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Ford Recognizes Its Top Global Suppliers for Outstanding Performance in 2013

Ford Recognizes Its Top Global Suppliers for Outstanding Performance in 2013

Fifty-one global supplier partners were honored at a special ceremony for their exceptional contributions to Ford Motor Company in 2013 Top-performing suppliers were recognized for achieving excellence in key areas including quality, cost performance and delivery Eighteen countries were represented at the 16th annual W ... Continue reading

Ford Automotive Finance (China) Completes First ABS Transaction in China

Ford Automotive Finance (China) Completes First ABS Transaction in China

Ford Automotive Finance (China), Ford Motor Credit Company’s subsidiary in China, has completed its first asset-backed securitization (ABS) in China to support the financing of Ford-brand vehicle sales. Ford Automotive Finance (China) is the first wholly foreign-owned auto finance company to complete an ABS transa ... Continue reading

Selfie-Snapping Corolla Rolls the Red Carpet with Celebs

Selfie-Snapping Corolla Rolls the Red Carpet with Celebs

A camera-toting Toyota Corolla gave new meaning to the term vanity plate when it greeted famous guests at the People En Español’s 50 Mas Bellos (50 Most Beautiful) gala in New York City’s Capitale on May 12, 2014. A carnival theme set a festive tone for approximately 450 celebrities, influencers, and indus ... Continue reading

Toyota Technician Program Program allows students to gain hands-on experience while earning a degree and the ability to graduate debt free

Toyota Technician Program Program allows students to gain hands-on experience while earning a degree and the ability to graduate debt free

Proving that when good ideas are shared, great things can happen, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama has partnered to launch a new, innovative education-to-work initiative with Calhoun Community College to further enhance Alabama’s future work force for years to come. The initiative, called the Advanced Manufactur ... Continue reading

Toyota Hits the Beach to Help San Diego Lifeguards Promote Beach Safety

Toyota Hits the Beach to Help San Diego Lifeguards Promote Beach Safety

Sponsorship Includes Water Safety Days and 34 New Trucks and SUVs) – While locals and tourists focus on miles of coast lined with gorgeous sands, San Diego lifeguards focus on safe practices in the water and on the beach. Toyota is focused on helping them. Toyota celebrated the start of the summer beach season tod ... Continue reading

New Ford Transit Debuts with Industry-First Ford Paint Technology that Improves Durability and Sustainability

New Ford Transit Debuts with Industry-First Ford Paint Technology that Improves Durability and Sustainability

All-new Ford Transit uses industry-first paint technology that is more durable than other commercial van exterior coatings Paint applied through the new process will retain 90 percent of its gloss at four years in service* New two-wet monocoat paint technology significantly reduces energy and water use, and lowers carb ... Continue reading

All-New Volvo XC90 Officially Launched Today

All-New Volvo XC90 Officially Launched Today

First look at the new interior Full external reveal will be made in August Göteborg, Sweden, 27th May 2014- One of the most anticipated car launches of recent years – Volvo’s all-new XC90 – begins today. Volvo Cars has created a launch programme that will unveil the car from the inside out, meaning th ... Continue reading

BorgWarner Presents Trophy To Indianapolis 500 Winner Ryan Hunter-Reay

BorgWarner Presents Trophy To Indianapolis 500 Winner Ryan Hunter-Reay

Following the 98th running of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing," BorgWarner President and Chief Executive Officer James Verrier presented 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay with the Borg-Warner Trophy™ in Victory Lane.With his first Indianapolis 500 win, Ryan Hunter-Reay has earned his place in racing ... Continue reading

Ford Exceeds Sourcing Goals for Minority-Owned Suppliers for Fourth Consecutive Year

Ford Exceeds Sourcing Goals for Minority-Owned Suppliers for Fourth Consecutive Year

Ford’s Supplier Diversity Development (SDD) program exceeds sourcing goals for the fourth consecutive year. The automaker annually aims to source at least 10 percent of U.S. purchases from minority, women and veteran-owned businesses In 2013, Ford purchased $6.5 billion in goods and services from minority-owned su ... Continue reading

Dealer Order Banks Now Open for All-New 2015 Ford Mustang

Dealer Order Banks Now Open for All-New 2015 Ford Mustang

Ford dealers can now begin placing orders for 2015 Mustang fastback 2015 Mustang fastback includes many new standard features such as fully independent suspension, push-button start, next-generation SYNC® AppLink™ and a choice of three powerful engines All-new Mustang EcoBoost and Mustang GT available with 50 Y ... Continue reading

Ford F-650/F-750 Diesel Will Provide Best-in-Class Standard Horsepower and Torque

Ford F-650/F-750 Diesel Will Provide Best-in-Class Standard Horsepower and Torque

2016 Ford F-650/F-750 to offer three diesel power ratings, including best-in-class standard horsepower and torque Customers can pick the diesel engine power rating that best suits their needs, with no vocational restrictions Ford 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V8 turbo diesel engine is paired with commercial-grade six-spee ... Continue reading

Premiere for the North American Market: MESSRING Delivers Cutting-Edge Deceleration Crash Technology

Premiere for the North American Market: MESSRING Delivers Cutting-Edge Deceleration Crash Technology

Hydrobrake with deceleration sled installed at Transport Canada's state-of-the-art test facility in Canada Acceleration or deceleration? Or both? This question comes into play when engineers are planning a crash test facility and have to determine the most effective way of testing their vehicles and components. PMG Tec ... Continue reading

Vokkswagen Unveils First Details of the Al New Passat

Vokkswagen Unveils First Details of the Al New Passat

Volkswagen has revealed the first technical details of the all-new Passat Saloon and Estate, ahead of the cars’ unveiling in July and their public premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October. The eighth-generation Passat will bring with it a range of new technologies and features, to ensure that even after 41 year ... Continue reading

MINI Superleggera Vision Mixes Timeless with the Modern

MINI Superleggera Vision Mixes Timeless with the Modern

World premiere at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este The BMW Group celebrates the meeting of the time-honoured and the contemporary at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2014 with a very special concept: the MINI SuperleggeraTM Vision. This exclusive interpretation of an open-top two-seater was created by ... Continue reading

The New FIAT 500 Goes On Sale in the UK

The New FIAT 500 Goes On Sale in the UK

New TwinAir 105hp engine powers the 2014 FIAT 500 New range-topping FIAT 500 Cult model also joins the range Innovative TFT digital instruments represent a segment first Stylish new colours, upholsteries and wheels for 2014 On sale in the UK now in hatchback and convertible body-styles The new FIAT 500 has gone on sale ... Continue reading

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