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by philip on February 24, 2010
Although the news this week is all about Spyker finalising its purchase of Saab and about Toyota testifying at a Congressional hearing, any comments I make would only be those of an interested bystand...
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by philip on January 13, 2010
Sitting here at my computer desk 2800 miles away, it's difficult to comment honestly on the new cars and concepts at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show. Like you, I've perused various Web sites and wa...
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by philip on December 9, 2009
No, this is not a scene from a TV thriller, although it wouldn't surprise me to see Steve McQueen slip into the driver's seat and powerslide out the foundry door just before the bad guys arrive on the...
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by Philip Powell on September 30, 2009
I've just returned from two weeks in Germany and England and as always when I go overseas I was awestruck by the number and variety of interesting cars that we don't get in North America. (One...
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by Philip Powell on April 15, 2009
Today's auto designers are faced with the problem of accommodating people and goods in small packages without sacrificing comfort and convenience. There's really only one package that fits tha...
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by Philip Powell on February 11, 2009
There's nothing like a dash of high performance to liven up a bland sedan, which is exactly what Ford knew when it dropped a yamaha-engineered V-6 into the Ford Taurus back in the 80s, aided and a...
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by James Koopmann on May 28, 2008
After a $100 million in first-quarter net income, Ford is again with its back against the wall. Like most of the automakers, the continual rising of gas prices requires a constant shift in company dir...
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by James Koopmann on May 27, 2008
From the looks of the picture from a recent car show in the UK, Ford is definitely looking to our inner-self for what constitutes sexy. With the gas crunch and weak dollar I'm not too sure we care...
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by Jeff Bressler on March 3, 2008
What is the 21st Century replacement for the cup holder? Try the ford Sync system.
I was in Seattle late in the summer for the rollout of the Sync in the Ford Focus. The system is pretty neat, but ...
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by Jeff Bressler on February 27, 2008
Ford's U.S. sales could drop by around 10 percent in February, a Ford sales analyst said Wednesday.
"The retail business is not that strong" throughout the industry, Ford's Georg...
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by Jeff Bressler on February 18, 2008
I mentioned a few days ago that the new version of the European Ford Fiesta, based on the well received Verve concept, will probably be heading our way in a couple of years.
One vehicle in the Ford...
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by Jeff Bressler on February 15, 2008
The Fiesta has been a stalwart for Ford in Europe. Building on that success Ford is to unveil the new Fiesta at the Geneva auto show next month.
Before we pontificate on the newly retooled Fiesta, ...
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by Jeff Bressler on February 7, 2008
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by Jeff Bressler on February 5, 2008
Ford sales are down but the Edge keeps edging up, so the automaker's empty suits started licking their chops to find more meat on America's top selling mid sized crossover.
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by Jeff Bressler on February 5, 2008
Ford might be getting hammered on our shores showing a decrees in January numbers, but they are loved in the UK. The ford mondeo topped the British sales charts for the first month of the year.
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by Jeff Bressler on February 4, 2008
While you guys were busy watching Super Bowl commercials, I was equally busy during game breaks watching European car ads.
I think this commercial for the European Ford Focus beats anything you sa...
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by Jeff Bressler on February 1, 2008
A little Europe might finally be coming to America in the Ford Verve concept. Ford is finally coming to the conclusion that small cars may just be the future, in the US just as much as it already is...
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by Jeff Bressler on January 23, 2008
This story is not about the Detroit Auto Show per se but is indicative as to what's happening with the mother of all car shows.
Ford announced that it will debut the 2009 Escape gas-electric hy...
