According to the predictions of the Friends of the National Automotive History Collection (NAHC), the new Ford Flex will become the most desired vehicle by future car collectors. “We are delighted that the Ford Flex has been recognized by the NAHC as having a design that will become a collectible of the future,” said Kate [...]
Ford will be the featured automaker of this year’s 2009 SEMA show where it will show a number of modified vehicles from its new lineup. Taking the center stage at SEMA this year will be Ford’s new 2010 Ford Taurus. The Ford Transit Connect, Ford Flex, Focus, and Edge will also join the lineup along [...]
Ford will focus on introducing its much talked about EcoBoost engines across its lineup in 2009. One of the first vehicles to get the gasoline direct-injected twin-turbocharged 3.5L V6 will be the 2010 Ford Flex. Ford says that by 2013, more than 90 percent of its North American lineup will have EcoBoost technology. The new engine [...]
Nelly will see his brand new customized 2009 Ford Flex for the first time today when it is unveiled at the 2008 SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. The, 34-year old rapper turned actor says that he fell for the Flex when he saw it at a Ford-sponsored event in Atlanta – his home town. [...]
CGS Motorsports will try to help FoMoCo re-emphasize the Flex with their version of the crossover called “ReFlex.” The tuner, known for its high-performance exhaust systems and air intake systems for the Big 3, will bring the ReFlex to the 2008 SEMA Auto Show next month. Designed by Sean Smith of SS Designs, the ReFlex [...]
Just yesterday, Ford announced that it will offer a $2,500 cash back incentive on the 2009 Ford Flex due to slow sales. Today,Consumer Reports has announced that the Flex along with the Mazda CX-9 are one of the top five three-row SUVs they tested. “Ford’s new Flex wraps a versatile, cavernous interior in a distinctly [...]
Despite all the hype and buzz generated around Ford’s new crossover, the Flex, sales have been so-so. Sales of the Flex are slated under 30,000 units annually, rather than the 70,000 – 100,000 predicted by Ford. Of course, the declining sales in the SUV segment play a major part. To help boost sales, Ford is [...]
Chief designer of the new Ford Flex crossover, Richard Gresens, has left FoMoCo. According to Ford spokeswoman Charlotte Fisher, Gresens is no longer with Ford and would not comment on the reason for Gresens leave. Fisher would not confirm whether the Gresens’ departure was related to the salaried job cuts that Ford plans on completing [...]
A FoMoCo company official said today that 350 new hires at the its Oakville, Ontario plant were told their jobs have been indefinitely put on hold as sales of new cars continue to decline. Ford said that market condition are currently to uncertain for it to start a third shift. The Oakville plant is known [...]
