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Ford issued a recall notice for over half a million F-150 trucks after receiving complaints of dangerous sudden downshifts to first gear.
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Ford is soliciting manufacturing money-saving ideas for its electric vehicles in a new memo sent this week.
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Chinese-made cars from domestic brands have been on sale in the US for nearly a decade. Only a tiny percentage are electric.
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More than a dozen car brands have disappeared over the past 25 years, including Pontiac, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, and Mercury.
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The 2024 F-150 Raptor starts at $77,980, and the model I tested was listed at $83,665. I enjoyed it a lot, even for city driving.
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Companies like GM and Ford can rely on hybrids and gas-powered cars to get through the EV slowdown. Tesla can't do that.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Ford's BlueCruise system after two crashes killed three people.