Under new management Ford looks to shift focus to electric SUVs

as mentioned in But Ford exported nearly 65,000 Lincolns to China last year, along with nearly 19,000 Ford models including Explorer sport-utility vehicles. AdvertisementFord has said it doesn't plan to raise prices for now, sacrificing margins on imported Lincoln and Ford vehicles instead. Ford, which last year saw its China sales fall 6% from 2016 levels, is counting on new models to help it claw back territory. AdvertisementWhile General Motors doesn't export a significant number of cars to China, its fortunes are much more closely linked to Chinese sales. GM sold 9.6 million vehicles world-wide last year, 4 million of them in China, whereas Ford sold 6.6 million cars globally and 1.2 million in China.

Ford Adds An Urban Utility Vehicle For 2018 With The New To America EcoSport

The EcoSport is the first mass-market vehicle imported to America and built in India. In its home market it debuted with a spare tire mounted on the tailgate since it's 161.3-inch overall length would make it impractical to put one underneath or under the cargo floor. The top end SES trim that I drove features a number of interior trim segments that match Canyon Ridge orange exterior color and help break the expanses of black plastic. The EcoSport engine is adequate for accelerating up to freeway merging speed but you will definitely want to allow more room for passing on two-lane roads. Fuel economy in the all-wheel-drive SES are just so-so with EPA ratings of 23 mpg, 29 mpg highway and 25 mpg combined with my week just beating that latter number.

Ken Block Unveils New Ford Focus RS RX for the Americas Rallycross Championship

referring to The new Ford racer will contest in the Americas and FIA World Rallycross championships. Hoonigan Racing's Ken Block and his new teammate Steve Arpin unveiled the new liveries for their Ford Focus RS RX racers that will contest in the remaining races of the Americas Rallycross Championship and the FIA World Rallycross Championship in 2018. - Ford Performance Ford PerformanceMore from TheDriveAfter the disastrous fallout of the Red Bull Global Rallycross, which was already enduring Block's absence toward the end of its existence, Hoonigan focused on building a strong platform for the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Block will also compete in the U.S. round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship, taking place that same weekend of September 29-30 at COTA. - Ford Performance Ford Performance"I'm excited about partnering with Ken [Block] this season," said Arpin.

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