Taurus SHO is back for 2011, powered by a Super High Output (SHO) EcoBoost twin-turbocharged engine. Building on the legacy of the original model, Taurus SHO has again been embraced by the automotive enthusiast community, being named Esquire magazine’s first-ever “Car of the Year.”

Introduced in 1989, Taurus SHO was conceived as a discreet performance-oriented sports sedan, ideally suited to the automotive enthusiast needing the room and capability of a four-door full-size car. Produced through 1999, more than 100,000 models were sold.

The foundation of the 2011 Taurus SHO is a 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V-6 engine. This advanced powerplant generates an estimated 365 horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 350 ft.-lb. of torque at 3,500 rpm, resulting in significantly improved power, torque and fuel economy compared with larger, normally aspirated engines. From the driver’s seat, the result is linear power delivery across a broad torque band from 1,500 to 5,500 rpm. Peak torque building quickly ensures responsive acceleration from a standing start.

2011 Ford Taurus SHO in New Mexico

The 2011 Ford Taurus SHO is available with an excess of standard and available technology and safety features that include SYNC® voice-activated communications and entertainment system with Traffic, Directions & Information, SIRIUS® satellite radio with initial six-month subscription, Voice-activated navigation with SIRIUS Travel Link™ and HD Radio®, including iTunes song-tagging ability, Multi-Contour seats with Active Motion, Intelligent access with push-button start, Side Protection And Cabin Enhancement (SPACE) Architecture® comprised of a hydroformed cross-car beam embedded in the floor between the door frames, providing additional strength in the side of the vehicle, Personal Safety System® consisting of sensors that note right front occupant weight, seat belt usage, outboard seat belt tension and seating position to optimize airbag deployment force for occupant safety, AdvanceTrac with ESC and much more.

Don Chalmers Ford reminds consumers that eighty-four percent of customers who purchased a 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury car or truck were satisfied with the vehicle’s quality and Ford has the fewest number of vehicle defects among all full-line manufacturers in the first three months of ownership.  With the 2011 models, Ford is poised to meet and exceed those customer satisfaction numbers.

New Mexico Ford dealership, Don Chalmers Ford, welcomes area residents to experience the 2011 Ford Taurus SHO.

“The 2011 Ford Fiesta gives economy car shoppers reason to celebrate with its fun-to-drive personality, nicely trimmed cabin and tight build quality, along with some unexpected features including sporty driving dynamics, smooth and peppy engine, high fuel economy, welcoming cabin, and available high-end luxury features,” says Edmunds.com

Projected class-leading fuel economy, electric power-assisted steering, available PowerShift 6-Speed Automatic and an available Super Fuel Economy Package will add to the Fiesta’s allure for New Mexico Ford shoppers.

Autoweek.com says, “The interior is a huge step forward. You’re tempted when looking at a small car like this to think there isn’t enough space for you and your stuff. The Fiesta proves you wrong. Not only is the interior a welcoming cockpit, with a contemporary design–from the instrument panel, to the thick, formed steering wheel, to comfortable seats for adults of all sizes–but the packaging is sufficient to carry it all.”

New Mexico Ford Fiesta Cars

At only 154.4 inches long, the 2011 Fiesta is an all-around car. What the Fiesta brings to the game is a balance of styling, interior space, dynamic feedback and refinement.

Unlike much of its competition, the Ford Fiesta is available in both sedan and hatchback body styles. The hatchback provides greater cargo capacity, but some shoppers prefer the more formal look of a sedan, which is likely why Ford is offering both.

“Either way, the Fiesta offers sprightly handling, a comfortable ride and a surprisingly quiet cabin even at freeway speeds. It also offers features that are uncommon in this class, such as keyless ignition and Ford’s superb Sync system, which, among other things, allows one to control audio and cell phone functions via voice commands,” says Autoweek.

New Mexico Ford shoppers are invited to join the Fiesta at Don Chalmers Ford.

Ford Escape Hybrid

As part of the Ford dealers’ efforts to be green, Don Chalmers Ford is doing their part to recycle waste material from the dealerships and conserve energy in areas of the dealerships that are not in constant use.

Don Chalmers Ford encourages area residents to adopt green lifestyles by making simple changes to their every day lives.  Some ways consumers can help preserve the environment are by switching to energy efficient light bulbs at home, making use of reusable water bottles instead of throwing away plastic bottles, and of course, driving a eco-friendly hybrid vehicle like the Ford Escape Hybrid or Ford Ranger.

Both the Ford Escape Hybrid and Ford Ranger are on the ACEEE Greener Choices List of 2009. Widely regarded as the pre-eminent buyer’s guide to environment-friendly passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs, greenercars.org provides the facts necessary to examine the eco-performance of any vehicle. Vehicles are analyzed on the basis of a “Green Score,” a singular measure that incorporates unhealthy tailpipe emissions, fuel consumption, and emissions of gases that cause global warming.

New Mexico Ford dealership, Don Chalmers Ford, welcomes area residents to experience the Ford Escape Hybrid and Ford Ranger.

New Mexico Ford Cars for Sale

The Dave Arbogast Conversion Van website provides Albuquerque New Mexico conversion van customers with the best possible purchasing experience, through providing a large selection, low prices, and state-of-the-art website. The Arbogast group invites all those looking to buy a new and used conversion van in Albuquerque New Mexico to explore the new and used conversion van inventory displayed with 25+ pictures, a walk-around video, and a full description. Arbogast provides the most information possible for you to make an educated buying decision.

Dave Arbogast Conversion Vans is the largest reseller of new and used conversion vans in the United States and Dave Arbogast is world renowned as the "Van Man" because of his relentless pursuit to become the United States’ largest conversion van dealer. Over the years Arbogast has become the leader in the industry and continues to strive for greatness in providing conversion vans to Albuquerque New Mexico conversion van customers.

Marlboro Nissan is a AAN member dealer that sells genuine Nissan Security+Plus and Maintenance+Plus plans that are backed by every Nissan dealership in the country.

Obtaining a free Nissan Warranty price quote for Albuquerque consumers is simple. The online price quote form simply needs the consumer’s city of residence along with the Nissan year, model and current mileage. With that basic information, a competitive price quote can be generated.

Albuquerque Nissan owners should act now and save. For a limited time, Marlboro Nissan is offering Security+Plus and Maintenance+Plus plans at the lowest prices of the year. This offer is only available for online purchases made at warranty.marlboronissan.com

For added convenience, consumers have access to all Nissan Factory Warranty and Maintenance Guides on the Marlboro Nissan warranty site.

Don’t be surprised the next time you visit a factory authorized Nissan service shop. Protect yourself and your Nissan with a Genuine Nissan Security+Plus and Maintenance+Plus plans.

A survey of local Albuquerque dealers revealed that many are expanding the dates of their sales promotions surrounding the Memorial Day weekend. This will give consumer living near Albuquerque the opportunity to enjoy the holiday with family and friends and still lock in savings before and after the three day weekend.

In recent months, Albuquerque car dealers have offered some of the lowest financing rates of the year with some manufacturers offering 0% financing which can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership for a new car. Attractive leasing programs are also becoming more popular as the economy stabilizes and banks feel more comfortable with predicting future car values. Active members of the armed services should also check on all the rebates and promotions that can lower the cost of a new car purchase.

Car Dealer Sales Website

To check current offers on new and used cars in Albuquerque, consumers are encouraged to visit www.cardealersale.com to shop local dealer inventory and request Memorial Day special prices. www.cardealersale.com also features a large selection of used cars that are offered at special prices.

When Memorial Day promotions are combined with manufacturer incentives and low finance rates, consumers save. Albuquerque car shoppers are encouraged to shop local car dealers and compare prices, service and convenience.

In addition to savings on Albuquerque cars and trucks, consumers should print online coupons to save on regular car repairs, tires and services like oil changes and brakes. Albuquerque car dealership websites normally have a section for service coupons. Keep in mind that many dealers have competitive shop rates so servicing your car with factory trained technicians is the smart choice for safety and value.

Consumers needing assistance with trade-in values on their current vehicles can also request a trade-in appraisal by following this link: Value Your Trade.

The staff at this Albuquerque Automotive Advertising site, a member of the Automotive Advertising Network, wishes everyone living is the greater Albuquerque area a very safe Memorial Day weekend.

Albuquerque Automotive Advertising Network

The Automotive Advertising Network (AAN) consists of member dealers in Albuquerque offering new and used cars for sale to consumers locally and nationwide. The AAN provides Albuquerque car dealers with tools to place their car inventory on websites that Albuquerque consumers can easily find. Car dealers in Albuquerque can also have their car inventory listed on Facebook and consumer blogs to increase the convenience for consumer car research.

For additional information, ask for Carrie Hemphill at 732-450-8200 or email us at: news@automotiveadvertisingnetwork.com

Albuquerque New Mexico car dealers have welcomed the Automotive Advertising Network (AAN) because it is the first dealer-centric lead provider that provides members with unlimited leads and online promotion of their inventory on national, regional and local websites that are strategically positioned to appear on top of the most popular search engines, social networks and blogs.

Members can also place their car inventory in front of consumer blogs, press releases and on Fan Page tabs inside of Facebook. By placing their car inventory on the most popular places where consumers spend their time online, the dealer’s brand exposure is increased.

The AAN, created by industry veterans Brian Pasch, Sean Wolfington and David Boice, help dealers generate more leads for less cost. The member dealers are using their collective power to compete with third-party lead providers who historically have had a big advantage on search engines because of their national footprint and corresponding search authority. The national consumer website for the AAN is located at www.cardealersale.com.

“The network’s advertising technology gives member dealers broader exposure for their new and used inventory online by helping them appear where customers start their shopping process – search engines and social media Web sites like Facebook”, said Pasch.

“It is very difficult for dealers to come up on top of the search engines for these phrases because there are many lead providers competing for the same 10 results on the first-page,” explained Wolfington. “The network has the national and regional search authority so our vehicles appear on top of the results in our market,” said Brian Benstock, GM of Paragon Honda/Acura, the #1 selling Honda/Acura dealer in the world. “All of our vehicles that are listed on the network link back to our dealership website so our website gets more traffic and relevance on search engines because we inherit the search authority of the network.”

“Many third-party lead providers sell the same leads to multiple dealers and this hurts the closing ratio and average gross profit because many dealers are chasing the same lead”, said Benstock. “The network gives us exclusive leads that are not sold to other dealers so the closing ratio is a lot higher.” “Dealers prefer leads that are not sold to multiple dealers because they generate better returns”, said David Boice.”

The Automotive Advertising Network gives local dealers a national, regional and local footprint to increase their authority so they appear ahead of third-party lead providers for popular national and regional search phrases. The network’s advertising model is being praised by member dealers because competitor’s cars and distracting advertising banners are not placed on their car detail pages.

“We have a smart strategy to optimize our own web site to appear on top for local searches, but the network helps us reach people who type in the more popular national and regional search phrases like ‘Toyota Recall Virginia’”, added Alex Snyder from Checkered Flag Toyota in Virginia Beach. “The network also fuels our off-site SEO strategy which helps my dealership websites rank higher for popular search phrases in our market because of the relevant back-links the network provides.”

The Automotive Advertising Network powers hundreds of websites that are optimized to appear on Google’s page one for popular national and regional search phrases like “Boston Dealers”. This phrase is entered by over 22,000 consumer searches a month and drives consistent monthly traffic to www.bostondealers.org.

“The ad network is our best new source of leads because they have a high closing ratio and are inexpensive because we pay a flat fee no matter how many leads we receive” said Jon Sherrell, Internet Director at the Rairdon Group in Washington State.”

Participating dealers pay a fixed membership fee to join the Automotive Advertising Network ($995) and receive:

• Unlimited leads from ready-to-buy consumers who are actively searching for a vehicle in their market.

• Promotion of dealership and inventory on www.CarDealerSale.com, as well as regional and local websites in their primary markets.

• Promotion of dealership and inventory on the most popular social media sites with Live inventory posted on your Facebook Fan Page.

• Unlimited car inventory publishing on popular blog platforms and WordPress plug-ins for optimized inventory listings.

• Banner advertising on the AAN local websites. Also, AAN members will never see competitor ads on their Inventory listing pages. The first search optimized, dealer-centric advertising platform.

• Access to the networks automotive press release publishing system and unlimited press release publishing on national and regional websites. The AAN is building a dealer centric Automotive News network.

About the Automotive Advertising Network

The Automotive Advertising Network (AAN) is a new dealer advertising platform network that provides member dealers with unlimited leads and online promotion of their inventory on national, regional and local websites that are strategically positioned to appear on top of the most popular search engines, social networks and blogs. The network was created by industry veterans Brian Pasch, Sean Wolfington and David Boice to help dealers generate more leads for less cost. The company has offices in Washington DC, New Jersey and Miami, Florida.

For additional information visit www.automotiveadvertisingnetwork.com.

The national consumer site for the network is www.CarDealerSale.com.

New Mexico Ford shoppers can reserve their Ford Fiesta online.   The car can then be reserved exactly the way it was built, and the customer can bring their reservation # to Don Chalmers Ford to pre-order their vehicle. If they do so before 4/2/2010, consumers will receive a bonus of a free SYNC and premium sound system.

“The 2011 Ford Fiesta gives economy car shoppers reason to celebrate with its fun-to-drive personality, nicely trimmed cabin and tight build quality, along with some unexpected features including sporty driving dynamics, smooth and peppy engine, high fuel economy, welcoming cabin, and available high-end luxury features,” says Edmunds.com

Projected class-leading fuel economy, electric power-assisted steering, available PowerShift 6-Speed Automatic and an available Super Fuel Economy Package add to the Fiesta’s allure for New Mexico Ford shoppers.

Autoweek.com says, “The interior is a huge step forward. You’re tempted when looking at a small car like this to think there isn’t enough space for you and your stuff. The Fiesta proves you wrong. Not only is the interior a welcoming cockpit, with a contemporary design–from the instrument panel, to the thick, formed steering wheel, to comfortable seats for adults of all sizes–but the packaging is sufficient to carry it all.”

At only 154.4 inches long, the 2011 Fiesta is an all-around car. What the Fiesta brings to the game is a balance of styling, interior space, dynamic feedback and refinement.

Unlike much of its competition, the Ford Fiesta is available in both sedan and hatchback body styles. The hatchback provides greater cargo capacity, but some shoppers prefer the more formal look of a sedan, which is likely why Ford is offering both.

“Either way, the Fiesta offers sprightly handling, a comfortable ride and a surprisingly quiet cabin even at freeway speeds. It also offers features that are uncommon in this class, such as keyless ignition and Ford’s superb Sync system, which, among other things, allows one to control audio and cell phone functions via voice commands,” says Autoweek.

Those who are not content with the bland color palettes offered by many automakers will love the Ford Fiesta, which comes in fresh new colors like “Bright Magenta” and “Lime Squeeze”. 

“Have you driven a Ford lately?” New Mexico Ford shoppers can just say yes when they pre-order the Ford Fiesta from Don Chalmers Ford. Let the Ford Fiesta celebrations begin!

About Don Chalmers Ford:

Don Chalmers Ford in Albuquerque is a community minded new and used car dealer.  They carry one of the largest in-stock selections of Ford cars, trucks and SUVs and offer the best pricing on all sales and service.  Don Chalmers Ford supports a number of community organizations and is a proud investor of community education, healthcare, economic development and service.

Visit their website at http://www.donchalmersford.com/

For more information:

Tanja Jenkins

Marketing Manager

Don Chalmers Ford

Direct: 505-890-2254

tjenkins@donchalmersford.com

Albuquerque Ford Cars for Sale

The news continues to get worse for this troubled car maker. The question to be seen is if these mounting problems will hurt the brand long term.

According to a survey of car dealers, many dealers feel that Toyota will bounce back from their recall woes. Many said that they would not count Toyota out and that the brand loyalty among Toyota owners was very strong.

An excerpt from the Yahoo News story also added this interesting twist:

Despite pressure from some lawmakers, President Akio Toyoda said he won’t be attending the U.S. congressional hearing on the automaker’s quality lapses, entrusting the job to U.S.-based executives, though would consider an appearance if the committee requests it. He said he wanted to focus on improving quality worldwide.

“I trust that our officials in the U.S. will amply answer the questions,” Toyoda said Wednesday in his third news conference in two weeks. “We are sending the best people to the hearing, and I hope to back up the efforts from headquarters.”

He said Yoshi Inaba, who heads Toyota Motor Corp.’s North American unit, was more familiar with the U.S. situation and was the best executive to deal with the hearing. Toyoda said he was still making plans to go to the U.S. and dates have yet to be set.

Toyota Corolla Owners Wait For Official News

If you own a Toyota Corolla in the Albuquerque area or if a member of your family owns a Toyota Corolla in New Mexico, please forward them the link to this website and tell them to check in to see additional news and the story evolves.

As soon as the official announcement is made, we will post the press release on this site.

In an effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio, Ford will unveil 60 new powertrains this year to improve fuel economy and reduce C02 emissions. The move, which will surely benefit Albuquerque Ford drivers, makes Ford the top automaker to reduce C02 emissions.

The fuel-saving techonology includes twin independent variable cam timing, direct injection, and six-speed and dual cluth tranmissions to Ford’s smallest and most affordable cars.

“Ford is delivering on our commitment to lower emisssions, improve fuel economy and deliver the highest quality powertrains in the industry,” said Barb Samardzich, Ford vice president of Powertrain Engineering.

New Mexico Ford Dealership Prepares For Powertrain Upgrades

“By the end of 2010, nearly all of Ford’s North American engines will have been upgraded or replaced since 2008,” said Samardzich. “[This is] one of the most ambitious powertrain upgrades ever undertaken by Ford.”

The new Ford Fiesta Ti-VCT 1.6-liter engine and PowerShift dual clutch transmission will deliver up to 40 miles per gallon. The Ti-VCT 305-horsepower, 3.7-liter V-6 in the Ford Mustang continues to keep the Mustang as the head of its class with top performance and up to 30 miles to the gallon.

The Mustang GT will hit the roads of Albuquerque, NM this year with a new 5.0-liter V-8 that produces 412 total horsepower and gives at least 25 miles per gallon.

Albuquerque drivers can also look for the all-new Ford-designed-and-built Super Duty diesel truck engine. The 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 turbocharged diesel will make its mark when it comes to fuel economy towing, hauling, horsepower, and torque.

Ford Claims 2010 As Their Year To Change The Driving Experience

In 2010, Ford will unveil an EcoBoost 3.5-liter V-6 for the F-150, which feels like a V-8 but delivers the same fuel economy as a V-6. By 2013, Ford plans to offer EcoBoost engines on 90 percent of its product lineup.

The all-new 2.0-liter Ti-VCT four-cylinder engine will launch at the end of 2010 with the 2012 Ford Focus.

“We are focused on sustainable techonology solutions that can be used not for hundreds or thousans of cars, but formillions of cars, becauset hat’s how Ford will truly make a difference,’ said Samardzich.

For more information on the new Ford powertrain line, available through your Albuquerque Ford dealer, contact Don Chalmers and visit www.donchalmersford.com.

If you are shopping for a car in Albuquerque area, use the free tools on this website to assist you with your decisions. You can request a free price quote from competing dealers or just locate a dealer that is closest to your home.

The goal of this new website is to make it easy to locate information in the new or used car that you would like to purchase. The simplified website design removes clutter, pop-up ads and distractions when you are just looking to get some basic questions answered about a car purchase.

If you have a question about a specific brand, just complete the form on the right and we’ll ask a dealer to respond. If you would like a price quote on a new or used car, complete our 60 second price quote form.