Ford Sales Outpace UK Market Thanks To New Model Boost
May 7, 2012
UK market leader Ford has maintained its car sales surge in 2012, with volume and share increases in April and for the year to date, compared with 2011. ... Continue reading
May 4, 2012
TechShop Detroit will give Ford employees, plus all Metro Detroiters, access to classes, coaching and state-of-the-art tools to turn ideas into reality Ford's Employee Patent Incentive Award program now provides free TechShop memberships to Ford employees submitting inventions Since the program was initiated at the beg ... Continue reading
May 3, 2012
Ford Fusion hybrid customers can donate to the charity of their choice through the REPREVE Gives Back program and help recycle 2 million plastic bottles into the innovative seat fabric of the car in the first model year alone Unifi's REPREVE brand of recycled fibers are used in the all-new 2013 Fusion Hybrid, Fusion En ... Continue reading
May 1, 2012
Ford Fusion, Edge set all-time April records with 21,610 and 10,520 sales, respectively Explorer reported its best April sales since 2005 with 13,419 vehicles sold F-Series sales up 4 percent in April with 47,453 trucks sold, representing its best April sales since 2007; EcoBoost accounted for 43 percent of F-150 retai ... Continue reading
Apr 30, 2012
First 67 dealers are certified and ready to sell Ford's first gas-free, all-electric car -- the 2012 Ford Focus Electric -- arriving this spring Focus Electric is scheduled to be available nationwide by the end of 2012 The 2012 Focus Electric is America's most fuel-efficient five-passenger vehicle -- certified by the U ... Continue reading
Apr 28, 2012
The 5.8-liter supercharged V8 in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is SAE certified at 662 horsepower and 631 lb.-ft. of torque The world's most powerful production V8 is backed up by chassis, aerodynamic and braking performance that makes the GT500 an outstanding all-around sports car Even with 112 horsepower more than the 2 ... Continue reading
Apr 27, 2012
All-new Ford Escape certified by U.S. EPA at class-leading 33 mpg with an automatic transmission, which is preferred by the majority of American drivers; all Escape engine offerings achieve 30 mpg or better on the highway Escape's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine is 2 mpg better than the Honda CR-V and 5 mpg better than Toyot ... Continue reading
Limited Edition Roush Ford Mustang Revs Up to Support Education Programs
Apr 27, 2012
May Auction to Benefit SAE Foundation Education Programming Roush Performance and Ford Motorsports are building a limited edition 2013 Roush® Stage 3 Ford Mustang that will be auctioned at the SAE Foundation's 25th Anniversary Celebration. All proceeds will benefit SAE's education outreach programs. This one-of-a-kind ... Continue reading
Ford's Stylish And Spacious All-New Kuga Benefits From Trend Spotting On A Global Scale
Apr 26, 2012
Ford designers employed trend spotting on a global scale to ensure the all-new Kuga meets the needs of the customers - wherever they are in the world. ... Continue reading
Saline High School seniors are Michigan's best young auto techs
Apr 25, 2012
For the third consecutive year, Saline High School took first place in the Michigan state final of the annual Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition, held today at the Macomb Community College Expo Center in Warren. Evan Fischbach and Tommy Michaluk won top honors for perfectly diagnosing and repairing electrical and ... Continue reading
Apr 25, 2012
Ford plays a mean pinball Securing a parking spot in a crowded city like Paris is no easy task. But there's no better place to demonstrate the capabilities of Ford's active park assist. With two parked cars acting as bumpers and flanking an open parking spot on the street, a giant pinball scoreboard keeps track as driv ... Continue reading
FEV, Inc. displays Ford 1.0L EcoBoost engine at SAE World Congress
Apr 24, 2012
FEV, Inc., leading developers of advanced powertrain and vehicle technologies, announced today that it is showing the latest Ford EcoBoost engine, the 1.0L I3, at the 2012 SAE World Congress, running today through April 26 at Cobo Center in Detroit, Mich. FEV provided support to Ford Motor Company in the early developm ... Continue reading
Apr 24, 2012
Between 2007 and 2011, Ford reduced its global waste to landfills by 44 percent, or 100 million pounds -- 49 percent in North America On a per-vehicle basis, global waste to landfills decreased by 39 percent between 2007 and 2011 -- 47 percent in North America Ford is exploring novel technologies, such as using paint s ... Continue reading
Details Of Ford Motor Company's April 2012 U.S. Sales Conference Call
Apr 24, 2012
April 24 -- (Please note 10:00 a.m. EDT call time) Ford Motor Company will release its April 2012 U.S. sales results at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 1, 2012. At 10 a.m. EDT, Erich Merkle, Ford U.S. sales analyst, will host a conference call for the investment community and news media to discuss the results ... Continue reading
Ford Transit Van Club Signs 1,000th Member
Apr 24, 2012
Seven years after its foundation, the Transit Van Club is celebrating the signing of its 1,000th member. Darren Kempton, who owns two classic examples of Ford's finest, is the "millennium member" and he was presented with a commemorative certificate from club founder Peter Lee. ... Continue reading
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