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Tesla has an issue, honestly several. Aside from running into emergency vehicles and having reports of vehicles having issues with FSD Beta software, there's another problem, "phantom braking," where Model3 and ModelY vehicles are suddenly slowing or stopping on Interstates.

For the second time in as many years, Ford's Mustang Mach-E has won added another laurel its name. This time the Women's Car of the Year Award has chosen the Ford electric as the winner of its Large Car awards.

Ford has developed a new Bronco model that will let you take the Bronco even further off the grid than ever. Ford used the Chicago Auto Show to intro the model.

In 2019 and 2020, Ford's Bronco-R ran in the tough Baja 1000. The lessons learned in this backcountry off-road race were well-learned as Ford Performance took them and applied them to a new generation of off-road racing Broncos. Those lessons were learned quite well as Ford took three podiums in this past weekend's King of the Hammers off-road race.

Ford boss Jim Farley is upset. He is mad about the reported markups some dealers are slapping on Ford F-150 Lightning reservations and orders. Indeed, he noted that dealers face having their Lightning allocations slashed for the 2022 sales year.

Ford, the longtime leader in pickup truck sales, has enhanced its certified preowned program. The enhancement makes the program the leading CPO program in the vehicular world. Starting this month, used-vehicle buyers will be given a two-week, money-back guarantee so they can return their vehicles if there is an issue.

Picture this: an ice storm cuts power to millions, but owners of Ford F-150 Lightning all-electric pickups have a way out, their trucks. Thanks to Ford ingenuity and the automaker's partners, F-150 customers can use their trucks to power their homes for up to 10 days with rationing or solar charging. It is a new feature.

Ford plans a return to GT3 racing in 2024 after partnering with Multimatic. The return will mean the Ford Mustang will lead the return to races like the 24 Hours of Daytona.

If a corporation can smile, then Ford has a great reason to be grinning ear to ear. This week the automaker rolled its 40 millionth pickup off the line -- a 2022 F-150 Tremor -- in Iconic Silver that is headed to its owner.

Ford debuted its most powerful street-legal Bronco this week. Already sought after by celebrities, the Bronco Raptor offers buyers a rock-crawling performance SUV that is the most powerful Bronco in the brand.