Category: Ford
01/07/2021
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Who won and lost in 2020 sales? GM, Ford both win in trucks.
GM was the arguable winner of the 2020 sales contest, at least among the American contestants, with a mere 12% falloff in sales. That was below Ford’s 15% drop or FCA’s 18% fall, and also enough to beat Honda and Nissan. GM roughly matched Toyota’s 11% fall; the only major automakers to really beat GM’s […]
07/13/2020
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The Ford Bronco lineup is finally here!
The Ford Bronco lineup made its debut Monday night. There will be 3 variants offered. These are the 2-door, 4-door, and Sport. There is a lot to unpack so let us break it down. The Bronco will be built alongside the Ranger in the USA while sharing its 2.3-liter engine making 270 horsepower. A manual […]
07/06/2020
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Who’s winning the US sales races? (Did GM beat Ford in pickups?)
We know who gained and lost the most in second-quarter sales, but what about the smaller races to see who won in particular segments—like muscle cars and pickups? The Dodge Challenger may have dropped quite a bit in the first half of the year, but its final tally of 22,018 sales from January through June […]
07/01/2020
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Wow, sales have dropped! (Now includes Ford)
US car and truck sales plummeted over the last three months. At GM, sales dropped by 34% versus Q2 2019; the company did pretty well in the first quarter but got hammered in the second, albeit doing better than Fiat Chrysler. Chevrolet fell by 34%, Buick by 36%, Cadillac by 41%, and GMC by 33%. […]
06/25/2020
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The 2021 Ford F-150 is here!
The 14th generation F-150 has arrived and it swept away many in a short live stream that was just over 30 minutes long. But in those 30 plus minutes, we have new details that make the 2021 F-150 the best F-150 ever. Powertrain: The 2021 F-150 will offer 6 engines. These include gas, diesel, and […]
06/24/2020
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What the @!#*&! is going on? Dodge, Chevy clobber Toyota in J.D. Power
Dodge has rocketed from its recent place near the bottom of the J.D. Power initial quality study to appear at the very top—very nearly tied with, of all brands, Kia. Chevrolet and Ram were also nearly tied for third and fourth place, with Genesis barely below them, rounding out the top five brands. Source: J.D. […]
06/15/2020
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Update: Ford picks an interesting day to reveal the Bronco
Update: Ford has claimed the July 9 reveal date was coincidental, but has moved back the reveal to July 13. Much hype around the Bronco has been prevalent these past few years. The Bronco will have a lot of off-road goodies for true off-road enthusiasts. It will have an independent front suspension, a solid rear […]
06/11/2020
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Electric and new F-150 timeline announced
The Ford F-150 has been the best selling light-duty truck in America for decades now. Recent reports suggest that there are some major changes coming soon so let’s break it down. The electric F-150: According to Jim Farley, the COO of Ford, the electric F-150 (and Transit) will launch in the middle of 2022. Competitors […]
06/09/2020
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Rendered: Lincoln Corsair Coupe
Crossover coupes are a hot item in the luxury segment right now, with BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and several others already having jumped into that space. Despite increasing crossover coupes–which aren’t really coupes at all, but do have fastback styling–from foreign competitors, no American brands have released any alternatives thus far. The Lincoln Corsair was […]
05/24/2020
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Is a new Ford sedan in the works?
Back in March of 2019, the Ford Taurus officially ended production. The Taurus had a long and successful history in the United States with thousands still on the road today. The SHO was one of the most underrated performance sedans on the market. It was a so-called “sleeper” that could keep up with V8 Dodge […]