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Ford recalls 1m trucks

• 01 Aug 2011
• By Karla Pincott
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

Ford in the US has recalled more than 1 million trucks due to fires and an injury. The trucks, including the top-selling F-150, are being recalled because straps that secure fuel tanks can corrode and... more...

Ford Focus is sharper

• 31 Jul 2011
• By Peter Barnwell
• Source: News Limited Community Newspapers
• In Car News

More good news rolls out of Ford with the arrival of a new Focus small car ... ... to take on the most competitive segment in this country. It's up against a classy field including Mazda3,... more...

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Safest used cars

• 25 Jul 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

FORD'S Falcon FG is among the safest used vehicles on the road, a major study has found. The FG is one of 19 vehicles recommended in the RACQ's annual Used Car Safety Ratings. But the list... more...

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Top 10 best-selling cars

• 20 Jul 2011
• By Karla Pincott
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

What makes for a best-selling car? There are no clear clues when you look at the all-time top sellers, which include everything from a hulking Yank pick-up to sedate German sedan - and the... more...

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Ford Focus base price stays

• 14 Jul 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

An unchanged $21,990 Focus starting price signals a major small-car push at Ford Australia. An all-new Focus is coming soon from Europe but the car will eventually be built at a new factory in... more...

Focus gets five crash stars

• 12 Jul 2011
• By Carsguide team
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

Due for release in August the all new Ford Focus has scored full marks…. ….in crash tests earning a five-star safety rating. The five-star safety rating is based on the latest European New... more...

Ford caps service price

• 07 Jul 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

A new service deal copied from Toyota is the latest customer incentive at Ford. The Broadmeadows-based brand has moved to capped-priced servicing on its showroom range, from the Fiesta through to... more...

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Me and my 1969 Ford XW SurferRoo

• 07 Jul 2011
• By Mark Hinchliffe
• Source: The Courier-Mail
• In Car News

Only three of these SurferRoo utes were ever made and they all still live, naturally, in the Sunshine State. The 1969 Ford XW SurferRoo GS utility was a prototype that never went into mass... more...

Mazda3 tops sales list

• 07 Jul 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

Small-car buyers pushed the Mazda3 to the top of Australian motoring in June. Huge demand for the popular compact resulted in it outselling the benchmark Holden Commodore, Australia's favourite... more...

Ford set for better sales

• 05 Jul 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

A powerhouse showroom performance by the updated Territory… ..has cleared some of the storm clouds swirling around Ford Australia. Dismal sales of the flagship Falcon and its SUV twin the Territory... more...

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Ford EcoLPi Falcon on show

• 01 Jul 2011
• By Craig Duff
• Source: Herald Sun
• In Car News

An LPG-powered Falcon that goes like a petrol model… …and uses only 25 per cent more fuel headlines the products on Ford’s Australian International Motor Show stand. The EcoLPi... more...

• 22 Comment(s)

Must-see cars at the show

• 30 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

Filled with cutting-edge concepts, sleek designs and technology to take us into the future... …car makers at this year’s show are bringing out their brightest, biggest and newest... more...

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Ford’s F-Series goes V6

• 19 Jun 2011
• By Carsguide team
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

Ford’s F-Series is the best-selling vehicle in the US. And until recently it’s only been available with muscular V8 engines. But in what must surely be a sign of the times, it now comes... more...

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Mad Max Ford at motor show

• 16 Jun 2011
• By Chief Reporter,  Paul Gover
• Source: Carsguide
• In Car News

The crazy dreams of the Mad Max fans at Ford will finally go public at the Australian International Motor Show from July 1. The designers at Broadmeadows created a pair of Interceptor dream machines... more...

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Mustang 'wagon' replica

• 15 Jun 2011
• By Neil Dowling
• Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld)
• In Car News

IF you've always hated station wagons, I bet you're just about to change your mind. For a cool $US59,900 - that's about $56,500 in Australian currency - a replica of a car Ford never... more...

• 10 Comment(s)