Hyundai Gains Edge With Hybrid Battery Replacement Coverage
February 6, 2012 – 1:40 pm | No Comment

Korean automaker finds yet another way to trump its competitors.
What would keep you from buying a hybrid model? Besides price, one of the most significant concerns for potential buyers are each model’s battery packs. Those …

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Ford Fusion Sales Continue To Rise
January 1, 2012 – 12:05 am | No Comment
Ford Fusion Sales Continue To Rise

Next generation Fusion set for Detroit unveiling.

No doubt, the Ford Fusion is a hit. Since its introduction in 2006, sales have risen year over year except in 2008 when the industry imploded and sales dropped …

2011 Ford Fusion Specs & Overview
February 28, 2011 – 12:05 am | One Comment
2011 Ford Fusion Specs & Overview

The Ford Fusion was introduced for the 2006 model year and received a significant mid-cycle upgrade in 2010. This model replaced the Ford Taurus as the brand’s midsize sedan offering, providing a strong entry in …

Higher Gas Prices May Lead To Hybrid Surge
October 19, 2009 – 12:37 am | 6 Comments
Higher Gas Prices May Lead To Hybrid Surge

You might think that gasoline was retailing for above four dollars a gallon the way that hybrid sales have been acting of late particularly for one automaker.
Ford Hybrid Demand Surges
On the strength of its release …

Ford Delivers Millionth SYNC Vehicle
May 27, 2009 – 9:33 am | 2 Comments
Ford Delivers Millionth SYNC Vehicle

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that Ford rolled out its SYNC technology, developed with Microsoft Corporation to provide drivers with a voice-activated communications and entertainment system like none other available on the road. …

Ford Sponsoring American Idol Finale Parties
May 8, 2009 – 3:11 pm | 6 Comments
Ford Sponsoring American Idol Finale Parties

My wife is a huge fan of American Idol, has been one for years, so I am well aware that one of the biggest sponsors of the show is the Ford Motor Company. Last year, …

Looking Beyond The Ford Fusion Hybrid
May 6, 2009 – 10:57 am | 6 Comments
Looking Beyond The Ford Fusion Hybrid

Ford fans, especially those interested in hybrid and/or electric technology, know that the automaker is working diligently to move forward in this arena, pursuing a number of different avenues to reach their goal.
The Ford Fusion …

Hybrids: Strong Impact or Not?
May 3, 2009 – 5:14 pm | One Comment
Hybrids: Strong Impact or Not?

The biggest changes for the Ford Fusion beginning with the 2010 model year was the roll out of the next generation edition as well as offering a hybrid model.  Although updating the Fusion was important …

Hypermilers Squeeze Ford Fusion Hybrid
May 3, 2009 – 4:32 pm | 12 Comments
Hypermilers Squeeze Ford Fusion Hybrid

By now, you may have heard reports about a Ford Fusion Hybrid achieving fantastic gas mileage, much higher than the EPA certified 41 mpg city, 36 mpg highway. Amazingly, a team of hypermilers squeezed the …

Battery Giant Opts For Michigan Plant
April 20, 2009 – 3:06 am | 3 Comments
Battery Giant Opts For Michigan Plant

It has been said that “in every life a little rain must fall,” suggesting to some that rain is a bad thing. Then again when you see how rain replenishes the earth and sates the …

Carlos Ghosn Bullish On Vehicle Electrification
April 17, 2009 – 3:17 am | 5 Comments
Carlos Ghosn Bullish On Vehicle Electrification

It took approximately ten years to sell one million hybrid vehicles in the US, a number that is probably far below what advocates envisioned when the technology began to be mass marketed in the late …

Ford Fusion Gains Class Leading EPA Edge
January 15, 2009 – 3:17 am | One Comment
Ford Fusion Gains Class Leading EPA Edge

I’m feeling good about the direction that the Ford Motor Company is taking.
First, the automaker refused a government bail out although the company did support rival GM and Chrysler and their requests for assistance.
Second, I …

Ford, Microsoft Roll Out New SYNC Features
January 13, 2009 – 3:11 am | 3 Comments
Ford, Microsoft Roll Out New SYNC Features

One of the best partnerships the Ford Motor Company has forged over the past few years is its relationship with the Microsoft Corp. Working together the two companies developed SYNC, an in dash computer system …

2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: 700 Mile City Range, Class Leading Fuel Economy
November 14, 2008 – 3:05 am | 7 Comments
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: 700 Mile City Range, Class Leading Fuel Economy

There is good news for the family who wants a high quality sedan offering superior fuel economy: the soon to debut 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid promises to deliver all that and more when it goes …

Ford To Build Six European Models In North America
July 28, 2008 – 4:30 am | 7 Comments
Ford To Build Six European Models In North America

Big Shift Coming For Ford
Ford is in the midst of a seismic shift when it comes to changing its production priorities. More like a “continental shift” as the company plans to build six of its …