Since the demise of Mercury, Ford’s last luxury brand is Lincoln. LeftLaneNews is reporting that the automaker is attempting to boost sales, after promising new products and technology in order to improve competition. To that end, all Lincoln purchases through September 7th, 2010 will come with free scheduled maintenance for the first three years, or [...]
Ford has really been pushing its keyless starter system and SYNC navigational system this year. Witness the current ad for the Ford Fiesta, courtesy of YouTube:
An article in Autopia offers great news for the future of electric vehicles in America. The folks at Wired Magazine’s car blog are reporting that Coulomb Technologies, in partnership with three carmakers, will give away 4,600 free charging stations. The Silicon Valley-based company has joined with Ford, GM and Smart to provide both home and [...]
According to a recent report in Consumer Reports, Honda has made top scores in a survey of customers’ opinions of service and quality among seven major brands of automobiles. The survey, which was conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center, rated Honda, as well as Ford, Nissan, Chevrolet, Toyota, Hyundai and Chrysler. 1,700 consumers, [...]
Hybrid Cars reported earlier this month that Ford is about to become the third automaker to lose its federal tax incentives for gas-electric hybrid cars. Toyota’s tax credits for hybrids went away at the end of 2007, and Honda’s hybrid credits ended at the beginning of last year. Those tax credits were part of a [...]