Ford is introducing a new programmable key that will allow parents to pre-set speed and audio controls for younger drivers. To be standard on the 2010 Focus and available on a number of other Ford, Mercury and Lincoln products, the MyKey system is designed to discourage teenagers from unsafe driving. Parents can program the key [...]   ...read more

Ford was hoping that its squared-off new crossover, the Flex, would be a runaway success in the vein of the 1986 Taurus. The Flex, which vaguely resembles the box that the aerodynamic Taurus came in, has seen falling sales in the last two months - not a good sign for a vehicle that has [...]   ...read more

Ford’s popular European Ka car might be coming to America after all. The Associated Press reports (via Yahoo) that Ford decided to “give the Ka another look due to high fuel prices pushing up demand for small cars and the response to introduction of the Fiesta subcompact.” Perhaps the sudden availability [...]   ...read more

Assuming there’s still is an auto industry in the upcoming year of magical beings, 2010, Ford plans to roll out the Nanny Key. Ford’s press release sums it up thus: “Ford’s MyKey feature ? which debuts next year as standard equipment on the 2010 Ford Focus and will quickly become standard on [...]   ...read more

Despite Leftlane’s best efforts last week at the Paris Motor Show to confirm that that the small Ford Ka minicar is definitely not slated for North American consumption, Ford’s CEO, Alan Mulally, told a Detroit radio station that the company is giving the Ka another look for North America. The Ka, which is smaller than [...]   ...read more

Our spy photographers nabbed Ford’s MKT crossover just hours ago - and they were able to grab one of the first shots of the MKT’s EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 engine. The MKT will be one of the first Ford vehicles to get the highly-anticipated engine, though judging by the stylized “T” and “F” on the plastic [...]   ...read more

In the latest round of photos we can see another glimpse of the interior with a detail shot of the front seats and center console. The second photo shows the new pony car’s front headlight and fender panel, along with the redesigned side mirror.   ...read more