Month: October 2026

Autos US News

FCA US Recalls Nearly 1.3 Million Ram 1500 Pickups for Seat Belt Anchor Inspection

FCA US LLC has announced a big safety recall of nearly 1.3 million Ram 1500 pickup trucks in the United States, models years 2019 through 2026, in which second-row seat belt buckle anchors may not have been properly attached to the vehicle body structure during the manufacturing process. The recall involves 1,271,294 vehicles built between […]

Autos

10 Historic British-Built V8 Engines and Their Engineering Heritage

A nation obsessed with talent, meticulous engineering, and small-bores, Britain’s car industry has naturally been enamored with creating high-performance engines that could punch well above their cubic inch limit. Whether in early experimental car setups like the 1905 Rolls-Royce V-8, or in some of today’s more refined twin-turbo powerplants from Lotus and McLaren, they showed […]

US News

Ford’s Sales Picture Is Changing, Hybrids Surge as EVs Face a New Reality

Ford’s latest sales results highlight a compelling change of what Americans are buying, with demand for trucks, certain types of SUVs, hybrids and traditional performance vehicles living comfortably alongside a much more difficult EV market. Ford-brand sales totaled 163,175 vehicles in August 2026, compared to 1.28 million sold through the first eight months of the […]

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Ford Shifts Its EV Strategy : Are Affordable Pickups and Range-Extended Hybrids the Way Forward?

Ford is in the midst of a major pivot in its electrification strategy. The American automaker is shifting away from a single-minded obsession with costlier battery trucks and a desire to outmarket competitors on new EV models and instead stressing the importance of a diversified mix of lower-priced EVs, range-extended EVs and hybrid models. That […]

Autos

Ford Unveils the Affordable Fathom Electric Pickup , Could This Change the EV Truck Game?

Ford aims high in the electric pickup segment. Ford Fathom is a new-sized truck that will make electric-powered transportation a far more affordable proposition. Starting at $28,350 and scheduled to go on sale in 2027, this five-passenger vehicle aims at buyers who may find current electric pickups to be prohibitively priced. The project is based […]

Autos

Inside Ford’s Experimental Engine History: The 1920s X8 and the 1968 Calliope Big Block

Ford’s engine history is filled with ambitious experiments that went far beyond the familiar production powerplants. From the unusual X8 developed between 1920 and 1927 to the experimental Calliope racing V8 of the late 1960s and the downsized Es V6 and 255 V8 of the early 1980s, these engines show how dramatically Ford’s engineering priorities […]

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