The Ford Motor Company is planning to layoff over 300 employees at its Romeo Engine plant in Detroit, because a recent drop in demand for the companies V8 engines. Angie Kozleski, a spokeswomen for the Ford Motor Company had this to say, “The layoffs began Monday and will continue indefinitely”.

The future of Mercury, one of Ford’s subsidiary brands, is once again in question. The Lincoln Mercury National Dealer Counsel has already started prying at Ford for details about the brand’s future. Ford and the Lincoln Mercury National Dealer Council are meeting in September to discuss the issue, but so far Mercury’s future looks grim. The only additions to the Mercury product line are a hybrid Milan, and a refresh to the gasoline powered version. The lack of product planning has analyst Jim Hossack predicting that Ford is not planning to kill Mercury, but rather “let it die”.

When Roush unveiled the new P-51A Mustang, it was easy to tell that it wouldn’t be long before the 100 units being produced for 2008 were bought up. After all, it is the most powerful Roush designed Mustang to hit showroom floors. This car boasts an impressive 510hp from a supercharged 4.6L V8, that coupled with this car’s limited availability are sure to make it an instant collector car. Roush realized this and has bumped the production numbers up to 151 units, from the originally planned run of 100.

When the first Shelby GT500KR hit showroom floors in 1968, people started to realize that it truly lived up to its name as the King of the Road.  With a worked over 428 Cobra Jet, the classic muscle car produced 335hp and 440ft. lbs. of torque, deeming it virtually untouchable. After setting the standard for the performance car industry in the ’60s, Carroll Shelby knew he had to make a comeback when he noticed the muscle car wars were about to get bigger than ever between the “Big Three” car manufacturers, so he decided to build an all new GT500KR.