[hr] [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s time for a little mid-week reading, combing through the more interesting news and entertainment from the automowebopshere. This week, Ford and Audi take interior functionality in two different directions. Volvo and Mercedes Benz show some new product, both real and imagined. And there’s a couple of nice Saab stories, too. — Let’s start with one of those Saab […]
Fantasy Friday is for cars that you might want to add to your dream garage, featuring a car that’s actually for sale right now. This week: the Ford Falcon XP Coupe. It was the early 1980’s and I was taking some additional trumpet lessons from a teacher not far from my home in Macleod, a suburb of Melbourne. The teacher
We had some really sad automotive news here yesterday. Ford will close its Australian manufacturing operations in three years’ time, after around 90 years of manufacturing in this country. The Fords, built in Australia between now and October 2016 will be the last Fords ever built here. Ford will close its engine building plant in Geelong and its vehicle assembly
