Filed under: Podcasts , Economy , Hybrids/Alternative , Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler, LLC. , Dodge , Ford , Nissan , Opinion/Editorial If we keep this up, we're going to best our record of six in a row, or whatever it was. The Autoblog Podcast crew returns for Autoblog Podcast #105 with Chris...

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler, LLC. , Ford , GM , Earnings/Financials , UAW/Unions The president of the United Auto Workers union, Ron Gettelfinger, said in a recent CNN interview that U.S. automakers need to tell Congress they will limit corporate pay, bonuses and severance packages in...

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Ford , Australia "No, thanks," says Ford of Australia to the Duratec V6. Instead, Ford of Oz will invest $21 million to upgrade its homegrown inline six-cylinder and keep the invading powerplant out. The ongoing commitment to its own engine saves jobs at...

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford Automotive News is reporting that big inventories of current-generation Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ models will lead to the closure of Ford's Hermosillo plant in Mexico for the entire month of January. The Automotive News Data...

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups , Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford Come January, about 1,000 laid-off Ford workers will get their jobs back. That's because Ford, despite industry trends, is predicting that sales of its re-designed F-150 will surpass its current reduced manufacturing...

Filed under: Time Warp , Coupes , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford , Special/Limited Editions Click above for more shots of the '33 Hot Rod from Factory Five Racing Factory Five currently sells the most popular Shelby Cobra kit by far. One of the reasons that more people build the FFR Cobra than all other...

Filed under: Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford , Canada The Canadian government and Ford have agreed on a deal to provide the Blue Oval $80 million worth of incentives over five years towards new and upgraded facilities. The deal specifically applies to Ford's Essex engine plant, which...

Filed under: Economy , Sedans/Saloons , SUVs , Euro , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford click above to view more high-res shots of the Euro-Focus News flash: small cars like the Ford Focus are selling beyond expectations (ours anyway) while trucks and SUVs are sitting on dealer lots much longer than auto manufacturers...

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Ford After over a year of being shuttered , Ford's abandoned plant in Wixom, Michigan could get a new lease on life in the form of a movie studio. Rumor has it that Warner Brothers Pictures is considering taking up residence in the ex-auto plant for a short period...

Filed under: Car Buying , Economy , Sedans/Saloons , Trucks/Pickups , Plants/Manufacturing , Commercial Trucks , Hatchbacks , Ford , Lincoln Click on the pic above for our high-res 2009 Ford F-150 gallery As staggering as it may seem, the 2008 Ford F-150 pickup can be ordered in billions of different...