FORD specialist engine tuner Mountune is seeking a potential sale or investment partner for its UK business. The Brentwood in Essex based company said that it had engaged KPMG to help it find an investor to recapitalise the business and to unlock management’s growth aspirations for this famous automotive performance brand. With heritage spanning 40 years, the business has provided race engines…
FORD and ALD Automotive are creating a new European fleet management brand called Ford Fleet Management. Available in the autumn for the UK, Ford Fleet Management will cover both vans and cars sold through the dealer network, direct sales and through digital platforms. Ford says its contribution to the new business will be product expertise and connected vehicle capability; ALD Automotive, meanwhile,…
DRIVERS of Ford’s all electric Mustang Mach-E will not need to worry about variances in the predicted driving range. A new Intelligent Range facility accurately predicts how much battery range drivers actually have. It does this using past driving behaviour, weather forecasts and crowdsourced data from other Mustang Mach-E vehicles. Ford says it will take the anxiety out of the car’s stated…
WHILE the exciting all-electric Mustang Mach-E isn’t in the UK yet for leasing, this is something we can look forward to: over-the-air (OTA) updates that work to continuously improve the SUV over the vehicle’s life without leaving home. Ford has also developed a way to allow secure updates to download in the background, and in some cases, be completed in under two…
NEIL Wilson is the new Ford fleet director. He replaces Owen Gregory who has moved to a new role as director, Commercial Vehicles, Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) at Ford of Europe. Neil arrives in the Ford fleet director role from his previous appointment as manager of Ford’s UK dealer and consumer marketing. Andy Barratt, managing director, of Ford of Britain, said:…
FORD has fitted its plug-in hybrid technology on the Transit and Tourneo ranges. First to bring plug-in power to the market, the Transit Custom has a 35 mile electric-only range, and more than 310 miles combined. Fitted with a 1.0 litre EcoBoost petrol engine, the Transit Custom Plug-In Hybrid van can run in electric, hybrid, or petrol modes. The electric motor is…