Motor Company, you can get a Ford Escape in any color you want as long as it’s green and to illustrate the point, an edible green plant, sometimes used in cosmetics, makes up 50 percent of the door bolsters.

Carroll Shelby and the durability race car for the Shelby GT 500

The Car Behind the 2013 Shelby GT Sells for Big Bucks

By Keith Griffin on January 25, 2012 - 5:08PM

The car that proved the 2013 Shelby GT 500 production Mustang could be a reality was sold at the 41st Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction late Saturday night in Scottsdale, Ariz., for $350,000 with all proceeds benefiting charity.

Future Ford Focus Titanium to offer manual transmission

By Patrick Rall on January 25, 2012 - 1:45PM

The new Ford Focus has helped Ford grow in popularity among the C segment sedan and hatchback market but in an effort to answer consumer demands, the Motor Company is planning to begin offering a manual transmission option for the highline Focus Titanium option rather than just offering it on the lower level S and SE models.

Ford Motor Company announces new slogan: Go Further

By Patrick Rall on January 25, 2012 - 10:57AM

Ford Motor Company has long had a history of advertising slogans that bring the current company direction to the masses and now, FoMoCo has unveiled the newest motto that the company believes will resonate well both with consumers and employees – “Go Further”.

Ford unveils the new face of their NASCAR program featuring the 2013 Fusion

By Patrick Rall on January 24, 2012 - 3:12PM

The 2013 Ford Fusion was among the key attractions at last week’s 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and today, Ford Motor Company rolled out the first look at the sleek new Fusion design applied to a NASCAR race car – with the formal race debut of the 2013 Ford Fusion stock car planned for next year’s Daytona 500.

The rear end of the 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR race car

By Patrick Rall on January 24, 2012 - 3:10PM

The side profile of the 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR race car

By Patrick Rall on January 24, 2012 - 3:09PM

The front end of the 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR race car

By Patrick Rall on January 24, 2012 - 3:08PM

The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca

Ford announces bonuses, raises for salaried workers while GM and Chrysler wait

By Patrick Rall on January 23, 2012 - 11:04AM

Ford Motor Company’s President of the Americas, Mark Fields, sent a notice out to roughly 20,000 salaried workers in the United States and Canada last week announcing that these employees would be receiving bonuses and merit based raises later this year – marking the first time that the company has done this since before the auto industry meltdown in 2008.

Ford takes NAIAS 2012 to higher level with educational technology displays

By Frank Sherosky on January 23, 2012 - 11:03AM

Every automobile is the result of work by teams of designers and engineers, but not always noticed by the public. To help the NAIAS 2012 crowd understand the difference, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) once again held its leading position as one of the best auto tech displays.

What is common between Ford Focus Electric and plastic bottles

By Armen Hareyan on January 22, 2012 - 10:09AM

Ford took advantage of the past CES and NAIAS shows to present it's Focus electric car, which is expected to be sold at the end of the 2012 in the United States and has something common with 2 million plastic bottles. An explanation in Ford's recent release reveals how many clean car units the company may sell in the foreseeable future.

1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster at NAIAS 2012

1934 Edsel Ford Model 40 Special Speedster at NAIAS

By Aaron Turpen on January 20, 2012 - 1:16PM

Legend has it that in the early 1930s, Edsel Ford was in Europe and saw some of the roadster designs being built by auto designers there and wanted one for himself. Being a Ford, of course, he couldn't just buy one. He had to have it made. So he returned home and commissioned Ford's chief designer at the time, E.T. Gregorie, to make him a speedster. In 1934, the one-off Model 40 Special Speedster was born.

Hyundai ranks number one in customer retention

Hyundai Tops All Brands in J.D. Power Customer Retention Study

By Keith Griffin on January 17, 2012 - 2:58PM

Here is another important accolade that Hyundai has racked up since the beginning of 2012: it is number one in customer retention - besting its leading competition by 4 percentage points.

Ford shows new face with 2013 Fusion, Hybrid and Fusion Energi

By Nicolas Zart on January 12, 2012 - 1:14PM

The refreshed design of the Fusion line at Ford will match performance with aesthetics, adding to the already huge success the car has proven to be.

Ford recalling 200k+ minivans over torque convertor failure

By Patrick Rall on January 11, 2012 - 5:03PM

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 recalls 244,000+ Escape SUVs for master cylinder fire risk

By Patrick Rall on January 11, 2012 - 4:36PM

Ford Motor Company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have announced a recall of over 244,000 2001 and 2002 model year Ford Escape compact sport utility vehicles over a concern that the master cylinder cap could leak – increasing the risk of an underhood fire if the problem is not addressed.

Weekly chart of Ford stock dated 2012-0111

Based on the NAIAS 2012, why is Ford stock still trading so low?

By Frank Sherosky on January 11, 2012 - 1:42PM

If the stock market is supposed to be a forward-looking entity, then judging from the display at the NAIAS 2012 in Detroit, one has to wonder what are the factors that are keeping Ford stock from moving significantly higher.

Ford's Focus Electric can lower electricity bill, lengthen daily driving range

By David Herron on January 9, 2012 - 1:57PM

Ford's Focus Electric has implemented a combination of features to schedule charging times for lowest electricity cost, increase charging speed, improving the electric car usefulness and decreasing operating costs.

Hyundai North American head John Krafcik unveils the Car of the Year decal

Hyundai vs Ford: Hyundai Elantra Takes Car of the Year in Detroit

By Aaron Turpen on January 9, 2012 - 11:40AM

Hyundai's Elantra won the 2012 North American International Auto Show Car of the Year award in Detroit, beating out the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat. This marks Hyundai's second win of the title, both times in an upset on Ford's home turf.

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