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Honda Boss: Next Insight Will Beat Prius MPG

The 2010 Honda Insight has been a disappointment for Honda. The company is trying to learn from its mistakes by making the next generation Insight the industry’s most efficient hybrid. Takanobu Ito, Honda’s president, said last week that the [...] [...]

FORD START WINS AUTOWEEK’S BEST CONCEPT

BEIJING, April 27, 2010 – The stunning red Ford Start pulled ahead of 65 concept vehicles to be named Best Concept by the AutoWeek editorial staff at the Beijing auto show this year. [...]

FORD POSTS FIRST QUARTER 2010 NET INCOME OF $2.1 BILLION AS STRONG NEW PRODUCTS FUEL PROFITABLE GROWTH+

Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported first quarter 2010 net income of $2.1 billion, or 50 cents per share, a $3.5 billion improvement from first quarter 2009, as strong selling new products, improvements in its global Automotive operations, and higher profits at Ford Credit boosted results. [...]

Oil Spill Threatens to Derail Support for Offshore Drilling Plan

An oil spill brought on by the collapse of an offshore drilling platform is now in its fourth day, as an estimated 42,000 gallons of oil continue [...] [...]

Carmakers Show Futuristic Green Vision in Beijing

Beijing Auto Show The Chinese auto market is booming. This year’s Beijing Auto Show, which opened over the weekend, features nearly 100 cars powered by electricity or some other alternative to petroleum. The list of hybrids and electric cars on display looks like a grand vision of what China’s roadways could look like in [...] [...]

Hybrids and the end of the American car

Karma: Is this really the path towards efficiency for the masses? For decades the US has driven the world’s auto industry. If an automaker could make it here, they could make it anywhere. But, is America still that important? Recently, China topped the US in auto sales, yet the Chinese auto market has barely been scratched. Likewise, [...] [...]

FORD SHOWCASES NEW PRODUCTS AND TECHNOLOGIES AT LARGEST-EVER BEIJING AUTO SHOW EXHIBIT

BEIJING, April 23, 2010 – With its largest, most interactive display ever, Ford is highlighting an impressive array of new products and technologies at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show while the company gears itself to capitalize on growth in China and across the Asia Pacific and Africa region. Ford is previewing the global next-generation [...] [...]

FORD’S 2011 FLEET VEHICLE LINEUP LAUNCHES WITH 100 PERCENT SUSTAINABLE POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY

Ford, the industry leader in commercial and government fleet sales, will offer 100 percent of its fleet vehicles this year with fuel-efficient powertrains and other sustainable technologies – including battery electric, hybrid, natural gas, propane, E-85, biodiesel (B20) and EcoBoost – making the Blue Oval the industry’s greenest full-line fleet provider. [...]