just got to thinking how beneficial is it for ford to have majority of their vehicles sharing platforms. To me the explore turned into a over-sized CUV no longer holding true to its SUV roots. By it sharing the Taurus platform it is limited to car handling ruining its off-road and towing...

http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/28/alan-mulally-wants-more-tech-sharing-with-toyota/ Ford President and CEO Alan Mullaly was in Japan again, this time speaking to the media. During his time abroad, he talked about the desire to partner with Toyota even more closely on the development of new...