Ford has abandoned its planned US$1.6 billion car plant in Mexico, preferring instead to pump hundreds of million of dollars into the development in hometown Detroit of electric vehicles, including a hybrid Mustang. The reversal comes a year after Ford announced construction of what would have been its second plant in Mexico and after US President-elect Donald Trump … [Read more...] about Ford move back Stateside a “vote of confidence” in Trump
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Name-change Escape SUV drops into the Ford pop-up shop
The pop-up shop that Ford opened last month in Auckland’s Sylvia Park shopping mall gets up to 500 people a day popping into it. Ford has been keeping track of the comings and goings. Some of the 200 or so shops in the mall that aren’t pop-ups don’t get that many coming into their joints. A woman on the phone from the Sunglass Hut reckons around 300 shoppers every day … [Read more...] about Name-change Escape SUV drops into the Ford pop-up shop
Ford reveals first road-ready GT – order book bumped out to four years
The first road-going version of the all-new 2017 Ford GT has rolled off the line, marking the beginning of a four-year extended production run. Originally, the supercar Ford GT was going to be limited to 500 examples over two years, but demand has been such that Ford is expected to double production to 1000 units. The decision to do so comes on the back of the … [Read more...] about Ford reveals first road-ready GT – order book bumped out to four years
Ford Ranger leads race to all-time record sales year
The new vehicle most New Zealanders want as the motor industry counts down to what will surely be an all-time record sales year in 2016 is still the Ford Ranger ute (above). It’s been the No. 1 choice for the past couple of years and continues to go from strength to strength, putting sales distance on the Toyota Hilux and adding a new verse to tales of the Kiwi pick-up … [Read more...] about Ford Ranger leads race to all-time record sales year
Ford drops Kuga SUV name in favour of old favourite Escape
Ford New Zealand has dropped the Kuga nameplate and replaced it with Escape, a change that means the moniker of every Blue Oval SUV in this part of the world will eventually begin with an ‘E’. The Escape lands here in December to join the smaller Ecosport and larger Everest. The Edge arrives early in 2018 to replace the Territory. The switch to ‘E’ names is not altogether a … [Read more...] about Ford drops Kuga SUV name in favour of old favourite Escape