Ford extends plant hours for the summer

Sales of Escape, Explorer, Edge and F-Series spur longer hours

For the third straight year, Ford is shortening its annual summer shutdown. Ford usually has a two-week break period in June/July, but some plants will stay open during the second week of this year.

Ford breaks records with Shelby GT350 Mustang’s V8

New flat-plane crank engine is most powerful NA mill Ford has ever had

When the Shelby GT350 Mustang arrives at dealerships in the next few months, it will be equipped with the most-powerful, free-breathing engine that Ford has ever produced. The all-new 5.2-liter, flat-plane crankshaft V8 breaks two records at the Blue Oval: the highest revving V8 and the highest output of a naturally aspirated engine.

BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage concept: The Roundel goes retro at Villa d’Este

THERE'S MORE TO THIS TRIBUTE THAN A GIGANTIC REAR WING

The covers came off the BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage concept at the 2015 Concorso d’Elegance Villa d’Este over the weekend, and there’s much more to the lime green two-door than that oversized rear wing. There’s a smaller, roof-mounted spoiler, also lime green.

Lamborghini set to announce Italian production for new SUV

MILAN (Bloomberg) -- Lamborghini is set to announce Wednesday that it will build a new SUV in Italy after reaching a deal on tax breaks with the Italian government, sources said. Lamborghini chief Stephan Winkelmann and Rupert Stadler, the CEO of its parent company Audi, are scheduled to attend a press conference in Rome on

Next Jeep Wrangler won’t go all-aluminum; all-wheel-drive Chrysler minivan in the works

MEANWHILE, SOME JEEP RENEGADES WITHHELD OVER SOFTWARE TROUBLE

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said some new Jeep Renegade subcompact crossovers are being withheld from dealers because of software problems.Marchionne said the Renegade’s quality issues are similar to those that plagued the 2013 debut of the Jeep Cherokee.