Tag: Ford

Group 1 Automotive buys Kia car dealership, sells Ford store

“That franchise has had a really good run of product, of profitability,” Kerrigan told Automotive News. “The largest dealership groups and the publics like Group 1 are looking to grow their relationship with

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With used car market still very hot, tips for auto shoppers

MINNEAPOLIS — Whether you’re shopping new or used, the car market is hot. “Honestly, I’ve been trying to look everywhere I can,” Michaela Spielberger said. Spielberger has spent the last year looking for

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Tesla Model Y sales boom in Australia

Tesla EVs continue to surge up the charts, this time with Model Y third in May behind HiLux and Ranger The 2023 Tesla Model Y was Australia’s third-most-popular car in May, rising up

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Forget unbreakable, the Toyota HiLux is downright untouchable in race with Ford Ranger as new-car sales boom in Australia – Car News

The new-car market has again proved itself immune to financial headwinds, with the Toyota HiLux leading a sales boom that saw the market record its best ever May result. The ageing HiLux finished

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EVs storming Queensland roads

Twenty cents for a litre of fuel is a fabulous price, and some homeowners with solar panels on their roofs are getting just that. It’s exciting times inside Ford Motor Company, which unveiled

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How Ford, GM auto dealers are thinking about Detroit’s EV future

Auto dealers are essential to the adoption of EVs for companies including Ford and GM, which have thousands of local franchise owners instead of offering direct sales like Tesla. Dealers are the face

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2024 Ford Ranger plug-in hybrid on track for Australia, due next year

The first plug-in hybrid ute on sale in Australia is due in local showrooms next year with turbo-petrol power. But it could be sourced from a different factory to diesel versions sold here.

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Australia’s Carbon Revolution plans expansion in US

One of Australia’s manufacturing success stories – which literally reinvented the wheel – is now looking to the US to secure funding for further expansion. View 5 images After more than a decade of

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Ford adopts Tesla charging standard to gain access to Supercharging network

During a surprise Twitter Spaces conversation between Tesla and Ford CEO Jim Farley has announced that Ford will start equipping its electric vehicles with Tesla’s charging standard from 2025, and that Ford’s electric

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“They’re the powerhouse”: Why Ford fears Chinese brands like BYD way more than Toyota or Tesla – and how it will fight back against China’s flood of cut-price EVs – Car News

Ford’s chief says Chinese car makers are now his biggest EV rivals, rather than global brands like Toyota, Tesla or GM, with the executive calling out BYD, Geely, Great Wall and SAIC as

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