Pierre Ford Blogs

• ‘63 F-100 Short-Bed - Contemporary Cruiser - Modern Four-Cam Power motivates this Integral-Cab F-100 Jerry Boles from Port St. John, Florida, has enjoyed the automotive hobby almost all of his life. Shortly after learning to walk, he was rolling in the coolest customized wagons on the block, and the four-wheeled fun hasn’t stopped yet. Jerry built several trucks over the years and owned a [...]
• Ford Focus on Performance - Fast, fun and fabulously good looking, a new version of Ford’s performance flagship Focus goes on sale at dealerships across Great Britain from May 1. The newcomer – which arrives three years since Ford first wowed the hot hatch segment with its turbocharged Focus ST – offers more appeal with a bolder appearance and a host [...]
• SEE IT, HEAR IT, FEEL IT: FORD SEEKS MOST EFFECTIVE DRIVER WARNINGS FOR ACTIVE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY - Researchers at Ford’s advanced driving simulator, Virtual Test Track Experiment (VIRTTEX), are devoting much of 2008 to study how active safety technologies in vehicles should alert drivers of potentially dangerous driving incidents. Ford also conducted customer driving clinics to test warning systems for its new backup system, the Cross Traffic Alert with Blind Spot Monitoring warning [...]
• NEW ‘KING OF THE ROAD’ PERFECTS BALANCING ACT EARNING CROWN FOR CONFIDENT, POISED HANDLING - For performance enthusiasts, the new 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR’s driving dynamics should be as big of an eye-opener as its acceleration, torque, horsepower and stopping performance. The new model features an array of enhancements designed to give it the same poised and predictable handling at 120 mph as it has at 60 mph, according to the [...]
• UPDATE 2-CAW, Ford Canada reach surprise labor agreement - The Canadian Auto Workers union said in a surprise announcement on Monday that it has reached a tentative three-year agreement with Ford Canada (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) that includes a wage freeze, and will form the basis for talks with other “Big Three” Detroit-based automakers. The deal, which hinges on the completion of local agreements later [...]
• Ford shares rise as Kerkorian buying more stake - Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, a veteran investor in the troubled U.S. auto industry, has taken aim at Ford Motor Co (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research), looking to acquire a stake of 5.6 percent stake through his investment vehicle Tracinda Corp. Kerkorian, 90, who previously held a nearly 10 percent stake in General Motors Corp (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) [...]
• Ford Launches Warriors in Pink’ Mustang - * Ford unveils new ‘Warriors in Pink’ edition Mustang at the New York International Auto Show to raise money for breast cancer education and research. * The company is doubling its contribution to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure – to $500 for each Warriors in Pink Mustang sold. * Ford and its dealers together [...]
• Ford Builds 9 Millionth Mustang - Ford Motor Company announced today it has built its 9 millionth Mustang. The GT Convertible Mustang is heading west to be delivered to a dealership in Iowa. The Ford Mustang, approaching its 45th anniversary on April 17th, 2009, is one of the most widely recognized vehicles in the world. Today, one of every two sports cars [...]
• Ford: $100 million first-quarter profit - Ford Motor Co. once again surprised Wall Street, posting an unexpected profit and its sixth consecutive quarter of year-over-year improvement despite serious problems in the U.S. automobile market. But the Dearborn automaker warned that additional downsizing will be necessary in order to meet its stated goal of returning to profitability in 2009. “Our plan is working, and [...]
• Expedition with attitude - Hip-hop DJ’s expertly built SUV commands attention on the road Cruising to Cleveland requires a good stereo, a solid ride and the constitution to stay awake no matter how flat the Interstate. This road trip had two objectives: Test the 2008 Ford Expedition designed by Funkmaster Flex and watch Madonna drop the F-Bomb during her induction into [...]