The ultimate Mustang has arrivedFriday, June 18th, 2010 with No Comments »

Ford Canada is rolling out the 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 5000, a car that may be considered by many to be the company’s ultimate effort on this historic automotive nameplate. This is a serious upgrade. It includes a new engine block, steering system, and newly recalibrated handling. The new GT model comes equipped with [...]

Will Ford unload Volvo?Sunday, July 15th, 2007 with 1 Comment »

That is the question as rumours swirl about Ford putting Volvo on the block. The Sunday Times, citing unnamed sources in London, said the decision to sell Volvo was made in the past two weeks, but that the timing of the sale had yet to be decided. Volvo certainly has been an expensive piece of [...]

Hybrid Vehicles: Pie in the sky?Friday, June 15th, 2007 with No Comments »

Much has been made of the (potential) impact of hybrid vehicles and the actual impact they are having here in Canada – both from the perspective of the environment and from the perspective of the automotive industry. An interesting article in the Globe and Mail recently examined the launch of Ford’s provocative Edge HySeries fuel [...]