Jerry's Ford Alexandria

August is a very exciting month at Jerry's Ford Alexandria. The 2012 Ford Explorer will soon be on our showroom floor fitted with the new Ford EcoBoost engine. The large SUV promises to deliver best-in-class highway fuel economy rating of 28 miles per gallon (mpg).

The addition of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine to the 2012 Ford Explorer, sales are expected to increase compared to the 2011 model, which has already doubled the sales…

Ford has decided to lower the price of their Sync system by $100 for the upcoming 2012 Ford Explorer and Edge, making the convenient add-on more affordable for consumers. The system will also be far more accessible - available across the two model ranges, rather than exclusively with higher trim levels like in previous years.

Features for the 2012 Ford Sync system include, hands-free calling, turn-by-turn directions (integrated with Google Maps and MapQuest),  911 assist, music…

As you might already know, electric cars are quiet and require sound to alert pedestrians (particularly the blind), as well as animals. Automakers aren't yet mandated to integrate sounds into their EVs. However, lawmakers are becoming more stringent on the matter.

The 2012 Ford Focus EV is scheduled to launch by the end of the year, and while they've already created a dedicated page on their website, a few final details have yet…

When looking for a new car, buyers are often searching for a vehicle that delivers over 35 mpg and cost less than $20,000. If that fits the criteria of a model you are looking for, USA Today and Cars.com just made it easier to compare such cars

To get the answers, USA Today and Cars.com decided to team up and host an official "Under 20/Over 35 Shootout". First, they had to…

Over 3000 users wanted in on Ford's latest online promotion for their popular muscle car. All you have to do is go to the Ford Facebook fan page and "Like" the all new Ford Mustang for 2011? Or you can skip the social media approach and test drive one IN PERSON at Jerry's Ford Alexandria - 6510 Little River Turnpike Alexandria, VA.

Ford launched a competition on its Facebook fan page, asking users to…

When it came time to "reinvent" the SUV for 2011, engineers picked their brains, and the minds of customers, to get all the best into this vehicle. The Ford Explorer has been a staple for the American auto maker over two decades. It's also been one of the their selling models.

First off, there was the question of power - does Ford cut that as well as weight? Heck no! Options for the 2011 Explorer…

Ford UK is working on advanced technology that uses WiFi and GPS tracking systems, which will one day allow cars to communicate with other vehicles on roads. This could help to significantly reduce accidents on the road.

Ford Motor Co. is demonstrating the new technology before The Washington Auto Show. The system sends out multiple messages per second about a vehicle's location, speed, braking and steering. Ford's been working on "intelligent vehicles" for?

At the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Ford's B-Max concept showed off it's sliding rear doors, along with no center pillar. This means when you open the front and rear doors, it opens up the entire side of the car.

Concept cars often have odd, imaginative doors - that's why they are concepts. But it is one idea Ford will be putting into practice. This arrangement will be exactly 'as-is' on new small MPV…

People sure are losing their "Focus" thanks to the new upgrades on the Ford Fiesta. But the all new Ford  Fiesta, with all its available options, is a force to be reckoned with - even within its own company, which has been successfully producing the Ford Focus over many years.

According to Bloomberg News: The Ford Fiesta is averaging a higher selling amount than not only its larger sibling the Focus, but fetching more than competing…

Would you believe that Ford is only the second major automaker to begin selling a purely electric vehicle in a mass-market. It's a huge step for one of the largest American auto makers. They will send the 2012 Focus Electric cars to dealership lots later this year and are hoping that their efforts will pay off in the long run.

Pricing has yet to be announced for the 2012 Focus Electric. It may be…