Tag: Ford

Ford Mustang Mach-E range increased for updated model

The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been tweaked for the 2022 model year, with updated range thanks to some software improvements which has helped unlock some more usable energy from the battery pack. The engineers have managed to get around 7.4% more range out of it, which offers 17 miles more on the Standard Range RWD model. These figures come from the Ford US online configurator. For the UK models, the […]

Ford stops selling all diesel versions of the Kuga

Ford has announced last week that like the Fiesta, the Kuga will now no longer be available with the option of a diesel engine. Ford stopped offering any diesel powered Fiesta models in October 2020 due to low sales. Now, the Kuga SUV is petrol only, as the 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre diesel engines have been axed from the range. Industry wide, diesel powered models are not selling that well, with […]

Ford stops taking reservations for all electric F-150 Lightning

Ford has now stopped taking any new reservations for its new, all electric F-150 pickup truck. Ford has had 200,000 orders for the new truck and has now officially stopped taking new orders. Jim Farley, Ford CEO broke the news on CNBC when speaking to Jim Cramer on the show. “We are completely oversubscribed with our battery electric vehicles, Lightning especially. We had to stop reservations we got so many, […]

Ford introduces new Ranger for 2022

Ford has introduced a brand new Ranger pick up truck for 2022, with a more American style, taking design cues from the F-150 and the new Bronco, both of which are US only models. Ford has been selling the Ranger here in the UK since 2011 and was the fifth most popular LCV in 2020. The new model will be available to order later in 2022, with pricing yet to […]

Ford Mondeo lives on over in China

Ford announced earlier this year that the Mondeo brand in the EU and UK would be going away in 2022, but in various findings today on the Chinese Ministry for Industry and Information Technology website, the Ford Mondeo is back with a fifth generation. Ford will begin delivering the new car to Chinese customers in the second quarter of 2022. The new car is the result of a new collaboration […]

Ford US will be deploying engineers to constantly test broken electric car chargers

Ford is aware of what issues EV drivers see on a fairly regular basis, a charge that doesn’t work. Naturally, this can put potential electric car owners off, so Ford’s manger of electric vehicles, Darren Palmer has announced that the company has plans to visit any electric chargers in the US that may have had data from a Mach-E, or any complaints on social media and test the chargers with a […]

Ford introduces new face-lifted Fiesta for 2022

Ford has recently announced a new updated version of the ever popular Fiesta hatchback. Ford has given it a mid-life facelift to help keep it relevant in the market. The new Fiesta won’t go on sale here in the UK until early in 2022 and it will retail for slightly more than the outgoing model, starting at £16,670. Most of the main changes are around the front end, the headlights […]

Michigan State Police are now testing the all electric Ford Mach-E

The Michigan State Police are now testing the all electric Ford Mach-E for use on the city streets. Fords Police Interceptor program is dedicated to modifying existing models with uprated brakes, suspension and more power, designed specifically for use by the police. Ford is already talking to some counties here in the UK, for whether or not they could usr the Mustang Mach-E. Ford said last week that it had […]

Ford CEO says Bronco 4×4 could come to Europe and UK

Ford CEO, Jim Farley was speaking exclusively to Auto Express this weekend at the Goodwood Revival. Farley was there racing his 1966 Ford GT40. When Auto Express spoke to him, he said that the decision was up to Ford Europe to make a decision about whether or not to bring the Bronco over from the US. He also said that the Bronco would work in this market, considering the Defender works well in […]