Growing demand for Ford’s performance cars and SUV vehicles as well as continued strong sales of commercial vehicles drove Ford of Europe’s total vehicle sales year-to-date up 6.0 percent at 1,144,200 in its 20 traditional European markets.

Nerve-wracking, potentially hazardous and a significant contributor to repair bills for low-speed bumps and scrapes – parking is a pet-hate for drivers across Europe.

Sales of Ford performance cars and SUVs are at their highest levels ever in the first nine months of 2016.

Modeling clay is a favorite of many children, who can craft, re-craft and recycle the pliable stuff over many years. While a bit more advanced, Ford has employed a similar idea with the clay it uses to model future vehicles: craft, re-craft and then recycle, the latter to the tune of nearly 5,000 pounds of clay each year.

The last part of any urban commute can be tricky. You’ve just stepped off the train, or driven into and parked in the city, and you still need to walk or bike to your destination.

The #67 Ford GT of Marino Franchitti (GB), Andy Priaulx (GB) and Harry Tincknell (GB) finished an incident-packed sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in fourth place after a gruelling six hours of racing at the Circuit of the Americas.

Even for experienced drivers, torrential rain can quickly transform a comfortable journey into a stressful one, as the road ahead becomes more difficult to see. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent across Europe and Ford vehicles now offer Weather-Dependent Lighting technology that automatically improves visibility when the heavens open.

– As new car buyers say audio brands are influencing their opinions of vehicles, Ford and HARMAN are teaming up to revolutionise in-vehicle experiences through the introduction of all-new B&O PLAY audio systems in Ford vehicles worldwide.

Sales of Ford vehicles in August reached their highest level since 2007 in its 20 traditional European markets with 74,800 vehicles sold, up 5,900 units from August 2015. Ford’s year-to-date sales in the same markets accounted for 898,000 vehicles, up 59,600 compared with the same period last year.

The Ford Chip Ganassi Racing team heads to the U.S. this weekend where the Ford GTs will compete in a thrilling double-header of world class racing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Imagine you could avoid parking fines, make money from your car while it’s parked at an airport, or fuel your car without visiting a filling station. These are among the concepts behind eight smart apps designed to help change the way the world moves and improve mobility that have emerged as the winners from a 24-hour coding challenge hosted by Ford’s Connected Vehicle and Services team.

Ford is teaming up with major global cities – starting with San Francisco – to solve congestion issues and help people move more easily, today and in the future.

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.