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Ford ups power for 2011 Super Duty

Published on August 4, 2010 in Manufacturer Update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

In the power wars of heavy duty pickup trucks, Ford and GM have gone back and forth for several years with their turbodiesel engines.  Ford’s 2011 Super Duty, equipped with the all-new Ford-designed 6.7-liter PowerStroke diesel engine, for instance, has 390 horsepower and 735 foot-pounds of torque.  Not content to sit back and let Ford get all the glory, GM announced that their heavy duty diesels would be churning out 397 horsepower and 700 foot-pounds.  Well, Ford has an announcement for you – click past the jump for more details.

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Ford’s sale of Volvo: Complete. Geely’s cost: $1.8 Billion

Published on August 2, 2010 in Industry Status, Industry Update and Manufacturer Update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Well, it’s finally happened – Ford completed the sale of Volvo to Geely, the Chinese automaker.  Geely forked over 1.8 billion, according to a press release by Ford.  Most of it was in cash, but there was also a $200 million “note” involved.

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New Tech: Ford Curve Control

Published on June 29, 2010 in Manufacturer Update and Under the Hood (In Depth). 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Ford debuted a new safety technology dubbed Curve Control, which works to help the driver control their vehicle in curves.  Curve Control helps drivers when they enter a curve too fast, slowing the vehicle up to 10 mph in 1 second, by reducing engine power and using “smart braking” to apply brakes to any or all of the 4 wheels on the vehicle.

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Lexus HS250h Gets Pinto-Like Recall

Published on June 25, 2010 in Manufacturer Update and Recalls. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Well, despite a lot of automakers learning from Toyota’s previous recall mistakes, it seems the automaker’s luxury segment didn’t learn a lesson from Ford’s mistake in the 1970′s, the Pinto fires.  According to Jalopnik, Lexus is recalling their 2010 HS250h luxury hybrid sedan, due to excessive fuel leakage resulting from a rear-end collision.

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Cadillac and Lincoln: Free Maintenance Packages

Published on June 21, 2010 in Industry Update, Manufacturer Update and New-Car Pricing. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

2011 Lincoln MKX

If you’re going to play in the luxury car arena, you might want to look at how things are done by BMW.  The German luxury car manufacturer gives new-car buyers free maintenance for 4 years/50,000 miles.  Now, two domestic luxury brands are joining in, albeit in slightly different ways.  Cadillac will give you free maintenance for 4 yrs/50,000 miles on any 2011 model, whereas Lincoln gives you the same length of time and mileage, but only on 2010 and 2011 models sold during this summer.

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Breaking News: Ford confirms rumors of Mercury shutdown

Published on June 2, 2010 in Industry Update and Manufacturer Update. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

In a press conference this afternoon with Ford’s president of the Americas, Mark Fields, it was announced that the Mercury brand, in existence for the past 71 years, will be shuttered at the end of this calendar year.  According to Ford, this allows them to enhance the Lincoln brand, with Lincoln-specific powertrains and vehicles, without straining the resources of the Ford brand itself, which has seen major growth in sales, customer satisfaction, and reliability over the past few years.  Read on for more details.

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