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Tag: Autos Ford
Packing heat: How Ford’s latest tech helps police vehicles n...
28 May 2020
DETROIT: Ford has designed a new heated software enhancement to pilot with its Police Interceptor Utility – one that law enforcement agencies across the country can use to help red...
Ford shuts two US assembly plants after Covid-19 infections ...
21 May 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co on Wednesday closed two US assembly plants as the coronavirus pandemic wreaked early havoc with the No. 2 US automaker’s plan to restart North American produ...
Ford backs off mask-wearing requirement for Trump’s factory ...
20 May 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co. is backpedaling from a policy that every visitor to its factories wear masks ahead of President Donald Trump’s tour of a components plant that it’s converte...
New Ford Ranger FX4 gets June 3 launch date
19 May 2020
The Ranger FX4 for the Australian market. PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Auto ConneXion (SDAC), the sole distributor of Ford in Malaysia, today announced that the new Ford Ranger FX4 i...
Virus may spur people to buy more cars, says Ford chief
18 May 2020
DETROIT: As Ford moves to reopen next week with rigorous social distancing measures, the head of the company downplayed concerns about a decline in sales, saying consumers may want...
Henry Ford III is rising to top of dynasty in deep trouble
15 May 2020
Ford English and Ford III are still years away, if ever, from assuming the uppermost leadership roles. DETROIT: When Wall Street analysts call Ford Motor Co.’s investor relations ...
Ford Mustang Mach-E gets over-the-air updates
14 May 2020
DETROIT: Owners of the all-new all-electric Mustang Mach-E won’t need to worry about keeping up with the Joneses, thanks to over-the-air updates that work to continuously improve t...
Ford's Mach-E wants to go playing in the snow
12 May 2020
DETROIT: With the Northeast of the United States expecting record sub-zero temperatures and record snow-fall, according to forecasts, Ford's electric Mustang Mach-E wants in on the...
Ford uses artificial bird poop in paintwork tests
08 May 2020
DETROIT: Ford uses artificial bird poop to test the durability of paintwork. The laboratory-developed synthetic droppings are so realistic that they can accurately reflect the d...
Covid-19: How to self isolate your electrified vehicle
05 May 2020
DETROIT: The Covid-19 crisis means many of us are using our vehicles much less frequently, or in some cases not using them at all. Owners of battery-powered vehicles might wonde...
Ford chairman's daughter joins board of directors at EV star...
02 May 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Co said executive chairman Bill Ford Jr’s daughter would immediately join electric vehicle startup Rivian’s board of directors. Alexandra Ford English (pic),...
Ford and Lincoln cancel Rivian tech-powered SUV
30 April 2020
DETROIT: Ford and its luxury vehicle division Lincoln told Automotive News that the all-electric SUV that was in development based on a Rivian platform has been cancelled due to Co...
Ford introduces Mustang Cobra Jet all-electric dragster
24 April 2020
DEARBORN, Michigan: It won’t hurt your ears and doesn’t use a drop of fuel, but it’s projected to crush a 400-metre span in the low-8-second range at more than 273kph. For the ...
Ford wants to make quieter car cabins
22 April 2020
DETROIT: Where once drivers had to shout to make themselves heard above certain speeds, modern day cars are comparative oases of calm where conversations and music are clearly audi...
Ford claims Mustang 'best-selling' sports car
20 April 2020
DETROIT: The best-selling sports car for the last 50 years in the US is celebrating its 56th "This Mustang Day" birthday with two global sales crowns, earning it world’s best-selli...
Ford revamps leadership to quicken transformation plan
17 April 2020
DETROIT: Ford Motor Company announced both leadership and organisational changes to its global automotive operations to accelerate its Creating Tomorrow Together transformation pla...
Ford testing buzzing wristbands to keep workers apart
16 April 2020
DETROIT: A dozen Ford Motor Co. workers are experimenting with wearable social-distancing devices that could be deployed more widely once the carmaker re-opens idled manufacturing ...
Ford offers RM7,000 cash rebate on Ranger WildTrak
15 April 2020
KUALA LUMPUR: Ford distributor Sime Darby Auto Connexion  is offering a cash rebate of RM7,000 for new buyers of the Ranger WildTrak. The Ranger WildTrak promotion will be ongoi...
GM and Ford start making medical gear in battle against Covi...
15 April 2020
DETROIT: The top two US carmakers, General Motors Co and Ford, have announced their latest efforts to help the country beat down the coronavirus pandemic. General Motors Co. beg...
Covid-19: 'Ford Fiesta' explains essential precautions to ta...
11 April 2020
DETROIT: Ford has posted an amusing online video, which explains essential precautions and good health behaviour to combat the spread of the coronavirus. The film follows a toy ...