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In light of recent sales statistics, Ford has announced that production numbers for this quarter will be slightly higher than originally planned thanks to growing consumer demand for the new Ford Fusion. Last month, Ford predicted a 41% drop in production numbers for the period extending from April through June, down to a modest 425,000 cars. When Q1 financial results are published on Friday, those numbers are expected to see a slight jump but, as Ford sales

Apparently, Rolls-Royce drew the same conclusions we did after getting a load of the Geely GE at the 2009 Shanghai Auto Show, and they aren’t happy. Presumably citing the huge radiator grill, suspiciously similar hood ornament, and a laundry list of interior accessories as substantive evidence, Rolls-Royce is reportedly

GM Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas March 30, 2009.

In its newest attempt to avoid bankruptcy, GM is purportedly planning to implement a 9-week production freeze on several of its North American assembly plants, effective next month. The decision is expected to reduce output by some 170,000 vehicles, and an estimated 55,000 workers will feel the blow of the shutdown on their paycheck. Undeniably an extremely aggressive manuever, GM has

In honor of Earth Day, Chrysler is unveiling the first production-ready vehicle from it’s all-electric ENVI fleet in Washington, D.C. today. A plug-in electric version of Chrysler’s popular Town & Country minivan, the first ENVI minivans will be used as fleet vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service, though neither Chrysler or the USPS have signed any

Possible Sale for Sky and Saturn?

Up to this point, there has been relatively little interest in any of the three of the brands GM says it definitely needs to sell or eliminate in order to survive.  Hummer has been for sale for almost a year and Saab is sure to follow.  However, this past week a private equity firm, Black Oak Partners, has come forward as potential new owner of GM’s Saturn, offering to keep the brand and its dealership

Jaguar's Excellent 2009 XJR

In Part 1, we talked about the incredible luxury that awaits the driver of an ‘09 Jaguar XJR. But the luxury is only part of the story. To really understand this car, you have to look at the bigger picture.

It’s worth reiterating what we said earlier. This is a beautiful car.

The Fabulous 2009 Jaguar XJR

Jaguar, as a brand, has been struggling under the weight of a poor reputation for decades. For the most part, they earned this reputation. Since the mid 1980s, quality control had been severely lacking, and their cars were regularly plagued with electrical gremlins and persistent mechanical faults. Ford, when they bought the company in 1996, began a complete reworking of the

While our esteemed Editor-in-Chief, Suzanne Denbow, is out perusing the NY Auto Show and cooking up some of her famous spaghetti for the Ferrari folks, we received a call at tuningtruck headquarters with an anonymous tip that Ford has offered GM’s Board of Directors a take over of the General Motors brands for an undisclosed amount. Since our fair-haired Editor-in-Chief is doing real work we decided that, accuracy-be-damned, we better get this out even though it has not been confirmed and is

While the rest of Detroit wallows in a financial nightmare, it seems like Ford has the golden touch. Adding to Ford’s ever-expanding list of accolades, the 2009 Ford Flex and the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid have been singled out by Ward’s AutoWorld magazine for superior design, making Ford the only brand to win multiple awards within that particular category. Lauded for its spacious interior and high-quality craftsmanship, the 2009

Ford Escape To Receive New Options

Further solidifying its status as the only American car maker capable of adapting to a changing industry, good ‘ole, self-sufficient Ford is introducing several new high-end technologies that should slowly trickle down into the real meat of their car offerings soon.  These include improved adaptations of previous innovations from other automakers, and include both an automated parking system and parental controls on cars driven