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Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Bringing up the rear: Ford to revive rear-wheel drive in U.S. Ford Motor Co. is bringing rear-wheel-drive development back to the United States from Australia. The automaker also has green-lighted a vehicle platform that will provide the basis for a new generation of rear-wheel-drive cars, according to sources familiar with Ford's plans. Australia, where such vehicles remain popular, had emerged as Ford's center for rear-wheel-drive development. But changing economics have convinced the company to bring the program back to Dearborn. Sources said the new... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:25 Article Views Rating: 188 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > BMW dealer auctions new M3 for $60K on eBay, doesn't want to honor the deal var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Dealer_auctions_new_M3_for_60K_on_eBay_doesn_t_honor_deal'; Apparently all is not kosher in corn country. BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska posted an auction on eBay for a brand new M3 Sedan for $60,000. Perhaps they were hoping for the kind of eBay madness that would push the price to six figures something other dealers are doing right on the show floor. If that's what they were after, well, they didn't get it. The car was won by a gentleman in California for the listed... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-24 07:43:26 Article Views Rating: 209 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Next Mustang and Falcon to share new RWD platform In a move similar to GM’s plan to bring rear-drive Australian vehicles to U.S. shores, rival carmaker Ford is also planning to beef up its product lineup with some much needed RWD models. The new cars will be based around a single platform, in line with Ford’s new strategy of global platform sharing, and will eventually spawn the next-generation Mustang and Falcon models current version pictured as well as new sedans for both Ford North America and Lincoln. Despite Australia’s expertise in RWD... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:04 Article Views Rating: 244 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Internet FTW! BMW buyer getting M3 thanks to pressure from web We're betting M3post.com forum member, dooma350, had no idea that his call for help with a shady transaction on eBay Motors would become what it did. After winning a new BMW M3 Sedan on the online auction site from BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska, the dealership refused to sell the car despite there being no reserve price, claiming the auction was a "mistake". dooma350's single post for help on a forum led to an internet-based outcry on his behalf, with lawyers offering free advice, other websites like ours... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:07 Article Views Rating: 162 Main > Car Makers News > BMW > Not over yet: eBay buyer still trying to get M3 from BMW dealer Ken Tanisaka's battle to get his M3 sedan from BMW of Lincoln, Nebraska is not over, despite encouraging words posted by Ken himself on Monday. While the embattled eBay winner had reported that he would be sold the brand new M3 sedan for his winning bid of $60,000, there were "special conditions" that had yet to be discussed. Having spoken with the dealership now, as well as retained his own attorney who specializes in internet law, Ken has revealed what the conditions are. First, the dealership asked... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 16:47:44 Article Views Rating: 135 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford unloads Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata Ford Motor Co.'s agreement to sell Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors Ltd. marks the end of its Premier Automotive Group -- the international luxury collection that was the centerpiece of former CEO Jacques Nasser's failed attempt to transform the Dearborn automaker from an American icon into a truly global automotive empire. Under the terms of the deal, which was announced Wednesday, Ford will receive about $2.3 billion for the two British brands. That money will do little to offset the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:08 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Other > De Tomaso Panthera design study Italian marque De Tomaso may be long and gone but the legend of its Pantera supercar from the 1970s lives on in the form of the modern Panthera design study from German designer Stefan Schulze. Although just a concept, Schulze envisages his new design one day being built over the mechanicals of a Lamborghini Gallardo and sold as a modern version of the original Pantera. Although the chances of this happening are unlikely, there is some hope for the rebirth of the Tomaso brand. Last year reports emerged... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:22 Article Views Rating: 185 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford fitting electric power steering to 90% of models Ford has made a commitment to fit 80 to 90% of its future vehicles with electric power steering EPS systems by 2012. Currently the 2008 Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, and their respective hybrid models are fitted with EPS, and next in line to receive the fuel-saving device are the Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ line of cars. The EPS system helps correct for road irregularities and improves overall handling and steering feel as well as improving fuel economy. Unlike common hydraulic-powered... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-01 07:50:55 Article Views Rating: 185 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Aussie Ford Falcon prototypes spotted in U.S. Ford has confirmed development of its future RWD program will be spearheaded by an American design team in Detroit and not by its Australian division as earlier suspected. That doesn’t mean the Aussies won’t have an influential role in the gestation of America’s future RWD fleet as evidenced by the pair of FG Ford Falcon prototypes spotted testing in the Detroit area. The sighting of the Falcon test-mules in the U.S. backs recent reports that Ford’s new RWD architecture will borrow... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:23:17 Article Views Rating: 185 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Clean-vehicle contest may prove a nonstarter In this age of endless reality TV, it was bound to happen. Mix a jolt of Hollywood hype, private venture capital and the science community to help save the planet. In case you missed it, the X Prize Foundation -- the same California-based group determined to jump-start commercial space flight and lunar exploration -- is sponsoring a race to create a viable, affordable vehicle capable of going 100 miles on a gallon of gas, or energy equivalent. The winners -- one for a city car and another for a... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-02 05:24:07 Article Views Rating: 102 |
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