WardsAuto.com reports that Ford is following up on its pledge to cut fourth quarter production by, wait for it, 211k units. That’s a 35 percent drop from year-ago manufacturing levels. To implement the cuts, FoMoCo is “temporarily” idling nine plants:Louisville, KY; St. Paul, MN; Oakville and St. Thomas, ON, Canada; Kansas City, MO; Avon [...]   ...read more

Jimmie Johnson, with a 15th-place finish in the Ford 400 Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, joined Cale Yarborough in the NASCAR record books as only the second driver to win three straight Cup Series championship titles.   ...read more

GM puts out a video on the dire consequences to the US economy if the big 3 automakers are allowed to collapse. GM, Ford and Chrysler are hoping for a government bailout in the form of 25 billion US dollars in loan guarantees.   ...read more

So far, just two official images of the 2010 Fusion sedan have been released to the media by Ford ? both showing the front of the vehicle only. But an appearance at the Homestead-Miami Speedway over the weekend provided us with a view of all angles. The new Fusion Hybrid was covered with decals for [...]   ...read more

The 2010 Ford Mustang is just hours away from its official debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, but pricing and options have leaked out on the GT Premium model. Although the information leak doesn’t give us any hints in the way of the ‘Stang’s powerplant, it does give us an idea of [...]   ...read more

If you’re planning on buying a Ford this week, you might want to hold off a bit. Reuters reports that Ford will introduce Employee Pricing and cash incentives next week in an effort to turn around flagging sales. The incentive program will be available on most 2008 and 2009 Ford vehicles, with the notable [...]   ...read more

Ouch, that hurts, or “tong, tong!” as they say in China. “China’s largest automaker, SAIC Motor Corp, is poised to surpass the combined market value of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co.” Bloomberg followed the market capitalization of the three automakers as far back as the year 2000. Then, Ford and GM were worth [...]   ...read more