New Ford Focus Makes Big Impact On New Car Market
Tweet Ford is reaping the rewards of new and improved technology on the 2011 Focus after the hatchback proved the second most popular model in the UK last month. The latest Focus has more technology than the previous generation in terms of the production process and driver aids after it revealed it had invested some [...]
America or Germany – Just who makes better cars?
Tweet Now there is a question? And it is probably one for which there is no definite answer because who gets to define what criteria are used to judge cars against? A German was of course the first person to patent a petrol driven motor car when Karl Benz officially registered his Motorwagen in 1886….but [...]
Car Manufacturers Compete for Technology
Tweet As a company, Ford has never been particularly renowned for being an innovative or technologically advanced car manufacturer. Instead, they have tended to follow the market, but now, along with Toyota and General Motors, they are hoping to make significant changes to their in-car systems with the help of California’s Silicon Valley. This move [...]
Sat Nav in your rear view mirror
Tweet Like it or not, the Satellite Navigation system is here to stay, unless of course all of the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites fall out of their orbits or an Electromagnetic Pulse wipes out all of our technology. To be honest if either of these apocalyptic scenarios occurred, I think that we would have [...]
The New Ford C-Max
Tweet The new Ford C-Max MPV goes on sale from next month and it will be the latest in a long line of people carriers to hit the streets this year. So with five different engine types and two trims, how does Ford’s latest offering shape up? Both the five-seat C-Max and its bigger brother [...]
Volvo’s Future Under New Chairman
Tweet When the world economic crisis struck, the automotive industry was heavily hit and Ford none more than most. Some car brands were sold and it was during this period of realignment that Chinese car manufacturer Geely bought out the Volvo brand. Geely’s billionaire chairman, Li Shufu, after an aborted attempt to woe American consumers [...]
Cars on UK Roads Getting Older
Tweet Department of Transport figures recently released for 2009 showed that the average age of UK cars was 7.1 years, which compared to 6.6 years back in 2003. This all points to the economic down turn leading to people keeping their cars for long. Research also revealed around 48% of older car owners were more [...]
New Ford Explorer
Tweet Due out in 2011 Ford has unveiled its new Explorer, which features a new uni-body style supported by the same architecture found underneath their Taurus and Flex cars. The new Explorer however is aimed directly at SUV purists and not intended to woo the crossover market. Taking design elements from successful European SUV’s, [...]
