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Thursday, May 28
Hans Gruber, Your Ride Is Here: Volkswagen rolls out White Night ...
CA The special edition Eos is available for order with any engine save the gasoline V6 – but at this time, it is a Europe only model that starts at a tidy €33140 (over $46k USD!). 1980's White Nights Mercury Sable owners, eat your heart out. ...
Monday, May 18
Future Ford SYNC upgrade could include Pandora streaming
CA On May 26th, the upgrade will be made available to all current 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury owners (you download the update to your PC, then transfer it to the SYNC system through a thumb drive) and all new 2010 models will be equipped with upgrade ...
Saturday, May 2
Fusion vs bison, bison loses and driver walks away
CA Gary Berg, sales consultant at Bozeman Ford Lincoln Mercury in Bozeman, Mt. "While our customer's bison collision certainly demonstrates how tough the 2007 Fusion is, we've designed the new Fusion to be even tougher. It proves that a high level of ...
Friday, Apr 17
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.17.09
CA by Damon Lavrinc on Apr 17th 2009 at 7:20PM Like its Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan brothers, the 2010 MKZ benefits from a significant mid-cycle refresh that Lincoln hopes will make it more competitive in its segment. Based on the Ferrari F430, ...
Thursday, Oct 23
Consumer Reports releases 2008 Reliability Survey
You may recall the shock from last year's survey in which three Toyota models - the Camry V6, Tundra V8 4WD and Lexus GS AWD - all fell below average in predicted reliability. Consumer Reports says that those three models have clawed their way back up to average reliability scores, while eve...
Tuesday, Jun 3
Autoblog Podcast #96
Filed under: Podcasts, Hybrids/Alternative, Minivans/MPVs, Trucks/Pickups, Wagons/Estates, Crossovers/CUVs, Cadillac, Chrysler, LLC., Ford, GM, Mercury, SaabFor three weeks in a row, now, we've brought you a new Autoblog Podcast courtesy of the B-Team. Here's episode #96 of the...
Monday, Jan 28
Spy Shots: Lincoln MKZ getting split-wing grille
The MKZ is a fine car, but Lincoln admittedly made some mistakes when it was first introduced a few years ago. Not one year after introduction, its name was changed from Zephyr (a perfectly fine name) to MKZ, at which point confusion began to build about whether or not it should be called the M...
Wednesday, Aug 1
By the Numbers: July 2007
BMW Group 25.1% at 28,364 (07/06: 23,611) Chrysler Group -4.6% at 137,728 (07/06: 150,349) Ford Motor Co -15.7% at 195,245 (07/06: 241,339) General Motors -18.5% at 320,935 (07/06: 410,332) Honda America -3.2% at 141,049 (07/06: 151,804) Nissan North America 5.9% at 87,877 (07/06: 86,406)
Thursday, Jul 19
J.D. Power Report: Jaguar satisfies the customers it has left
Filed under: Car Buying, JaguarYou have to hand it to the folks at Jaguar. In the face of sales dwindling to almost nothing, its dealers and service staff manage to still do their jobs well and delight their customers. In the 2007 Customer Service Index Study released by J.D. Power and Associat...
Thursday, Jul 5
Live from Dearborn: Autocrossing with the 2008 Ford Fusion
During Ford's 2008 model year preview they set up an autocross course on their vehicle dynamics area and provided a lineup of three Ford Fusions, a Mercury Milan and a Lincoln MKZ to toss around. After a reconaissance lap with a Ford staffer at the wheel, we were allowed two laps in each vehic...
Tuesday, Jul 3
By the Numbers: June 2007
We're sure you're wondering about Ford Motor Company. It continued its steady decline in sales, although Lincoln was a major bright spot, posting a 25.2% gain thanks to the MKX and MKZ. Chrysler, meanwhile, was again buoyed by Jeep, which rose about 15% last month and offset slower sales at C...
Ford shows off Direct Fuel system on 2008 Explorer
It seems like Ford has been talking up this technology forever, and now it's finally here. Autoblog Green has a quick video that shows the technology in action and you can check it out after the jump. They saw it in person a couple weeks ago and you'll first find the feature first on 2008 Ford Exp...
Sunday, Jul 1
Opinion: Video: Live from Dearborn - '07 vs '08 Mercury Mariner
Filed under: Crossovers/CUVs, Ford, Mercury Click on the photo for a gallery of the 2008 Mariner in action Gallery: 2008 Mercury Mariner at the track Gallery: 2008 Mercury Mariner Continue reading Video: Live from Dearborn - '07 vs '08 Mercury Mariner
Thursday, Jun 21
Rendered Speculation: 2009 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ
The Fusion could aptly be described as a hit for Ford Motor Company. It sold 66,260 units through May of this year, which is a 15.4% increase compared to last year and not an easy accomplishment in this particular buyers' market. Consider, however, that the Fusion shares a platform and many pa...
Saturday, Jun 9
eBay find of the day: $700k Chevy Nomad
The Newmad began its life as the first generation Nomad, the halo model wagon derived from the Motorama Corvette of 1953-54. Whizbang hotrod designer Chris Ito was commissioned by a Phoenix couple to pen the redesign, and after fixing the shape, the aforementioned 22,000 hours of elbow g...
Sunday, May 20
WaPo writer thinks Mercury is still alive because of women buyers
In his decidedly unscientific analysis, when his wife and assistant evaluated the Mercury Mariner Hybrid a few weeks after the Escape hybrid they found the Mariner a much more enjoyable vehicle. They thought the Mercury was distinctly different and less SUV-like.
Tuesday, May 1
By the Numbers: April 2007
At General Motors, only GMC (up 16.7%) and Saturn (up 28.5%) had a good April. The rest of the General's brands dragged it down to a loss of 2.2% as a whole for the month. Over at Ford, only Lincoln (up 15.8%) and Land Rover (up 22.1%) improved in April, though neither brand sold enough units to change f...
Monday, Apr 9
Domestics cut down the number dealerships
Filed under: Car Buying, Buick, Chevrolet, Chrysler, DaimlerChrysler, Dodge, Ford, GM, GMC, Lincoln, Mercury, Pontiac BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Tuesday, Apr 3
By the Numbers: March 2007
BMW Group -1.4% at 28980 (3/06: 28,352) Chrysler Group -8% at 206,435 (3/06: 216,412) Ford Motor Co -12.24% at 264,975 (3/06: 291,146) General Motors -7.7% at 349,867 (3/06: 365,375) Honda America 7.3% at 143,392 (3/06: 128,806) Nissan North America 3.9% at 111,119 (3/06: 103,095)
Lincoln to offer Sirius satellite radio as standard equipment
Filed under: Etc., Lincoln Sources: Ford, Sirius] Continue reading Lincoln to offer Sirius satellite radio as standard equipment BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD A new documentary series. Be part of the transformation as it happens in real-time
Wednesday, Mar 14
Consumer Reports assembles an "All American" Top Picks list
Fun to drive: Cadillac CTS-VSmall sedan: Ford Focus ZX4 SESFamily sedan: Ford Fusion/Mercury MilanUpscale sedan: Lincoln MXZLuxury sedan: Cadillac DTSSmall SUV: Pontiac TorrentMidsized SUV: Ford FreestyleMinivan: (None apply)Budget car: Ford Focus ZX3 Green car: (None apply)...
