FordMotor


Geely denies interest in Volvo and Saab, but you can still bet on who will buy the 'Born From Jets' brand

According to the Chinese auto newshounds over at Gasgoo, Geely has denied it has any interest in buying Volvo or Saab. The Swedish patients, being shopped by Ford Motor Company and General Motors, respectively, are still up for sale, however. As the story goes, Geely chairman Li Shufu has been cited as remarking that too much money is being asked for the two marques. According to a press release detailed by Gasgoo, the automaker has stated that it "has not submitted, and has no plans to submit, any bids concerning the takeovers of 'Volvo' or ... Read more →

New 2010 Lincoln MKS with EcoBoost to start at $47,760* Chris Paukert

We hope to have our very first driving impressions of Ford's new EcoBoost powertrain technology for you later today, but in the meantime, the Blue Oval has just announced that the first vehicle ...

REPORT: Wall Street rallies around better-than-expected Ford results Chris Paukert

On the surface, at least, news that a company lost $1.4 billion wouldn't normally be greeted as good news by Wall Street. However, the Ford Motor company's just-published quarterly earning reports ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1995 Lincoln Sentinel Concept Dan Roth

Looking like a 1961 Continental reimagined thirty years on, the Lincoln Sentinel concept caused quite a stir on the show circuit back in the mid-'90s. Eventually, the not-quite-a-runner sedan ...

Mulally on Ford: "We are competitive now." Jonathon Ramsey

If we were cynics, we could say that Ford just happened to get stuck in deep doo-doo when America's credit markets were still reasonably flexible. When Ford leveraged all of its assets, right down to ...

Ford CEO Mulally gets 37% pay cut; Gephardt, Earley appointed to board 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ford's CEO Alan Mulally took hope a tidy $13.57 million compensation package for his work in 2008, While that's a handsome sum, it represents a 37 percent cut of the $21.67 million he took home in 2007 – and that's before the ex-Boeing exec takes an additional 30 percent haircut for 2009. By ...

Ford celebrates production of 100,000th hybrid SUV 8 months ago on Autoblog

Today, Ford celebrates a new milestone in the life of its hybrid SUV platform as the 100,000th vehicle rolls down the assembly line at the Blue Oval's Assembly Plant in Kansas City. This production total includes all Ford Escape Hybrids, Mercury Mariner Hybrids and Mazda Tribute Hybrids ...

Ford, UAW reach tentative retiree health care trust fund deal 9 months ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company says it has reached a tentative deal with the UAW regarding modifications to the Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (VEGA) pact, the union's retiree health care trust. While specifics are not yet being divulged, the Blue Oval says that it has agreed to make up to half ...

GM, Ford job cuts closing in on 50% in U.S. - Chrysler not far behind 9 months ago on Autoblog

In 2002, General Motors had 177,000 employees in North America. By the end of 2008, that number had shrunk to 93,000, or 49% fewer employees than it had just six years earlier. GM plans to further cut its white collar workforce by 3,400 by May of this year, and the General is looking to cut 10,000 ...

Ford moving to three-year redesigns to keep things fresh 1 year ago on Autoblog

Back when it was virtually guaranteed 20% US market share, Ford would redesign its vehicles every five or more years. The Ford Ranger, Focus, and Crown Victoria changed even slower, with mostly only new lights and grilles. When competitive pressures started to put the Blue Oval into an ...

Rendered Speculation: Ford Capri reborn? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Well look at that, the quarter panel vent from the new Focus can look good! No need to complain yet that this is but another Ford we'll never see, as it may not happen on any continent. Auto Bild has gone to press with shots of a new Mercury Capri concept that is rumored to be the work of an ...

New Clint Eastwood vehicle titled Gran Torino 1 year ago on Autoblog

While he's shown a certain flair for historical pieces, we sincerely doubt that Clint Eastwood would forego his formidable film-crafting talent to make a documentary about a mid 1970's Ford that can be had for a dollar per pound. Details are scant, but Warner Brothers has targeted December 2008 as ...

Suicide At Ford's Marketing Headquarters 2 years ago on Autoblog

Tragedy struck the Ford Motor Company on Saturday when a man jumped to his death from the 10th floor of the automaker's Regent Court Building in Dearborn. In an interview with the Detroit Free Press, company spokeswoman Sara Tatchio confirmed that an employee committed suicide and stated, "It was ...

Explosion at Ford plant sends workers to hospital 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company’s Research and Innovation Center in Detroit was rocked by a chemical incident early Thursday afternoon that sent a number of workers to the hospital. We’re hearing conflicting reports of exactly what went down and how many workers were injured, but that number appears ...

Zephyr appealing to younger-than-average buyers for Lincoln 3 years ago on Autoblog

Could the Lincoln Zephyr, soon to be known as the MKZ, be bringing the average age of Lincoln drivers down a notch or two? Automotive News reports that while the average age of a Lincoln owner is 60 (and the Town Car's drivers are 70 ), the Zephyr's average buyer during the first three weeks of ...

Ford's Oakville assembly plant to go wireless, eh? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ford Motor Company is cutting the cord at its Oakville assembly plant. No, the site isn't the latest casualty of The Way Forward-- quite the opposite. As part of a $1 billion dollar investment, the automaker is taking the 486,000 square-meter site wireless. The facility will feature a ...

Lincoln's Build-your-own MKX website goes live 3 years ago on Autoblog

Lincoln has opened the virtual book on its MKX crossover utility. The automaker is offering the chance to 'pre-design' their latest offering via their website, Lincoln.com. For Autoblog regulars, you know the drill: All prices, packages and options are survey-only estimates. In fact, savvy Windows ...

A glimpse inside the mind of Toyota USA president Jim Press 3 years ago on Autoblog

Strangely, it was hard to get Jim Press to talk about cars. That sentence opens Richard Ducote’s opinion piece on Toyota's head honcho for the Arizona Daily Star. Press, president of Toyota Motor Sales USA, was speaking at the University of Arizona, where he had been named 2006 Executive of ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

Featured Galleries

  • LA 2009: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
  • Live: 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe
  • 2011 Audi A8
  • 2011 Audi A8: Live from Miami
  • 2011 Chevrolet Cruze
  • 2011 BMW 5 Series sedan
  • Texas unveils new Vanity Plates
  • Spy Shots: Next-gen Buick Excelle for China
  • 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe
  • Hyundai 2.4L Theta-II GDI
  • Ginetta G50EV and John Surtees at the Channel Tunnel
  • 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser
AOL Autos

Find Your Next Car

Resources

10 Most Searched Cars on AOL Autos

Autoblog Video

Autoblog Green

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum