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Can US Automakers Catch Up to Prius?

2010 Toyota Prius. As President Obama and other administration officials were yesterday announcing [...] [...]

For media only: Buick plug-in hybrid

The Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid lives We’ve known for some time that GM was going to build a plug-in hybrid SUV. Originally, the Saturn Vue was going to be the platform for GM’s dual mode plug-in hybrid powertrain, but then GM killed Saturn. Thus, the new hybrid will based on the GMC Terrain and the Chevrolet Equinox [...] [...]

Prius dominates Japanese car sales

So hybrid incentives don’t work? The Toyota Prius has now been the top selling vehicle in Japan for 3 months, thanks to government incentives to buy hybrid cars. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if an American-made hybrid was the top selling vehicle in the US, with or without tax incentives? If the Prius were made by Ford, instead [...] [...]

Lutz: GM must respond to demand for gas guzzlers

Lutz at the Volt debut “It remains a fact that the American public buys big, high consumption, cars,” claims GM’s Bob Lutz in a recent interview. Moreover, Lutz goes on to state, “The mass movement towards ‘green cars’ is only taking place in the media”. Except for the Toyota Prius of course. Lutz goes on to claim that [...] [...]

QUEEN LATIFAH TAMES HER NEW 2010 FORD MUSTANG WITH HELP FROM PRO DRIVER COLIN BRAUN

The Queen made a wish and Ford Motor Company delivered. Twenty-year-old NASCAR phenom Colin Braun brought award-winning musician and actress Queen Latifah a 2010 Ford Mustang and schooled her in how to drive the iconic muscle car like a pro. Latifah, already a proud owner of a ’65 Mustang, wished to drive the car in [...] [...]

NEW "PEAK PERFORMANCE" FORD FIESTA FILM PAYS HOMAGE TO ORIGINAL AWARD-WINNING "CLIMB DANCE"

For race drivers, filmmakers and automotive engineers alike, the 14,110-foot summit of Pikes Peak inspires both awe and vision. [...]

EMPLOYEE TRAINING, RENOVATIONS READY CHICAGO ASSEMBLY PLANT FOR NEW FORD TAURUS PRODUCTION

Ford Motor Company is celebrating production of the all-new 2010 Ford Taurus – which today was named an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick – in the historic Chicago Assembly Plant, which has been retooled to build the stylish, technologically sophisticated sedan with quality and precision. [...]

AUGUST 05 FORD E-NEWS

Ford’s sustainable paint technology offers greener, global shade; New chapter begins as 2010 Taurus begins production, earns IIHS Top Safety Pick; New high-energy Taurus campaign brings Microsoft “tag” system to life; Ford dishes out wishes, gives Queen Latifah the ride of a lifetime; Pikes Peak Ford Fiesta film celebrates summit, offers homage; Fiesta dominates X [...] [...]