Archive for the ‘Ford Kuga’ Category

Ford’s new Fiesta sub-compact is about to go on sale across the country and just around the corner is a new global Focus. Both of these European designed cars will be manufactured in North America for the first time and there is much more to come, including exporting these locally built models back to Europe and other global markets.

The new move is all part of Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s “One Ford” strategy to sell the same vehicles in various global markets with only minor differentiation. America’s weak dollar has also helped accelerate plans to start production of European models in North America and then...

Ford is reportedly planning to move production of its Europe-only Kuga compact crossover to the U.S. to take advantage of the weak dollar. Considering the Kuga is one of the models Ford has hinted at bringing to North America, we think this would be a great idea. [Bloomberg]

Following in the footsteps of their Sedan sibling, the svelte 3-series Coupe and Convertible are due for a mid-cycle facelift towards the end of the year or early next. Our colleagues at Motor Authority have a new computer-generated rendering previewing the car, as well as some spy shots. [Motor Authority]

Honda's sports car lineup is seriously lacking but the automaker...