Ford

The Most Insensitive Advert Ever?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.03.2013 | UK

Car manufacturer Ford has been accused of undermining attempts to tackle violence against women in India with an advert showing three gagged and bound...

Former Chief of CBI Denies UK Has Had Uncontrolled Immigration, Tell That to Those on Low to Middle Incomes Who Have Lost Their Jobs Mr Lambert

Janice Atkinson | Posted 15.04.2013 | UK Politics
Janice Atkinson

My view is that uncontrolled immigration has led to wholesale job losses for the unskilled and semi-skilled; put a strain on the housing stock and has led to men in this category earning less than their womenfolk for the first time.

Car Crash: Ford Loses £5m A DAY In Europe

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK

US car manufacturing giant Ford has revealed a staggering £1.1 billion annual loss, as the Eurozone crisis leads to poor sales in the recession-hit c...

Is Boeing Big Enough to Say It's Wrong... Or Is It Too Big to Do So?

Jane Sparrow | Posted 29.03.2013 | UK
Jane Sparrow

"We stand behind its overall integrity" declares the official statement from Boeing regarding the grounding of its fleet of 787s. This brings images to my mind of 'Chemical Ali' - the Iraqi minister who declared that they were winning the war, as Baghdad burnt behind him.

The Internet of the Automobile

Jim Bak | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK Tech
Jim Bak

Thirty years ago a "thinking car" was the stuff of fantasy TV dramas. Three decades later a new breed of intelligent automobiles have driven off the set of Knight Rider and onto our roads making it easier than ever before to navigate from place to place.

Howdy! F1 Roars Into Austin, Texas!

Tim Goodchild | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Sport
Tim Goodchild

I will be crossing my fingers, eyes and toes (sexy look, I know) in the hope that F1 in America at the Circuit of the Americas is a success. For Formula One to be a true WORLD Championship it has to include America.

'There Will Be Shock And Anger'

PA | Posted 25.10.2012 | UK

Ford is to close its Transit van factory and another UK site with the loss of up to 1,500 jobs, sources have said. The grim news was given to union...

Ford Sync Hands-On Review: The Talking Car Of Your Dreams?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.09.2012 | UK Tech

A car you can talk to is right up there with floating cities and robot butlers in the pantheon of future dreams which have never quite panned out. ...

Michael Rundle

How Do You Build (And Ship) The Cars Of The Future?

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 31.08.2012 | UK Tech

A decade ago, phones made phone calls and not much else. These days, they do everything. Cars are now on the same trajectory. Everything from vo...

Michael Rundle

IFA 2012 Round-Up: Sci-Fi TVs, Massive Phones And Windows 8 Everywhere

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 31.08.2012 | UK Tech

This week in tech has been all about IFA, the international gadgets conference taking place in Berlin. And while this year's show feels like someth...

Ed Miliband To Visit Ford Regional Plant

PA | Posted 17.01.2012 | UK Politics

Ed Miliband will take Labour's jobs and growth campaign to Wales when he visits one of Ford's regional plants. He will be joined by First Minister ...