Tag: Ford

Ford fears tariffs on EV parts exports from UK to Europe

LONDON — Ford called for post-Brexit EU trade requirements on rules of origin for electric vehicles to be delayed until 2027 from 2024, saying tariffs will add pointless costs for consumers and slow

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Our favourite underdogs: The cars we think should sell better

For every Ford Ranger or Toyota RAV4 that tops the sales charts, there are myriad vehicles that languish in relative obscurity in Australia. Some of these vehicles are significantly more popular in other

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Where is the Ford Ranger hybrid and EV? The obstacles blocking the arrival of the Australian-designed and engineered electrified ute (and Everest SUV versions) – Car News

Ford has confirmed that it is working on electrified versions of the Ranger (and Everest SUV), but where are they? According to one dealer that reached out to CarsGuide, Australians should not hold

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Plug-in hybrids — a ‘gateway drug’ for driving electric?

Comment on this storyComment When most people think about electric cars, they think about fully electric cars — battery-powered Teslas and Ford F-150s, cars that never need to stop by a gas station

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Ford loses big in electric vehicle race with massive deficit for Model e

Legacy car giant Ford has revealed massive first quarter losses for its newly formed electric vehicle business – which it dubs “Ford Model e”. The division’s first quarter losses – from the sale

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Ford’s HiLux hammering continues: Ranger Australia’s best-selling ute as electric car sales soar – Car News

The Ford Ranger remains on track to be crowned Australia’s most popular vehicle in 2023, with the Blue Oval’s ute once again outselling its Toyota HiLux archrival in April. The latest Federal Chamber

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VFACTS: April 2023 car sales headlined by EV growth, Toyota slump

New vehicle deliveries in Australia climbed a modest 1.3 per cent in April over the same month last year, finishing at 82,137 units. This was driven entirely by growth in SUV sales (up

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Cheaper utes! Toyota HiLux, Ford Ranger and Mitsubishi Triton in spotlight as used car prices continue to fall – Car News

The days of paying a premium for a decent used car in Australia might soon be over, according to a new report that indicates second-hand car prices are continuing a downward trajectory. The

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Obituary: Bert Boeckmann, Ford dealer for decades, dies at 92

Born Aug. 21, 1930, in South Gate, Calif., Boeckmann did not initially plan to become a car dealer. He attended the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in college and thought about serving as a

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Renault’s Alpine teases electric hot hatch concept, showroom version due 2024

The revamped performance-car division of Renault has teased a concept intended to preview its first electric car, a hot hatch in the Ford Fiesta ST and Renault Clio RS class. View 6 images French

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