Ford will continue its tradition of using high-profile racing events to show off its new vehicels, only this year with a new twist. The Dearborn company will feature the 2013 Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer) and Sedan (Taurus) during the Ford Championship Weekend races. The Police Interceptors will be released in 2012, and will appear for the first time [...]
Ford trucks and SUVs will have their own special display at this year’s SEMA Show where they will flex their style muscle along with unmatched capabilities. A total of three Ford Explorer SUVs and four F-Series trucks will be on display. Click here for more news on the Ford Explorer. “The all-new Ford Explorer lends [...]
Ford will become the first automaker to allow parents to block phone calls and text messages on their teens phones while driving. The new technology, known as MyKey Do Not Disturb, will launch on the new Ford Explorer in 2012. Does that means parents will have to buy a Ford Explorer for their teen? Probably [...]
In Consumer Reports’ 2011 Annual Auto Survey, Ford, which has been the model of America reliability for many years, is slowly starting to fall. Consumer Reports attributes three of the Dearborn automakers newest models for the fall in reliability. “The new Ford Explorer, Fiesta, and Focus all had below-average reliability in their first year,” Consumer [...]
As the fastest growing mid-sized SUV in the U.S., the 2011 Ford Explorer has reached the 100,000 mark in sales for this year. This number also represents the 290 percent increase from the previous year, with the 2.0L EcoBoost engines accounting for 15 percent of sales. Amy Marentic, group marketing manager, says “The Explorer continues [...]
I don’t know about you folks, but I have always been a fan of Legos. In fact, I still purchase sets from time to time. So this little bit of news will definitely get both Ford and Lego fans excited. LEGOLAND of Florida has teamed up with Ford to create an Explore made almost entirely [...]
Chrysler AG has just unveiled a series of new commercial TV spots for the new 2011 Dodge Durango. Several of the new spots have began airing this week with the overall theme that “the SUV is back.” “In all of our advertising campaigns, we look for creative solutions that entertain the audience, capture the essence [...]
Ford has just announced that it will be reducing the price of their SYNC system by $100 so that a broader range of customers can equip their cars with the latest in hands-free and in-car entertainment technology. “Ford SYNC is making a difference. Our customers love it and recommend it, and our dealers want it [...]
During the first six months of 2011, FoMoCo sold 65,823 units of the new 2011 Ford Explorer. The Dearborn automaker announced today that it is expanding the engine offering on the 2011 Explorer with a new 2.0-liter 4-cylinder EcoBoost that we’ve been hearing about for quite sometime now. “Today’s SUV buyers place a high priority on [...]
The new 2011 Ford Explorer is a big hit for FoMoCo. The Dearborn automaker has sold more Explorers so far this year than it did in all of 2012. The biggest gamble for Ford when it came to redesigning and revamping the popular SUV was when it decided to build the model as a car-based [...]
