Ford Shutting Down Cleveland Engine Plant No. 2
Cleveland Plant No. 2 produced the 5.0L V8 and then was retooled to produce the Duratec V6. However, the its claim to fame comes from producing the "Cleveland" 351 V8 from 1969-1972. The 250 workers from No. 2 will transfer to the nearby Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1, which is adding a third production shift
Ward
Wards Autohas announced its 10 best engines of 2010, and the underlying theme this year was fuel economy. Focusing on fuel efficiency, Ward’spicked engines that allowed customers to downsize without sacrificing engine power. Following the less-is-more theory, six of the ten enginesselected were turbocharged or supercharged, and two were hybrids. Alsoincluded was a four-cylinder engine
Turbocharging’s Not Just A Lot of Hot Air
With the uncertainty of fuel prices and the concern that gasoline couldagain top $4 a gallon across the nation, Americans have been shiftingtheir vehicle-buying behaviors toward more fuel-efficient vehicles. While gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles have been getting much of theattention as the next step in fuel-sipping vehicles, turbocharging —which is used by roughly half of new
Ford to Speed Up Production of Fuel-Efficient Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. is adding several new North American products in the near- andmid- term, and shifting from a primary emphasis on large trucks andSUVs to smaller and more fuel-efficient vehicles, according to recent reports. By the end of 2010,two-thirds of spending will be on cars and crossovers – up fromone-half today. A company spokesman