
Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Police/Emergency Edmunds has taken a closer look at which vehicles are most heavily favored by the federal government by evaluating percentage of model sales in 2011. Not surprisingly the Chevrolet Caprice topped off the list with a whopping 79.2 percent of sales going to government agencies, while the out-to-pasture Ford Crown Victoria took second with 57.2 percent of total sales. But that's pretty much where the predictability comes to a close. The Chevrolet Express van takes a distant third with 10.7 percent. Like the Ram Dakota, which came in fifth at 9.2 percent, we imagine that has more to do with the number of civilian models sold each year rather than any great number of government service vehicles on the road. Other notable models include the Ford E-Series in seventh place, the Ford Expedition in eighth and the Dodge Grand Caravan in ninth. Even the old Chevrolet Impala made the cut with 5.3 percent of its sales heading off to government duty. That's good enough to nab the machine 10th place. Head over to Edmunds to have a look at the full list.Uncle Sam's shopping list for government fleets originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 23 May 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Videos, Ford The Men in Black duo have upgraded their machinery for the third installment of the franchise, adding traffic-crushing monocycles, jet packs and a blacked-out Ford Taurus SHO to their transportation arsenal. Ford is making the most of its hottest full-size sedan joining one of the summer's hottest blockbusters, airing a 30-second spot with footage from the film that will air during American Idol. But since much of the movie takes place in 1969, we'll be just as interested to see Josh Brolin's blacked-out '60s Ford sedan that has a few tricks it could teach the SHO. Scroll down to see some videos, the first with SHO cameos, the second a movie clip entitled "Have these in the future?"Continue reading Ford Taurus SHO to feature in Men In Black 3Ford Taurus SHO to feature in Men In Black 3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments

Ford India has spent US$72m to increase annual diesel engine production at its plant near Chennai to 340,000 units from 250,000.

The ratings agency Moody's has issued new ratings for Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Credit debt, triggering a long-awaited return to investment grade.

DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co received its second "investment grade" credit rating on Tuesday, allowing the second-largest U.S. automaker to reclaim its Blue Oval insignia and other assets it mortgaged in 2006 to fund its turnaround plan.

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