Ford re-wrote the record books on Saturday, 27 February 2010 by gathering South African Ford enthusiasts from around the country together for the largest recorded Ford parade in history.

American action sports icon Ken Block and his Monster World Rally Team have scored their first victory in the Rally America series with a win for the Ford Fiesta at the 100 Acre Wood Rally in Missouri.

The first few for the Ultimate Mustang Makeover have been announced, the include Men and Women from Virginia, California, Nevada, and Texas. While we have been excited by the response the Ultimate Mustang Makeover is still accepting applications until March 15th.

A hot Focus is “a natural,” Jost Capito, Ford’s global head of sports-vehicle operations has confirmed to Motor Trend. The headline version of the car will be a two-door coupe, although other body styles are likely, too. The 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine will develop at least 250 horsepower (187kw) initially, elbowing it ahead of the VW GTI.

Ford’s record-breaking Focus RS World Rally Car begins a remarkable 12th season as the company’s challenger in the FIA World Rally Championship in Sweden next week. The car, which won back-to-back manufacturers’ world titles in 2006 and 2007 and secured Ford’s longest winning run in the WRC with five successive victories last season, will carry the title hopes of the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team for a final time as the 2010 season blasts into action at Rally Sweden (11 – 14 February).