Checking the battery charge status and finding your way back to your electric vehicle is as easy as telling the time, with a new smartwatch app.The MyFord Mobile app also enables Focus Electric and C-MAX Energi plug in hybrid drivers to remotely lock and unlock their car, check the driving range and get key information about their most recent journey.

The efforts of the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team went unrewarded at Round 5 of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Mexico City today. The #67 Ford GT of Marino Franchitti (GB), Andy Priaulx (GB) and Harry Tincknell (GB) finished in fifth place in class and the #66 car of Stefan Mücke (GER) and Olivier Pla (FRA) finished in seventh position.

The 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship goes global this weekend as the teams head outside of Europe for the first of the ‘flyaway’ races.

Few of us expect the electronic devices we rely on to last very long. Cracked screens, slow-running software, and the appeal of the latest model can consign new smartphones, tablets and laptops to the bin after only a few years of use.

How do you fly a drone through a car, or freeze two drones in mid-air just like in The Matrix?

Five bleary-eyed gamers each completed a mammoth two day stint at the wheel of a virtual Ford GT race car in Forza Motorsport 6 to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the “longest video marathon on a racing game”.

What happens when you bring together one of the world’s most exciting new sports – and some of its most thrilling cars?

Pedestrians today are distracted by smartphone games, messaging, and videos when they cross the road. Now Ford is introducing technology that enables vans to detect people in the road, and automatically apply the brakes if the driver does not respond to warnings.

Ford posted its best July total vehicle sales since 2009, best July passenger car sales since 2011 and best commercial vehicle sales since 1993 in its 20 traditional European markets.

Ford Focus RS customers can now further enhance the award-winning performance of the acclaimed high-performance hatchback with the official Ford Performance by Mountune power upgrade package.

Ford has installed at its Dagenham Diesel Centre – the company’s largest diesel engine production facility globally – a state-of-the-art production line for the all-new 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue engine that is expected to reduce water and energy consumption per engine produced by over 50 per cent compared with the previous 1.8-litre TDCi diesel engine production line.

Research shows that worldwide, car crashes are the leading cause of death among young people, with a higher proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds dying on the roads than at any other time of year.*

– With more than 15 million SYNC®-equipped vehicles on roads around the world today and 43 million expected by 2020, Ford is introducing a free tool for smartphone app developers aimed at making it easy and cost-efficient to develop in-car apps compatible with the company’s SYNC 3 communications and entertainment system.

Ford of Europe today announced that a new Kuga ST-Line version of the popular mid-size sports utility vehicle (SUV) will go on sale later this year, offering sporty styling inspired by Ford Performance models alongside powerful and efficient EcoBoost petrol and TDCi diesel engines, and sports-tuned driving dynamics.

Ford is today celebrating Team Sky’s success at the prestigious Tour de France cycle race after supporting the elite cycling team and lead rider Chris Froome to overall victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team had a tough weekend at the Nürburgring and ultimately had to settle for fourth place for the #66 Ford GT of Stefan Mücke and Olivier Pla and seventh for the #67 car of Marino Franchitti, Andy Priaulx and Harry Tincknell.

The #66 Ford GT will start Round 4 of the FIA World Endurance Championship from the front row of the grid after Stefan Mücke and Olivier Pla took a storming second place in today’s thrilling qualifying session at the Nürburgring in Germany.

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo® to explore the use of the tequila producer’s agave plant byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles.

The FIA World Endurance Championship roars back into life at the Nürburgring in Germany this weekend after a short post-Le Mans break.

Ford Motor Company today is announcing changes in its senior leadership team in Europe as it continues to deliver the company’s One Ford plan for profitable growth.

Ford posted its best first half for total vehicle sales and passenger car sales since 2010 and best commercial vehicle sales since 1993 in its 20 traditional European markets.

More than a hundred years after the first cars rolled off Henry Ford’s pioneering assembly line, Ford Motor Company is breaking new ground in the way workers and robots are collaborating to manufacture vehicles.

Ford has further enhanced the popular Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy models to deliver improved fuel efficiency and lower CO2 emissions for reduced running costs.

The innovation and technology showcased in the design of the Ford GT is mirrored in the colour and material choices for the all-new supercar. Ford designers used colour strategically throughout to highlight areas of innovation and to enhance the aesthetic of efficiency and performance.

Deinze is a small town in northern Belgium, not far from Ghent and 45 kilometres from the French border. In an industrial area south of the city, carpentry warehouses sit alongside printing shops and cosmetics factories. Here, for the last four years, a nondescript warehouse has been the beating heart of Team Sky.

Ford of Europe has achieved zero waste to landfill at all of its European manufacturing plants. This reduces by 6,000 tonnes each year the amount of waste sent to landfill compared with 2011 – equivalent to the annual waste discarded by a town of 12,500 people, for the 1.2 million vehicles that Ford produces in Europe each year.

Ford enjoyed two historic victories in France in 1966 –at Le Mans with the GT40 Mark II, and as part of the winning Tour de France team.

The #66 Ford GT race car today swapped the legendary Circuit de la Sarthe race track in Le Mans, France, for the world-famous Hillclimb course at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, U.K.

Ford today revealed the sporty new Ford Mondeo ST Line for the first time, at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, U.K.

Ford has for the first time revealed the production version of the new Ford Kuga Vignale upscale SUV that will expand the Ford Vignale product and customer experience when it goes on sale in Europe later this year.

Rewarding good drivers with reduced travel costs is the idea behind a new Ford Smart Mobility experiment that takes a similar approach to achieving goals as that employed by fitness and exercise apps.

The #68 Ford GT of Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Joey Hand (US) and Dirk Müller (GER) crossed the finish line at Le Mans at three o’clock on Sunday, as the overall GT winner of the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours. The #69 Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe (AUS), Scott Dixon (NZ) and Richard Westbrook (GB) joined the winners on the podium after scoring third place. The #66 and #67 Ford GTs finished in fourth and ninth places respectively.

After a year of development, the Ford GT takes on its toughest challenge yet – the Le Mans 24 Hours. This weekend, the No. 68 Ford GT starts the race from the pole position in an all-Ford GT front row, but it hasn’t been an easy road. Episode of “The Return” features some of the major milestones in the Road to Le Mans.

The #68 Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GT will start the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours from Pole Position in the LM GTE Pro class after German racer Dirk Müller posted the fastest time of 3m 51.185s during Wednesday night’s qualifying session. The #69 Ford GT will line up alongside the #68 and the #67 and #66 Ford GTs will start Saturday’s race in fourth and fifth positions respectively.

Ford will reveal a new driver research project that could offer significant insights into future mobility at London Technology Week.

Ford’s total vehicle sales and passenger car sales in May in its European 20 traditional markets* were its best for the month since 2011 while May commercial vehicles sales reached highest levels since 2007.

Harnessing the power of its advanced vehicles, innovative technologies and commitment to a better world, a new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria.

Taking three weeks, 40,000 bricks, and a whole lot of patience – it’s the LEGO version of the Ford GT race car that will be raced at the Le Mans 24 Hours.

• Drivers are vital to building a successful racing program, and selecting the right co-drivers with the right chemistry is a large part of the puzzle. In “The Driver’s Perspective,” Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team owner Chip Ganassi explains how he found the right pilots for the all-new Ford GT race team with the help of Ford

It is 330 kilometres long, has more than 100 hairpin corners, and offers some of the most incredible views in Europe. The breath-taking pass overlooked by “Dracula’s castle” in Romania is one of six routes brought to life in a new video series entitled “Europe’s Greatest Driving Roads”.

Ford’s 1966 Le Mans winner Chris Amon reminisces about that historic race 50 years ago in this exclusive interview.

Ford is thinking outside the box for the launch of the all-new Ford KA+ value small car.

Ford of Europe today revealed the all-new KA+ small car, which delivers outstanding interior space, excellent fuel efficiency and fun-to-drive dynamics at a value price.

To celebrate Ford’s return to the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race 50 years after recording an historic 1-2-3 victory in 1966, the #66 Ford GT race car is now available to drive in the Forza Motorsport 6 racing game for Xbox One.

Ford Chip Ganassi Racing has assembled a truly international line-up of some of the world’s best endurance racers for Ford’s return to the Le Mans 24 Hours. We spoke to the drivers ahead of Le Mans to get their thoughts on the monumental challenge that lies ahead.

A light rain was falling and grey clouds hung low over the rolling French countryside, producing premature twilight as three sleek prototype automobiles rolled across the finish line to end the 24 Hours of Le Mans for 1966.

Ford Performance has taken the acclaimed Fiesta ST compact hot hatch and made it even hotter.

Ford of Europe today announced a new ST-Line model range, featuring vehicles with sporty styling inspired by Ford Performance and offering a range of powerful and efficient EcoBoost petrol and TDCi diesel powertrain options.

Ford’s tiny yet powerful 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine has been voted best in class at the International Engine of the Year Awards for the fifth year in a row. Judges praised the combination of drivability, performance, economy, refinement and technology that continues to set the standard.

Are you sitting comfortably? That is the question that Ford designers posed to more than 1,000 volunteers in the two-and-a-half year process that has resulted in the company’s new front car seat.

Ford’s new Transit and Transit Custom commercial vehicles powered by the all-new, state-of-the-art 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue diesel engine will offer improved cost of ownership and performance for customers from mid-2016.

Once lending someone your car keys was the ultimate symbol of trust. Now, most of us would consider offering our pride and joy for use by someone we don’t know as a car share.

The carbon-fiber-bodied Ford GT will also offer an all-new carbon-fiber wheel, further improving the drive and handling characteristics of Ford’s all-new supercar.

After more than 10,800 people showed interest online in buying a new Ford GT, Ford received 6,506 fully completed applications from people around the world in the one-month window to apply to purchase the new EcoBoost-powered, carbon-fibre supercar during its first application window.

When Ford Motor Company unveiled the all-new Ford GT, the automotive world was surprised, even shocked, that no information had leaked out. Now it’s lifting the curtain in a five-part video series called “The Return.”

Sales of SUVs have quadrupled in Europe since 2005 and are expected to keep rising thanks to growing popularity with an unusually diverse group of buyers, according to a new survey.

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team had its biggest test of endurance yet at the WEC 6 Hours of Spa on Saturday. The #67 Ford GT fought hard throughout the race and took a triumphant second place at the chequered flag.

The all-new Ford Focus RS has won Car of the Year at the prestigious 2016 Vehicle Dynamics International (VDI) Awards.

Ford today announces an investment in Pivotal, a cloud-based software platform company headquartered in San Francisco, to further enhance its software development capabilities and deliver innovations to customers more quickly.

It had to be seen to be believed. Looking like something out of a Sci-Fi blockbuster, Flyboard® Air inventor Franky Zapata piloted his creation 2,253 metres to smash the world record for the farthest distance travelled by hoverboard, which previously stood at 276 metres.

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing Ford GTs will be back on track later this week for the ‘WEC 6 Hours of Spa’, just over two weeks after making their FIA World Endurance Championship debut at Silverstone.

The all-new Ford Edge upscale sport utility vehicle (SUV) delivers premium levels of comfort, sophisticated driver assistance features and class-leading driving dynamics to greater numbers of customers in Europe’s best-selling vehicle segment.

Ford Motor Company will discuss how its approaches to innovation and mobility are changing to meet future transportation challenges at the 37th International Vienna Motor Symposium.

Ford today revealed the first new Ford EcoBlue advanced diesel engine that will offer optimised fuel efficiency and reduced CO2 and NOX emissions* for customers, using sophisticated technologies and innovative design.

Ford’s new Transit and Transit Custom commercial vehicles powered by the all-new, state-of-the-art 2.0-litre Ford EcoBlue diesel engine make their global debut at The Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, U.K., and will offer improved cost of ownership and performance for customers from mid-2016.

Technology that helps drivers to avoid incurring costly speeding tickets has emerged as one of the most popular features for Ford customers in Europe.

In its first year of global availability, Ford Mustang became the world’s best-selling sports coupe. Demand for the iconic car remains insatiable.

The Ford Chip Ganassi Team made its race debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship on Sunday. The #67 Ford GT of Andy Priaulx, Marino Franchitti and Harry Tincknell took fourth place in the GTE Pro class, closely followed by the #66 Ford GT of Stefan Mücke, Billy Johnson and Olivier Pla in fifth position.

Today’s qualifying session for the ‘6 Hours of Silverstone’ produced an encouraging result for the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team. The #66 Ford GT took third place in the GTE Pro class, followed by the #67 Ford GT in fourth position.

The new 600 horsepower Ford Focus RS RX debuts this weekend piloted by factory-backed team Hoonigan Racing Division in the FIA World Rallycross Championship in Portugal.

Ford achieved its best first quarter total vehicles sales in Europe since 2010; best passenger car sales since 2011; and best commercial vehicle sales since 1993.

Customers hoping to own one of the all-new Ford GT ultra-high-performance supercars can officially submit their applications today at FordGT.com.

Recently, under the cover of night, a Ford Fusion Hybrid autonomous research vehicle with no headlights on navigated along lonely desert roads, performing a task that would be perilous for a human driver.

The two Ford Chip Ganassi Racing ‘WEC’ Ford GTs will make their competitive debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship this coming weekend.

Cyclists call it “the Hell of the North”.

From wine tasting to tuning concert pianos, sometimes there is no substitute for the human senses when it comes to ensuring products meet the most stringent quality tests. Now you can add engine production to that list. In a world where product testing is increasingly carried out using high-tech devices, Ford has found that for certain tests, nothing beats a good set of ears to help ensure the all-new Focus RS hot hatch achieves optimum performance.

– For the competitors in the FIA World Endurance Championship ‘The Prologue’ test at Circuit Paul Ricard in the south of France heralds the dawn of a new season of racing.

Ford Motor Company confirmed today that it is investing up to €200 million to manufacture the Ford EcoSport small SUV at its Craiova Assembly Plant in Romania starting in the autumn of 2017.

Have you ever driven on dipped headlights rather than run the risk angering other drivers by forgetting you are using high-beam headlights?

Driving around the world is no mean feat. Doing it in a 100-year-old Ford Model T is a staggering challenge – but that’s exactly what Dirk and Trudy Regter from the Netherlands are attempting.