Tim Stone, Chief Financial Officer, Ford Motor Company and Brian Bell, Ford F-150 Marketing Manager took the time to present to NEMPA on Thursday, September 17 to talk about Ford’s Built for America Campaign and the new F-150. The replay of the Ford NEMPA Zoom Meeting can be found here. After the Zoom presentation, NEMPA […]
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Coming Together Through Covid: NEMPA Looks Ahead to a Better Autumn
Clifford AtiyehVice President, New England Motor Press Association It’s getting better. We’re not yet through the strangle of coronavirus or its continuing effects on the automotive industry, but we are making the best of it. In March well into April, when everything was a “no”— auto shows, car production, car sales, events, meetings, offices, global […]
NEMPA Hosts First Ragtop Road Rally
Lisa Brock NEMPA has been putting on the Ragtop Ramble for more than 20 years. This two-day event typically starts with a Boston Harbor cruise the night before and culminates with a drive from the Larz Anderson Automotive Museum all the way to the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine. It’s a taste of New England […]
It’s just a little thing, but . . . 2020 Subaru Outback Onyx Edition Wagon
By: Silvio Calabi One of the pleasant “little things” in the Subaru Outback is the switch for the e-brake, which is near the shift lever on the console. E-brake means emergency brake or electronic brake. To set it, we no longer step down hard on a pedal hidden in the leftmost bowels of the footwell; […]
Freedom, Hope, & Liberty Brought to Us by a Century of Ford’s
By: Tim Plouff A self-taught engineer created not only a car for the masses way back in 1906, but a construction process and a car brand that would re-shape global life not only then but for decades to come. Henry Ford was a lot of things during his 83-years living large, yet in an age […]
It’s just a little thing, but . . .
By: Silvio Calabi The only “little” thing about the Ford Ranger is that it’s smaller than a full-size pickup. Which means that even this four-door version fits into my driveway, although it’s too long for my garage. Its name is too long for my garage: 2020 Ford Ranger Supercrew – 5’ Box Lariat, 126” Wheelbase, […]