developing

Ford developing long-wheelbase Edge for China? Ford is aiming its Lincoln brand at the high-end segment in the country. The company is working on a replacement for the MKS sedan, with a long-wheelbase variant expected as a China exclusive. The company has not yet publicly confirmed a...

Porsche developing Macan plug-in hybrid Porsche kicks off production of the new Macan SUV at its freshly-expanded Leipzig facility, the company has slowly disclosed more details about its future plans for the platform. Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller suggests the company is currently developing a...

Ford Developing 2015 Escort in Australia Autoevolution.com Revived after nearly 15 years through a concept that was shown at last year’s Shanghai Motor Show, the Ford Escort name will return for the 2015 model year, when the compact sedan will be launched in China. Although it will be built...

Chrysler developing better folding minivan seats DETROIT -- Chrysler Group has patented an improvement to its Stow 'n Go seats for a future minivan that would allow the seats to collapse in less space. The story was first reported on the Web site allpar.com; the patent drawing shows the seats...

Mike Colias and Bradford Wernle September 28, 2012 AutoNews DETROIT -- General Motors and Ford Motor Co. are jointly designing nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for use across their lineups in a bid to boost fuel economy. GM is leading design of a nine-speed gearbox for use in...

Active Park Assist to Add Perpendicular Parking FordInsideNews.com June 26, 2012 By: Austin Rutherford Coming right out of iRobot, many believe that autonomous - or driverless - cars are the future of the automobile industry. Many states are considering or have already passed laws dealing...

How Ford plans to phase out the best-selling E-Series - Autoblog By Jeff Sabatini Posted Dec 8th 2011 It is not often that an automaker decides to dump a best-selling vehicle line, one that's dominated its segment for decades. But Ford's commercial vehicle team is doing it not once, but twice...

Ford, Toyota to Collaborate on Developing New Hybrid System for Light Trucks, SUVs Ford Media Ford and Toyota are collaborating as equal partners to accelerate consumer availability of a new advanced hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs New co-developed hybrid system ready for use later this...

Ford Developing Ranger-Based SUV - InsideLine Published Aug 4, 2010 Just the Facts: Ford is developing a new truck-based SUV in Australia that is based on the new Ranger. Like the new Ford Ranger, it will be sold in global markets. The new Ranger is not yet confirmed for the U.S. market...

Is Lincoln Developing the MKC for Lincoln ? Notice that this has a different bumper from the concept. There can only be one explanation for this. Link Quote: http://www.lincoln.com/futurevehicles/ Look at it, "four something smells. Along with that, the quote on the bottum of the...