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Stock Ford Bronco Takes Third In Mexican 1000 The Ford Bronco has ticked all of the boxes. A driving team of project engineers took a stock Ford Bronco and set out on the five-day Mexico 1000. They ended up placing third. The only mods were for safety -- roll cage, harnesses, and such. Advertisement Those who may have wondered whether Bronco could do it, run in a grueling back-country rally, and emerge with a podium finish can relax. A pair of Bronco engineers piloted a stock – no changes, ju...

Ford and Stellantis were the two big names this week as the total number of vehicles dropped from production due to the semiconductor shortages were tallied. General Motors was a distant third.

Ford Intros Blue Cruise Hands-Free Mode as Another Tesla Crash Claims Two In an unfortunate coincidence, Ford introduced its hands-off driving product, Blue Cruise, in the same week a Tesla, possibly operating on Autopilot, crashes and burns in Houston, killing two. Advertisement In what is likely a significant setback for hands-free driving, a Tesla carrying two people crashed and burned Saturday night, killing both. The fatalities in the Tesla, whose vaunted AutoPilot software leads the hands...

Tesla Camera System Helps To Find Suspect In Major Hate Crime The active camera system on Tesla vehicles help federal authorities crack a vicious hate crime late last year. Advertisement Tesla Has Active Camera Technology A Tesla recently proved that having active camera technology is advantageous when finding the perpetrator of a crime. As told by Business Insider and presented by MSN Autos, the story deals with a Maine resident who traveled south to Massachusetts to find his target. Interesti...

100 Dealers Plan To Add Dedicated Bronco Sales Sites According to a story published this week, 100 Ford dealers plan to add Bronco-only sales sites to their dealerships. Ford notes that they will come in three varieties, full site, partial site, and in-store. Advertisement There is little doubt that dealers like boutique shops where they can sell specialized branded items. Many brands use them now and have used them successfully in the past. The shops allow dealers to sell not only the particul...

A better-value rear-wheel-drive Explorer Platinum A Platinum Hybrid that features new levels of luxury and efficiency The lineup additions are driven by customer feedback, the automaker said, starting with the Explorer Enthusiast ST. Like the Explorer ST, the Enthusiast ST is the most potent Explorer made. The automaker builds the Enthusiast ST for customers who want the same level of fun and performance but at a lower cost. The new optional models join the lineup after a strong start to the ye...

Drivers Zoning Out As They Return To The Countrys Roads Drivers who have been out of their vehicles for are getting back behind the wheel and they are reportedly zoning out after videoconferences. And, they are finding they are distracted as they read their mail and texts on their smartphones. It is a major problem. Advertisement As the economy begins to open up and more drivers take to the nations roads, problems are brewing. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, drivers, who may typically have com...

Drivers who have been out of their vehicles for are getting back behind the wheel and they are reportedly zoning out after videoconferences. And, they are finding they are distracted as they read their mail and texts on their smartphones. It is a major problem. As the economy begins to open up and more drivers take to the nations roads, problems are brewing. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, drivers, who may typically have commuted many miles daily, havent been behind the wheel for months. Driv...

Latest Ford Backup Camera Recall Is Similar To One Last Year If you look closely at Fords latest SUV recall you will see that it is very similar to a major, 600,000 vehicle recall from 2020. In this case, just roll the calendar forward one year and there you go. Advertisement Sometimes you have to wonder about certain recalls. For example, last year (2020), Ford recalled more than 600,000 vehicles to repair the circuit board module in faulty backup cameras. And, now the automaker is pulling bac...

Chip Shortage Continues To Plague Ford And Other Makers; Downtime Planned The ongoing pandemic has had many effects. For the auto industry, the major problem the pandemic has presented, aside for a period of four months when the assembly lines were quiet, has been a semiconductor shortage. The shortage began about two months ago and continues. Advertisement Ford continues to feel the pain of a work slowdown caused by the global semiconductor shortage. Other automakers such as General Motors, Ni...