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Nissan enters V8 Supercars to end Ford-Holden duopoly

Nissan has returned to Australian touring car racing to end the long-running Ford versus Holden V8 Supercars duopoly. Updates from live press conference: It will not be a purpose built motorsport V8 - but an engine out of Nissan's road cars (5...

Ford B-MAX MPV not for Australia

The production version of the Ford B-MAX has been revealed ahead of its debut at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March. But despite Australia’s growing demand for small cars, you won’t find the Fiesta-based compact MPV in local showrooms in...

Hailstorm batters Ford Falcon sales

The Ford Falcon endured its worst sales month in more than half a century in January, with the Australian-made family sedan hampered by slowing large-car sales and low fleet activity, and literally hit hard by a freak summer hailstorm. Falcon...

Small ‘EcoBoost’ engines on Ford Australia’s radar

Ford Australia will introduce a number of new, smaller fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines into its compact-car line-up in the near future. The local car maker already has 2.0-litre four-cylinder versions of the EcoBoost engines, which combine dir...

JAC 4R3: China clones the Ford F-150

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and in the case of the new JAC 4R3, the designers of the Ford F-150 should be particularly flattered. Small Chinese manufacturer Jianghuai Auto Corporation (JAC) revealed the carbon copy pi...

Ford Motor Co posts biggest profit since 1998

Ford Motor Company posted an US$8.8 billion ($8.3 billion) pre-tax operating profit in 2011, and has made business decisions that show it is confident of remaining profitable for the foreseeable future. The 2011 result was the company’s bigg...

2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR revealed

The 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup race car has been revealed ahead of its race debut at the Daytona 500 in February 2013. The launch of the Sprint Cup car coincides with the unveiling of the 2013 Ford Fusion production car (to be called t...