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FORD EARNS FIRST QUARTER PRE-TAX OPERATING PROFIT OF $2.3 BILLION AND NET INCOME OF $1.4 BILLION +

Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] today reported 2012 first quarter pre-tax operating profit of $2.3 billion, or 39 cents per share, and net income of $1.4 billion, or 35 cents per share, led by strong performance in North America and Ford Credit. Ford has now been profitable on a pre-tax operating basis for 11 consecutive [...] [...]

At 662 HP, 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Certified As World’s Most Powerful V8! Segment-Leading Fuel Efficiency

The all-new supercharged 5.8-liter powerplant in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 has been officially SAE-certified as the most powerful series production V8 in the world with peak output of 662 horsepower and 631 lb.-ft. of torque. [...]

All-New Ford Escape with EcoBoost Engine EPA-Certified at 33 MPG, the Most Fuel Efficient Small SUV on Market

The new Ford Escape is certified by the U.S. EPA as the most fuel efficient small SUV with an automatic. The Escape’s 1.6-liter EcoBoost® engine is certified at 33 mpg – 2 mpg better than the Honda CR-V and 5 mpg better than Toyota RAV4. [...]

DETAILS OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY’S APRIL 2012 U.S. SALES CONFERENCE CALL

(Please note 10:00 a.m. EDT call time) Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) will release its April 2012 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 1, 2012. At 10 a.m. EDT, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results and [...] [...]

Ford eNews – April 25, 2012

Ford plays a mean pinball; Size matters; Ford sends less waste to landfills; New Ford lineup wows in Beijing; Ford earns multiple value awards [...]

170 Toyota Prii Found ‘Abandoned’ In Miami

By Jeff Cobb Officials in Miami-Dade County, Florida are investigating how 170 Toyota Prius sedans were bought by the county in 2006, all but forgotten and left to rust. The $4 million in unused six-year-old hybrids were part of a treasure trove of 293 stored away new vehicles including police cars and vans, and officials say [...] [...]

Where is the auto industry taking us?

Energy density according to Exxon. Hybrids, EVs, fuel cells. Or gas-guzzlers forever? I was cleaning out some bookmarks and came across this graph in an interesting article regarding energy density. The article and the graph come from Exxon, which used the graph to explain why by 2040, 90 percent of transportation would still be fueled by liquid [...] [...]

US Army Shows Hybrid FED Bravo Concept

By Jeff Cobb Move over Humvee, the four-wheel-drive diesel hybrid FED Bravo may be ready to take your place. OK, well that’s not yet confirmed, but the U.S. Army’s “Fuel Efficient Demonstrator” (FED) was shown this week at the Society of Automotive Engineers 2012 World Congress, and the 12,500-pound hybrid has a lot of the right [...] [...]