GM Surpasses Ford in Government Sales for the First Time Since the 2009 Bailout
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Hard as it may try to put to rest the “Government Motors” moniker its opponents have coined since the 2009 bailout, General Motors will probably have to deal with it again.
This time the reason is the data published by the General Services Administration (GSA), which show that GM surpassed Ford in federal government sales for the first time since the bailout.
Read more »Factory 5 Shelby is Better than a Push-up Bra…
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As you have most likely seen in the past, young ladies (preferably dressed in revealing outfits) tagging along in ridiculously powerful sports cars and the overly-enthusiastic crew from “High Tech Corvette” go hand in hand.
In their most recent filming venture, they placed an unnamed woman / model (prior experience tells us that at least one of you will be able to name her…) in the passenger seat of a wild and loud Factory Five Shelby coupe upgraded with “a 04 Cobra motor custom built by Gemini Motorsports in Houston”.
Read more »Toyota Recalls the Most Vehicles in the U.S, Ford has the Most Campaigns in 2012
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For the third time in the past four years, Toyota has been crowned the recall champion of the U.S. auto market, according to a Detroit News examination of all the data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) throughout 2012.
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Read more »Shelby to Debut Two New Models in Detroit, Including a Wide Body Super Snake
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It’s been almost 8 months since Carroll Shelby, one of America’s greatest legends in the auto industry, passed away at the age of 89, but his legacy lives on through the company he founded and which today bears his name.
As life goes on for the company, Shelby is preparing to unveil two new models at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show.
Read more »U.S. Auto Market Records Nearly 14.5 Million Sales in 2012, Ford F-Series is No 1
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As far as the U.S. automotive industry is concerned, 2012 was a great year. Scratch that: it was a great and the best since 2007, thanks to nearly 14.5 million light vehicle sales, representing a 13 per cent increase over 2011’s 12.7 million units.
This Mob is Not Doing What You're Thinking to Cop Car
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We know what your first thought is upon looking at the above screenshot and then at the opening scenes of the video that follows, but that’s not really the case.
While it may seem that there’s an angry mob of people pounding on the Ford Crown Victoria patrol car, the reality is that all these men and women are actually helping out the officer!
You see, the cop featured in this footage somehow managed to…ground his Crown Vic onto the curb and couldn’t back out.
Read more »Ford to Sell 2.2 Million Vehicles in the U.S. this Year, Has 3 Best Sellers in the World’s Top 10
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The Blue Oval has announced that U.S. sales of its Ford brand will surpass the 2.2 million mark in the year that ends today, adding that it has three vehicle nameplates in the global top 10, according to the latest vehicle registration data from research firm Polk.
This is the second year in a row that the Ford sells more than 2 million vehicles in the States, the only brand to do so since 2007.
Read more »Ford Faces Federal Class-Action Lawsuit Over C-MAX and Fusion Hybrids MPG Numbers
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It was probably a matter of time before someone picked up the Consumer Reports review that accused Ford of misstating the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid fuel economy numbers and filing a lawsuit.
The publication contested the 47 mpg city/highway/combined figure and said that the two Ford hybrids had the “distinction” of recording the greatest difference between the EPA-approved mpg and the ones it achieved during its own tests.
Read more »Facelifted Ford Fiesta Van Gains Aston Martin-Esque Schnozzle
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Joining the refreshed range of Fiesta hatchbacks in Europe is the facelifted, commercial version of the series aptly named the Fiesta Van, which is available to order now in Britain, with customer deliveries from early January 2013.
CarScoop Wishes You a Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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Some say that editors and contributors on this site have petrol instead of blood flowing in their veins and that they’d rather show you the new Ferrari F150 or the Corvette C7 than spend a night with a bunch of Victoria’s Secret angels.
