Most of the talk in the last few months about Volvo has revolved around Ford’s efforts to ditch the last of its prestige marques in its fight for survival. Poor old Volvo appears to have been hawked around the world’s car makers in the hope of finding a fit for the pride of Sweden. But […]
Ford confirms Focus RS prices
Just over two weeks ago, we brought you the first pictures of Ford’s hot-hatch, the Focus RS, and speculated that although the Euro price equated to around £32.5k at today’s exchange rate, we expected the UK car price to be about £25k. Well we were out a bit. But only by a fiver! When the […]
Volvo could be heading East
Actually, it could be going absolutely anywhere a bid can be found. As we reported last week, Ford is trying desperately to unload its last remaining prestige marque – Volvo. And, as we thought, the disposal of Volvo by Ford is said to be a condition of the help that Ford, along with the other […]
Ford increases market share in the UK
Ford seems to be the best placed car maker to ride the current storm. Of the US big three, Ford is the one most likely to survive intact. Yes, it’s looking for funding in the form of government loan guarantees, but unlike GM it doesn’t seem to be about to sink in to oblivion. And […]
Ford puts Volvo up for sale
Having spent most of the last twenty years carefully building up a portfolio of Prestige European car makers, including Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo, the last of these, Volvo, has now been put up for sale by Ford. This hardly comes as a surprise when you see the precarious state of Ford. It’s […]
Ford announces new Kuga models
Ford has announced today that it is expanding the current range of its mini 4×4, with the introduction of models at the top and bottom of the range. Slotting in as the base model is a 2wd 2.0 TDCi which has a Co2 output of just 159g/km. This is a crucial point for businesses when […]
Ford Focus RS will hit 164mph
Ford in Austria has finally let loose some concrete information on the much anticipated 2009 Ford Focus RS, which looks set to be one barn-stormer of a car. With almost 300bhp, a 0-60 time in the high 5 seconds and a top speed of 164mph, the Focus RS looks an enticing package for the boy […]
2010 Ford Mustang Revealed
After what seems like an endless run of teaser pictures, Ford has finally announced the Mustang for 2010 (have a look at the Ford Mustang Micro Site), as both a Coupe and Convertible But it wasn’t on purpose. Oh, no. They cocked-up by revealing a real image on one of their micro-sites and, quite sensibly, […]