Ford’s Cologne Plant Celebrates Production of One Million New Fiestas in 33 Months

The festivities over the new Fiesta continue at Ford with the production of the one-millionth current generation model at the company’s central European plant in Cologne, Germany. The production milestone comes less than two months after Ford announced that European sales of the new Fiesta reached the 1 million mark in the beginning of March, 2011. Current global sales of the new Fiesta stand at 1,350,000 unit since its introduction in October 2008. Read more »

NHTSA Investigates 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mountaineer SUVs for Shattering Tailgate Glass

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has opened a preliminary investigation concerning 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from the 2010 and 2011 model years, after receiving several complaints that the window glass in the tailgate allegedly shattered without warning.

The safety agency said it received 18 complaints noting that “the liftgate window glass shattered spontaneously, while opening the liftgate or while closing the liftgate. In one alleged injury incident, the complainant and her 10 year old son were cut by glass fragments."

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NHTSA Investigates 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mountaineer SUVs for Shattering Tailgate Glass

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it has opened a preliminary investigation concerning 200,000 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner SUVs from the 2010 and 2011 model years, after receiving several complaints that the window glass in the tailgate allegedly shattered without warning.

The safety agency said it received 18 complaints noting that “the liftgate window glass shattered spontaneously, while opening the liftgate or while closing the liftgate. In one alleged injury incident, the complainant and her 10 year old son were cut by glass fragments."

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Euro-spec Ford Focus to Bring Internet Access to the Masses in 2012

The European division of Ford announced on Monday that its Sync system with MyFord Touch will feature WiFi connectivity on the new Focus starting from 2012. The infotainment system will create a password-protected WiFi hotspot inside the car allowing up to five devices to be connected. The service will be free of charge, as the in-car internet connection will use customers' existing USB modems or compatible smartphones to access the web. Read more »

Euro-spec Ford Focus to Bring Internet Access to the Masses in 2012

The European division of Ford announced on Monday that its Sync system with MyFord Touch will feature WiFi connectivity on the new Focus starting from 2012. The infotainment system will create a password-protected WiFi hotspot inside the car allowing up to five devices to be connected. The service will be free of charge, as the in-car internet connection will use customers' existing USB modems or compatible smartphones to access the web. Read more »

Top Five Posts as of 5-1

This week, the Civic post, 2012 Honda Civic shown, continues to lead the pack by an almost two to one margin over the second most popular post of the week by page views, 2012 ZL1 reveals Chevy performance Camaro-style.

This week's Jeep love comes from the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 defines SUV high performance (right) that comes in at number three.

The BMW Vision is a go post announced the production of BMW's striking Vision concept which will be known as the i8. (Here is the post announcing the new BMW "i" sub brand - above)

The Top Five for this week is completed by the Quick Look: 2012 Ford Focus post.

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Top Five Posts as of 5-1

This week, the Civic post, 2012 Honda Civic shown, continues to lead the pack by an almost two to one margin over the second most popular post of the week by page views, 2012 ZL1 reveals Chevy performance Camaro-style.

This week's Jeep love comes from the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 defines SUV high performance (right) that comes in at number three.

The BMW Vision is a go post announced the production of BMW's striking Vision concept which will be known as the i8. (Here is the post announcing the new BMW "i" sub brand - above)

The Top Five for this week is completed by the Quick Look: 2012 Ford Focus post.

Check out posts at sister site
uautoknow.net - Classic.

Don't forget to check out the uautoknownet channel at YouTube.

Ford Says F-150 Orders with EcoBoost V6 on the Rise

With gas prices on the rise again, an increasing number of Ford F-150 buyers looking to save some (let’s not get carried away here…) cash at the pump without compromising on power are turning to the company’s new EcoBoost turbocharged V6 engine. According to Ford, demand for the EcoBoost engine in the F-150 has increased each month since production began in January. In March, one in every four (25%) models sold in the States was equipped with the force-fed V6, increasing to around 35 percent in April. Read more »