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GM Launches IPO
By Chris Haak General Motors Company, a little over a year after exiting Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, launched its initial public offering yesterday. It marks the first...
2011 F-150’s EcoBoost V6 Power Ratings Released
By Chris Haak We just got word from Ford PR that the power ratings for the 2011 Ford F-150 pickup's new optional 3.5 liter EcoBoost V6 have been published. Actually, the power...
Review: 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Convertible
By Chris Haak How deep does the 2011 Mustang GT Convertible's beauty go? Hopefully it's more than just skin deep, but we set out on a week's worth of using the car for...
Chrysler, GM, and Ford Dominate YTD Fleet Sales
The auto industry's paper of record, Automotive News, did a nice piece of reporting in this week's issue (link here , via TTAC) on the explosion in fleet sales at Ford, GM, and...
2011 Ford Super Duty Gets Torque Upgrade to 800 lb-ft
By Chris Haak Ford's new 2011 Super Duty pickups are just hitting dealers, but that didn't stop Ford from upgrading the trucks on the fly just after launch. Beginning with...
Geely’s Volvo Purchase Expected to Close This Week
By Chris Haak Alan Mulally's "One Ford" strategy is now nearly complete. After several years of unwinding the Jacques Nasser-era purchases of European luxury brands (first...
2011 Ford F-150 to Get Three New Engines
By Chris Haak Ford announced yesterday that its 2011 F-150 pickup will receive three new engines for the 2011 model year, and all should improve fuel economy, power, and torque...
Review: 2010 Ford Transit Connect XLT Cargo Van
By Chris Haak I can sum up the Ford Transit Connect in one word: visibility. Approaching the van, it's hard to miss it. I caught more than one fellow motorist gawking at...
First Drive: 2011 Ford Fiesta 5MT
By Chris Haak I've long been a fan of Honda's subcompact Fit, which offers excellent fuel economy, a surprisingly flexible and spacious interior (at least given its footprint),...
It’s Official: Mercury Production to End Q4 2010
By Chris Haak Well, as expected, Bloomberg for the most part got it right. Ford Motor Company announced yesterday afternoon that its Mercury brand would cease operations this...