Dodge Dart, Ford Fusion Highlight New Models at Detroit
The North American International Auto Show opens for its annual media preview today, giving a peek into the future of motoring. This year, the show promises a bevy of new models aimed at turning heads and stirring emotions. Here are a few of those making their debut today.
New Ford Crown Victorias ready to patrol
The Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department has purchased two new cars to replace the oldest vehicles in the Patrol Division. The 2012 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors will patrol neighborhoods soon. They do have a slightly different look than the previous cars as the lettering and lighting has been changed.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
FORD is on a roll. Having unveiled the production version of its all-new Ranger pickup barely three weeks ago, its local outfit—Ford Group Phils. (FGP)—last week introduced to the country the all-new Explorer, a reinvented, totally upgraded, vastly improved version of America’s once-bestselling SUV.
Icons onstage
Barbara Mackay Special to The Washington Examiner In the summers of 1863 and 1864, Frederick Douglass, the famous black abolitionist, and President Lincoln met privately to discuss affairs of state. They must have been fascinating meetings, as two of the most powerful and influential men of the time violently disagreed about certain topics. Now Ford's Theatre has commissioned Richard Hellesen to ...
Luxe trucks: High-end pickups picking up
In the search for profits, automakers are finding a lucrative market among would-be urban cowboys: buyers of high-end pickups.