Sunset Ford in Waterloo Illinois is proud to announce the latest in Ford automotive news. Early production of the Ford Focus at the Michigan plant will involve pre-production vehicles that are built in order for Ford to test the final design and perfect the assembly process. The plant will start formal production later in the [...]

Your local St. Louis Ford Dealer, Sunset Ford is proud to announce that Ford has done it again—another first for the Detroit automaker!—The first ever automobile to use social media to communicate while on the road.  Ford’s “American Journey 2.0 research project” has been successfully completed using 2 Ford cars, both Fiesta models that traveled [...]

Among the gradual recovery of the auto industry in the United States the Ford Motor Company, manufacturer of new and used Ford vehicles, is expecting a first quarter profit. This comes with a sigh of relief as the manufacturer experienced a loss of $30 billion from the year 2006 to 2008. For the year 2010, [...]

Along with numerous glowing accolades, sales continue to climb for the 2009 Ford Fusion which is now recognized as the most fuel efficient mid-size car in America. Sales records of almost 150,000 from 2007 have already been surpassed with a high so far this year of over 150,000 in Fusion sales.  Even more astounding, this [...]

The Ford Mustang has a rich heritage and is one of the most loved cars ever made in the U. S.  It was introduced to the market in 1964, stirred up quite a sensation, and ushered in the era of the pony car. Within a few years more pony cars were introduced by other manufacturers, [...]

The demand for Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles coupled with the U.S. government’s Car Allowance Rebate System (“Cash for Clunkers”) enabled Ford to post the first sales increase of any major manufacturer in 2009. “We had another strong month in progress before the ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program started,” said Ken Czubay, Ford vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales [...]

Even while auto sales continue in a down trend, Ford is surpassing expectations.  Across the U.S., sales of hybrids are down 14%, but Ford sales of hybrid SUVs and cars are up almost 73%.  An interesting fact to add to these stats – more than 60% of the new hybrid buyers are making a transition [...]

The Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award will be presented to the Ford Motor Company this month in honor of their fuel efficient EcoBoost engine.  This award, now in its 5th year, seeks out innovative products whose design can change the world.  The award also recognizes the inventors behind the innovations.  This year Ford is the only [...]

The Ford Motor Company continues with wits drive to reduce C02 footprints by reaching out to employees and customers with a plea to reduce their energy use and promote environment sustainability.  A good way to start is by becoming familiar with the “Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR” campaign created by the EPA and [...]

An all-new, two-model Ford C-MAX range makes its global debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The exciting new C-MAX family brings new levels of style and desirability to the compact multi-activity vehicle (MAV) market, with a bold and dynamic new look which extends Ford’s acclaimed “kinetic design” language. For the first time, Ford’s MAV [...]