When the 2015 Ford Mustang finally goes on sale this fall, it will be the first time in the pony car's 50-year history that every example will sport an independent rear suspension system. Aside from a few thousand SVT Cobras between 1999 and 2004,…
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Should Automakers Be Selling “Beta” Cars?
In the introduction to a January 2009 BusinessWeek excerpt from his book “What Would Google Do?,” author Jeff Jarvis extolled the idea that the Detroit automakers should start releasing cars in “beta” form, much the way the Silicon Valley tech giant…
Lincoln: Dead Brand Walking, or Signs of Life?
When Alan Mulally walked into the Ford Motor Company World Headquarters for the first time in October 2006, he had already formulated a basic plan to save the biggest family-controlled business in America, and it didn't include Lincoln or Mercury.…
Ford SmartPhoneLink Could Extend Life of Aftermarket Car Audio
As smartphones become ever more ubiquitous and mobile broadband connectivity improves, traditional sources of news and entertainment such as radio and CDs are speeding their transition into irrelevance — and along with them, the traditional car…
Fisker vs. Tesla
The recent emergence of the modern plug-in electric vehicle has brought more automaker start-ups to the marketplace than we've seen in decades, with Fisker Automotive and Tesla Motors the most prominent examples. While there were numerous parallels…