Luxury marques gain ground while volume brands suffer Just like any spending spree, there are consequences. And for the second straight month, the automakers that benefited most from Cash For Clunkers have seen their sales figures fall through the floor compared to August of last year. The program officially ended August 24, 2009, and if you take a look at the chart below, the brands with inexpens   ...read more

Spy Shots: Ford Fiesta-based crossover mule - click above for high-res image gallery Ford is enjoying early succes   ...read more

In Europe Ford's smallest crossover offering is known as the Kuga - similar in size to America's Escape - but our spies just captured a Fiesta-sized crossover in testing. Ford Motor Company - Ford - Ford Kuga - Makes and Models - Recreation   ...read more

Ford, current 'merican automotive media darling, saw sales drop 11% in August. At least they did better than Toyota! More »   ...read more

Ford Fiesta "You so Pimping, You so Sexy" ad by Film Riot - Click above to watch the video after the jump Ford may have its own ad campaign for the Fiesta, but we're mildly amused by this one-off, three-minute-long ad created by the folks at Film Riot, an online how-to sho   ...read more

With Ford’s venerable, trusted and dated Crown Victoria nearing the end of its long and successful run as “America’s cop car,” the automaker is passing the torch to a pair of platform-sharing replacements. The first replacement offered by Ford is known as the Police Interceptor, a vehicle that is heavily based on the all-new Taurus [...] Copyright © 2007 World Auto News & R   ...read more

2010 Mazda3 - Click above for high-res image gallery Mazda gave us a glimpse of its next-generation Sky-G (gas) and Sky-D (diesel) powertrains at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, as well as its new Sky-Drive six-speed automatic transmission. These engines are currently running the testing gauntlet, as the first applications are expected to show up as early as next year in   ...read more