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2022 Ford Escape ST-Line PHEV: Plug-in hybrid timing confirmed
Ford’s foray into the plug-in hybrid market is due in the first half of 2022

2022 Ford Fiesta ST: Facelift leaks
Unofficial images of Ford’s popular Fiesta ST have emerged, showing the car’s updated looks

Apple Watch exec takes over car project as outgoing manager defects to Ford – UPDATE
Ford has poached Doug Field, who has been responsible for Apple’s secretive car project for the past three years

VFACTS AUGUST 2021: Sales low for the month despite growth on 2020
Sales at their lowest for this time of year since 2009 (excluding pandemic-hit 2020 of course) as lockdowns and shortages continue to bite

101-year-old gets behind the wheel of a Mustang Mach E
Took great-grandkids out for a ride in the UK where his family lives

Ford UK launches hardcore Focus ST Edition
Lightweight wheels and adjustable suspension show this is more than a sticker job

Ford will double electric F-150 Lightning production to meet huge demand
Blue Oval insiders report Ford will spend an extra AU$1billion+ on F-150 Lightning production

Ford closes up GT Heritage Edition specials with homage to the 1964 prototype
Original GT40 prototypes honoured as GT production comes to a close

Ford enlists the help of robots ‘Shelby and Miles’ to test cars in extreme conditions
Blue Oval legends honoured with new testing robots to assist with vehicle development

New Ford Everest spied in Australia – UPDATE: More photos surface
Next-generation Everest mule spotted on roads in Victoria

VFACTS JULY 2021: New car sales defy lockdowns and parts shortages
Demand for new vehicles in Australia has continued to grow during July

Joe Biden wants carmakers to produce 40 per cent EVs by 2030
Voluntary pledge to be introduced as Biden administration aims to reduce carbon emissions

Ford battery R&D facility to be built in Romulus, Michigan
Blue Oval looks to gain foothold in future of EV market

Australia’s fastest-selling cars revealed
We reveal the vehicles that are growing sales the quickest in Australia – and there isn’t a Toyota in sight

Ford ditches diesel power for F-150
Oil burner engine on the chopping block thanks to petrol and hybrid popularity

Lego launches Ford F-150 Raptor
New brick-based F-150 Raptor scores functional V6 and long-travel suspension

Best-selling cars of 2021 so far
We all know who the usual faces are in the top 10 new car sales charts each month, but what do the numbers really show us?

Ford shows off full EV line-up at Goodwood FOS
Blue Oval enters famed festival without a single internal combustion engine

2021 VFACTS half-term sales report – Part one: Alfa Romeo to LDV
Which manufacturers are rolling with the pandemic and parts-shortage punches of 2021 as the market continues its recovery?

Ford celebrates its one millionth Transit van built in Kansas City
Blue motor has only been producing the Transit in Kansas since 2014

Old Ford factory making history again as mass vaccination hub
Ford’s old plant in Geelong gets a new lease of life helping in the fight against Covid-19

Ford unveils new hybrid Maverick ute, priced from just US$19,995
And it’s the first-ever pickup to be offered in the US with hybrid tech as standard

Ford shares teasers of new Maverick truck ahead of June 8 reveal
Blue Oval puts another truck in its line-up

Ford to debut two new EV platforms by 2025
Automaker grows investment in electrification