Ford

Search within ford

Latest News

Ford MyKey gives parents control over their car
Even when their kid is driving it 7 October 2008 13:08 GMT
Aside from insisting on sitting with them every time they opt to take the car out, handing over your car keys to your child is a sentence for months, if not years, of worrying.

But Ford has come up with new technology that might save at least a few grey hairs....
Three new Ford ranges get DAB radio
"Other big players will soon follow suit" 6 August 2008 9:19 GMT
Ford has launched DAB digital radios into three of its ranges, with plans to extend the feature to more of its vehicles later this year.

The Ford Focus, Ford C-Max and Ford Kuga will be the first models to get DAB, which will be available as an optional extra...
Ford brings new crossover SUV to Europe
Kuga "4x4" soft roader on the way 5 September 2007 20:50 GMT
This is the Kuga, Ford's new crossover SUV, which will be offered with a "soft" four-wheel drive and cost from around £20,000.

It's set to rival the Toyota RAV 4, the forthcoming VW Tiguan and the Nissan Qashqai when it goes on sale next year in 134bhp 2.0...
Ford's new supermini?
Concept unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show 23 August 2007 20:52 GMT
Take a look at what could be the next Ford supermini.

Squint a bit and ignore the over-the-top grille, and this concept looks more likely than most to get the green light in the next few years, with its aesthetics fitting well with the Mondeo and the S-MAX....
Ford incorporates built-in Parrot Bluetooth audio
Easier hands-free calling 28 February 2007 8:51 GMT
If the new laws regarding mobile phone usage in cars is particularly concerning you, maybe you should think about buying your next car in Spain.

Parrot and Ford have teamed up to install Bluetooth hands-free calling in the Fiesta, Fusion, Focus, and Focus C-Max...
Ford Airsteam foresees the car being green and shiny
Very shiny indeed 15 February 2007 21:13 GMT
Airstream, the company behind those mammoth RVs in America has teamed up with Ford to create a concept crossover car, which as you would expect is very shiny.

The new car, called the Ford Airstream, supposedly "celebrates the American Journey and captures the...
Ford creates stretched Transit XXL
Builder’s XXL Dream 17 January 2007 17:08 GMT
On the scale of uselessness, a limousine van would rate pretty high. None the less, Ford’s Commercial Vehicle development team has created an unusual one-off – the Transit XXL.

Using "off-the-shelf" Ford Transit components throughout, the XXL is based on two...
Ford and Microsoft to announce Wi-Fi in-car partnership
Download music while you're driving 2 January 2007 12:12 GMT
Microsoft and Ford are set to announce a partnership to expand wireless connectivity in Ford's lineup of cars, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Called Sync, the Wi-Fi connectivity will give Ford vehicles owners the possibility to make free mobile...
Pay-as-you-drive "could save economy from £22bn loss"
Sir Rod Eddington’s landmark study 1 December 2006 14:40 GMT
A landmark report into the future of British roads has called for radical adoption of congestion-charging schemes and a thorough upgrading of the transport infrastructure.

Sir Rod Eddington’s landmark study claims congestion will soon cost the UK economy £22...
Ford announces new souped up Shelby GT
American Dream Machine 9 August 2006 10:31 GMT
Few cars are as evocative of the American dream than the classic Mustang, and Ford hopes to recapture some of its States-side kudos with its new jacked-up Shelby GT.

The latest addition to the Mustang family, a result of a partnership with racing hero Caroll...
Apple teams up with Ford, General Motors and Mazda with iPod accessories
iCame, iSaw, iConquered the Motor Industry 3 August 2006 17:25 GMT
There will be even fewer places left in the world to escape from Apple and its iPod after Ford, General Motors and Mazda announced they will integrating the music player in much of their 2007 US vehicle line-up. It’s not yet clear how many UK models this will effect.
Ford flexes its green muscles with Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet concept car
Company promises greener cars 19 July 2006 1:43 GMT
Ford has flexed its green muscles at this year's British Motor Show in London.

The company, which announced it is to invest £1billion to make its motors “the greenest in Britain” earlier in the week, showed off a new bio-ethanol powered Ford Focus Coupé-Cabriolet...