Ford said on Wednesday that the only passenger cars that it plans to keep on the North American market will be the Mustang and the upcoming Ford Focus Active which is a crossover-like hatchback that is due in 2019. That means that the regular Focus, Fiesta, Taurus, and Fusion won’t be available in the United States and Canada. Ford will continue to offer its full spectrum of SUVs, trucks, and crossovers. By 2020, almost 90 percent of Ford’s portfolio in North America will be trucks, utilities, and commercial vehicles. The car manufacturer is exploring new vehicle models ...
Very soon the new rules under the reworked NAFTA will be introduced. According to the sources, the North American Free Trade Agreement stipulates that a certain amount of automotive production must be carried out in areas paying higher salaries. Setting such wage requirements for the auto industry under the North American Free Trade Agreement could benefit the United States and Canada, whose unions say that lower Mexican pay has caused a drift in manufacturing capacity to Mexico. The U.S. plan aims to explore what percentage of output could be in areas paying higher salaries, and at...
When you catch the big fish, don’t you want the whole world to know about it? Of course, you do, that’s exactly what happened in this situation. The Indiana State Police busted a 707-horsepower muscle car booking it at more than 160 miles per hour. The ISP were chuffed enough about the catch that they put out a press release titled, "160 Mile Per Hour Hellcat Tamed On The Indiana Toll Road." The Dodge Challenger Hellcat driver, J. Jesus Duran Sandoval, told the arresting officer that he was "just trying to get to Maryland." The coppers took Sandov...
The auto industry is warning that US sales declines, which have been consistent over the past year, may continue thanks to tariffs US President Donald Trump plans to slap on steel and aluminum imports. Toyota Motor, which plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Alabama with Mazda Motor, said the administration's decision will "adversely impact" car companies by raising costs and prices of cars and trucks sold in the US. That's even as more than 90 percent of the steel that Asia's biggest carmaker uses in the US is from that country. Trade groups represent...
Ford is recalling 2016-2017 Focus RS hatchbacks with potentially faulty head gaskets. The automaker claims they will be replaced free of charge. While the fix is estimated to take less than two days for each vehicle, Ford is offering to pay the cost of a rental vehicle for up to four days if needed. The affected vehicles may emit noticeable white smoke from the exhaust or show low coolant levels with no sign of external leaks due to the failing head gaskets. Model years 2016 and 2017 Focus RS models built from Aug. 3, 2015 to July 6, 2017 are involved in this recall. Ford plans on ...
