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Ford Reduces European Workforce

July 1, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

Last month Ford announced the closure of an engine plant in South Wales as part of a drive to close unprofitable operations. 2,000 workers will be affected and they built an EcoBoost motor for the company. It is one of the largest employers in the small town of Bridgend and its closure will affect the town quite badly. Ford had invested over £300m in the plant over the last … [Read more...]

Ford’s Emissions Problem

May 28, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

The issue of emissions from vehicles is still an interesting topic. In a recent article Motoring Weekly described how FIAT Chrysler were buying credits from Tesla to offset the emissions coming from their fleet in advance of a change in regulation by the EU. We have seen further investigations into VW, BMW and Daimler Benz for their emission test results and now we have Ford in … [Read more...]

Ford Considering New Sedan

May 23, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

Ford has announced that they will create a new “affordable” nameplate in a couple of years. It seems that many owners of Ford’s passenger cars are unhappy that they have dropped the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion and Taurus plates from their home market. The only real car that they now sell in the US is the Mustang with other Cross-Over Utility (CUV) and Sports Utility (SUV) … [Read more...]

Ford Buys Into Rivian

May 12, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, Motoring Weekly wrote an article about the Rivian electric truck and how it would add a new vehicle to a fairly crowded market - although with a unique selling point. One of the interesting underlying messages in that article was that trucks are either petrol or diesel powered - up until the Rivian was announced, there were no hybrids or pure electric trucks on … [Read more...]

Jack Griffith

April 11, 2019 by sjw Leave a Comment

The name Andrew Jackson “Jack" Griffith may not mean much to many people, however to sports car enthusiasts and classic car nuts, he was another genius although his name was initially made by copying someone else's idea! He was born in 1926 on Long Island in New York State and enlisted in the US Airforce in 1943 at the age of 17, being posted to Wisconsin. He met his wife … [Read more...]

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