Until he was laid off at the end of July as part of a sweeping round of white-collar cuts — including the first involuntary dismissals in decades — Almasy was living a lifelong dream, he says, one arguably as American as Motown itself. A dynamics engineer at Ford, he helped make parts — wheels, springs, [...]
“We’re assessing that right now,” Alan Mulally told a Detroit radio station, adding that many people share the opinion that Ford should sell the Ka — about the size of the Smart fortwo — on this side of the Atlantic. A new version of the Ka was unveiled last week at the Paris Motor Show. [...]
I just heard about Ford’s newest technology that it will put in the 2010 Ford Focus. The MyKey system is every parent’s dream. What MyKey does is act as a de facto electronic baby-sitter for your teen driver when you can’t ride shotgun. It electronically limits top speed to 80 mph. (You think they would [...]
Email to a friend Printer friendly Font: * * * * “MyKey can help promote safer driving, particularly among teens, by encouraging seatbelt use, limiting speed and reducing distractions,”said Susan Cischke, Ford group vice-president of environment and safety engineering. In Ontario, the speed limiter will be enough to prevent teens from breaching the province’s [...]
With a long list of innovations and style unique to its class, Ford’s full-sized 2009 Flex crossover is bold and refreshing. At first glance it appears to be incongruous with rising gasoline prices. But gas-sipping microcars aren’t ideal for everyone ‘” especially those who regularly carry up to a half-dozen passengers and their luggage or [...]
I’ve rented my fair share of Explorers and hate the vent being placed underneath the radio. Hyundai did this in the Sonata but were smart enough to fix it in the new version. When it comes to car interiors will Ford or GM ever be known for making a quality one? The answer is “No!” [...]
In light of recent testing of their 2009 models, it s Ford Motor Company that s earned more Top Safety Pick ratings form the institute than any other automaker, with a total of 16 vehicles to date. The announcement means that Ford s surpassed their closest rival, Honda, this week.
Ford will offer parents all that spirit-breaking power by giving them the option to automatically turn on traction and stability control every time their teen drives. MyKey also can limit speed to 80 miles per hour and set a cap on radio volume at 44 percent of top level. If the driver or passengers aren’t [...]
Ford will soon be rolling out its MyKey system on many of its vehicles, starting with the 2010 Ford Focus. In its effort to encourage safe driving habits for teens, MyKey technology allows parents to program their teen’s key to limit the vehicle’s top speed and audio volume. Other safety features that can be programmed [...]
In 2007, the plant built more than 264,000 V6 engines for export to the U.S. for the Ford Explorer, Ranger and Mustang. The engine is also delivered to Land Rover for some of its models.
