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		<title>Ford to Triple EcoBoost Vehicle Production Capacity in 2012 &#124; Ford Motor Company Newsroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas McMahon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford will offer fuel-efficient EcoBoost™ engines in 11 vehicles in 2012, up from seven in 2011, tripling the production capacity of EcoBoost-equipped Ford vehicles. Expanded availability in high-volume nameplates helps make fuel economy more affordable for hundreds of thousands of drivers Delivering up to 20 percent better fuel economy than conventional engines, EcoBoost uses smaller [...]
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<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> will offer <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel efficiency" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency" rel="wikipedia">fuel-efficient</a> EcoBoost™ engines in 11 vehicles in 2012, up from seven in 2011, tripling the production capacity of <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford EcoBoost engine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine" rel="wikipedia">EcoBoost</a>-equipped <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicles. Expanded availability in high-volume nameplates helps make <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel economy in automobiles" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles" rel="wikipedia">fuel economy</a> more affordable for hundreds of thousands of drivers</li>
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<li>Delivering up to 20 percent better fuel economy than conventional engines, EcoBoost uses smaller overall size combined with turbocharging and <a class="zem_slink" title="Gasoline direct injection" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasoline_direct_injection" rel="wikipedia">gasoline direct injection</a> to bring customers the power they want and the fuel economy they need</li>
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<li>EcoBoost engines are a key element of the power of choice <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> offers buyers seeking fuel-efficient solutions. From EcoBoost to hybrids and from plug-in hybrids to full <a class="zem_slink" title="Electric vehicle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle" rel="wikipedia">electric vehicles</a>, this year <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> will offer nine vehicles reaching an anticipated 40 mpg or more</li>
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<div><strong><a class="zem_slink" title="Washington, D.C." href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=38.8951111111,-77.0366666667 (Washington%2C%20D.C.)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation">WASHINGTON, D.C.</a>, Jan. 26, 2012</strong> – Now that record sales of 127,883 EcoBoost<sup>™</sup>-equipped vehicles in 2011 are on the books, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> aims to more than triple production capacity of cars, utilities and trucks using this fuel-efficient technology in 2012.</div>
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<div><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> will expand its portfolio of fuel-efficient offerings this year withthe fuel-saving 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine in the high-volume Escape compact utility vehicle and Fusion sedan nameplates, five new electrified vehicles, as well as with the introduction of auto start stop technology paired with the convenience of an automatic transmission.</div>
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<div>“EcoBoost expansion and availability in high-volume nameplates such as the all-new <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Escape" href="http://mcmahonford.net/-St-Louis/For-Sale/New/" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Ford Escape</a> and <a title="Fusion" href="http://mcmahonford.net/-St-Louis/For-Sale/New/" target="_blank">Fusion</a> will take this affordable, fuel-saving technology to the heart of the market,” said <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Group Vice President of Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering Sue Cischke. “<a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> is committed to delivering class-leading fuel economy for our customers, which benefits the environment and helps the U.S. move toward greater energy independence.”</div>
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<div>The full-size <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Taurus" href="http://mcmahonford.net/-St-Louis/For-Sale/New/" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Taurus</a> sedan becomes the first <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicle to offer customers a choice between two EcoBoost engines. It will offer a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder making an estimated 237 horsepower and giving customers up to an anticipated class-leading 31 mpg, while the iconic <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Taurus SHO" href="http://mcmahonford.net/-St-Louis/For-Sale/New/" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Taurus SHO</a> sport sedan features a 365-horsepower, twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 delivering 25 mpg highway.</div>
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<div>The green and mean <a title="Focus ST" href="http://www.ford.com/cars/focus/focusst/" target="_blank">Focus ST</a> arrives this year as a high-performance – yet fuel-efficient – sport compact EcoBoost application.</div>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=35890" target="_blank">Ford to Triple EcoBoost Vehicle Production Capacity in 2012 | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ford’s Gas-Free Focus Electric First with 100 MPGe, Faster Charging That Can Double Daily Range &#124; Ford Motor Company Newsroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas McMahon</dc:creator>
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<li>Focus Electric is expected to be the first <a class="zem_slink" title="Battery electric vehicle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_electric_vehicle" rel="wikipedia">all-electric vehicle</a> to achieve a 100 <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel economy in automobiles" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles" rel="wikipedia">miles per gallon</a> equivalent (<a class="zem_slink" title="Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_per_gallon_gasoline_equivalent" rel="wikipedia">MPGe</a>) <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel efficiency" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency" rel="wikipedia">fuel efficiency</a> rating with seating for five; can cut electricity costs to zero or even pay customers back with solar recharging option</li>
<li>Focus Electric is the first all-electric vehicle to offer faster charging technology, allowing it to charge in half the time of a <a class="zem_slink" title="Nissan Leaf" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_Leaf" rel="wikipedia">Nissan Leaf</a> using 240-volt outlets</li>
<li>Focus Electric’s special version of <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Sync" href="http://www.ford.com/technology/sync/" rel="homepage" target="_blank">SYNC</a><sup>®</sup> with <a class="zem_slink" title="MyFord Touch" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyFord_Touch" rel="wikipedia">MyFord Touch</a><sup>®</sup>driver connect technology is designed to help electric customers extend range. MyFord<sup>®</sup> Mobile smartphone application and website helps customers cut electricity costs in half with innovative value charging feature</li>
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<div><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 14, 2011</strong> – The all-new, gasoline-free <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Focus_%28international%29" rel="wikipedia">Ford Focus</a> Electric is the company’s first-ever all-electric passenger car – a zero-CO<sub>2</sub>-emissions version of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s popular small car expected to be the first of its kind to achieve the equivalent of a 100 miles per gallon fuel efficiency rating with seating for five.</div>
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<div>Focus Electric is the flagship of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s transformed lineup, one-third of which will feature a model with 40 mpg or more in 2012, building on the company’s commitment to give fuel-efficiency-minded customers the Power of Choice.</div>
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<div>Focus Electric also is the first all-electric vehicle to feature faster charging technology, allowing it to fully recharge in three to four hours – half the time of Nissan Leaf. This technology can help double the car’s range during a busy day of driving and recharging multiple times.</div>
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<div>“Focus Electric’s innovative faster charging technology can help customers save money and get much more out of the car in a busy day of running around town and recharging between stops,” said Sherif Marakby, director of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s Electrification Programs and Engineering. “We also are pleased the Focus Electric will break the 100 MPGe mark – a great symbol of how <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has transformed its fleet with many vehicles delivering leading fuel economy and efficiency.”</div>
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<div>With 20 years of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> research and innovation behind electrified vehicle software and hardware technology, the company offers proven engineering and design with Focus Electric. <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> holds approximately 500 patents, with several hundred patent-pending applications on technologies used in the new Focus Electric and its other electrified vehicles.</div>
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		<title>Ford Opens Reservations for 2012 Focus Electric</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas McMahon</dc:creator>
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<li>2012 Focus electric is <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s first all-electric, 100% gas-free, passenger car and the first of five planned electrified vehicles</li>
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<li>Detailed product specifications and virtually build and price available at online website:<a href="http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/" target="_blank">http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Certified EV dealers in California and New York/New Jersey markets will begin taking first orders for the 2012 Focus Electric</li>
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<div><strong><a class="zem_slink" title="Seattle" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=47.6097222222,-122.333055556&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=47.6097222222,-122.333055556 (Seattle)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation">SEATTLE, WA</a>., Nov. 2, 2011</strong> – Starting today, drivers that want to go completely gasoline-free will be able to configure the all-new 2012 <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Focus_%28international%29" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Ford Focus</a> Electric online at <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>.com and place their orders with a Certified <a class="zem_slink" title="Electric vehicle" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle" rel="wikipedia">Electric Vehicle</a> (EV) dealer.</div>
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<div>“Today is an historic day, as <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> opens up the order banks for the company’s first full production, all-electric passenger vehicle – the Focus Electric,” said Chad D’Arcy, Focus Electric Marketing Manager, <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" href="http://corporate.ford.com//" rel="homepage">Ford Motor Company</a>. “The all-new Focus Electric is an important part of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s overall strategy, bringing still another option to customers who want a car that is fun-to-drive, easy to own <em>and</em> fully electric.”</div>
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<div>Drivers interested in learning more about the 2012 Focus Electric will be able to see detailed product specs and virtually build and price one at a dedicated online website:<a href="http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/" target="_blank">http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/</a> starting Wednesday.</div>
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<div>Focus Electric comes standard with: <a class="zem_slink" title="MyFord Touch" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyFord_Touch" rel="wikipedia">MyFord Touch</a> with 8-inch touchscreen; two driver-configurable 4.2-inch color <a class="zem_slink" title="LCD" href="http://www.wikinvest.com/concept/LCD" rel="wikinvest">LCD displays</a> in cluster for unique EV driving screens; MyFord™ Mobile App (for remotely monitoring and scheduling battery charging with owners’ smartphone as well as remote start); HID Headlamps; 17-inch aluminum wheels, ambient lighting, seats made from 100-percent recycled material; Rear Camera with Rear <a class="zem_slink" title="Parking sensors" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_sensors" rel="wikipedia">Parking Sensor</a>; Intelligent Access with <a class="zem_slink" title="Push-button" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push-button" rel="wikipedia">Push-Button</a> Start; MyKey®; voice-activated Navigation System; Particulate Air Filter; hands-free SYNC® Bluetooth telephone connectivity with Traffic, Direction and Information Services; electronic traction control; Sony®-Branded audio with nine speakers; SIRIUS® Satellite Radio and HD Radio™.</div>
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<li>All-new <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" href="http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2011/1111_ford_focus_st_str_and_fiesta_coming_to_la/" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Ford Focus ST</a>-R <a class="zem_slink" title="Auto racing" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_racing" rel="wikipedia">race car</a> to appear at <a class="zem_slink" title="Los Angeles" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.05,-118.25&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=34.05,-118.25 (Los%20Angeles)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation">Los Angeles</a>as <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> further grows its global motorsports development portfolio
<p><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/focusstr.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-2759" title="Ford Focus ST-R" src="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/focusstr.jpg" alt="Ford Focus ST-R" width="200" height="150" /></a></li>
<li>Global Focus ST-based racer ready for action all around the world and available for purchase – technically based on <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s global Focus race car development program</li>
<li>Fast, agile and competitive, Focus ST-R is aimed at professionals, amateurs and track-day enthusiasts</li>
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<div><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., Nov. 3, 2011</strong> – The new <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus ST arrives on American soil next year, and already <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has a race-tweaked production-based Focus ST-R in the works for small car speedsters.</div>
<div>Closely resembling the Focus ST road car, the Focus ST-R is distinctive under the skin as it is purpose-built for the track by <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Racing (series)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Racing_%28series%29" rel="wikipedia">Ford Racing</a> in <a class="zem_slink" title="North America" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.1666666667,-100.166666667&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=48.1666666667,-100.166666667 (North%20America)&amp;t=h" rel="geolocation">North America</a> as a fully prepared competition car. It features a powerful 2.0-liter <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford EcoBoost engine" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine" rel="wikipedia">EcoBoost</a><sup>®</sup> engine, <a class="zem_slink" title="Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile" href="http://www.fia.com" rel="homepage">FIA</a>-regulation roll cage, uprated brakes and track-tuned suspension.</div>
<div>The Focus ST-R will be available to teams soon, beginning in North America, to race in a variety of series. It appears this month at the <a class="zem_slink" title="LA Auto Show" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Auto_Show" rel="wikipedia">Los Angeles Auto Show</a>.</div>
<div>The all-new Focus ST-R has been crafted by engineers at <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Racing – with technical support from <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s Global Performance Vehicles group – to allow it to compete in a huge variety of series, including Grand-Am ST, World Challenge TC and the Canadian Touring Car Series. <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> also hopes teams will race the car in key European motorsports series and major events such as the <a class="zem_slink" title="24 Hours Nürburgring" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Hours_N%C3%BCrburgring" rel="wikipedia">24 Hours of Nürburgring</a>.</div>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=35539" target="_blank">Ford Racing to Show Focus ST-R at L.A. Auto Show; Global Ford Motorsports Development Strategy Continues to Grow | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford now offers low-rolling-resistance tires, which can improve fuel economy by up to 2 mpg, on 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid, Ford Fusion, Ford Fiesta SFE, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid and 2012 Ford Focus SFE models C-MAX Engeri, C-MAX Hybrid and Focus Electric will be the next three vehicles to feature the fuel efficient low resistance tires [...]
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<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> now offers <a class="zem_slink" title="Low-rolling resistance tires" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-rolling_resistance_tires" rel="wikipedia">low-rolling-resistance tires</a>, which can improve <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel economy in automobiles" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles" rel="wikipedia">fuel economy</a> by up to 2 mpg, on 2011 <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Fusion Hybrid" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Ford Fusion Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Fusion, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/11/ford-fiesta-vs-lamborghini/">Ford Fiesta</a> SFE, <a class="zem_slink" title="Lincoln MKZ" href="http://www.lincoln.com/cars/mkz/" rel="wikipedia" target="_blank">Lincoln MKZ Hybrid</a> and 2012 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus SFE models</li>
<li>C-MAX Engeri, C-MAX Hybrid and Focus Electric will be the next three vehicles to feature the <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel efficiency" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency" rel="wikipedia">fuel efficient</a> low resistance <a class="zem_slink" title="Tire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire" rel="wikipedia">tires</a></li>
<li>2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/17/ford-edge-reaches-400000-sales-introduction-midsize-crossover-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford Edge</a> and 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Explorer also feature tires with improved technology for increased fuel economy</li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> is actively leading research into new tire compounds and working with suppliers and <a class="zem_slink" title="List of tire companies" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tire_companies" rel="wikipedia">tire companies</a> to bring more fuel-efficient tires to market faster</li>
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<div><strong>DEARBORN</strong><strong>, Mich.</strong><strong>, July 6, 2011</strong> – Even before gasoline prices topped $4 per gallon, <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" href="http://corporate.ford.com//" rel="homepage">Ford Motor Company</a>&#8216;s attention to delivering more fuel efficient solutions for drivers was turning to tires. Specifically the development of specially engineered, low-rolling-resistance tires designed to further improve the fuel economy of its cars and crossovers.</div>
<div>All four of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s industry-leading 40-plus-mpg cars – <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/small-safe-ford-fiesta-earns-2010-top-safety-pick-st-louis-ford-dealership/">Fiesta</a> SFE, Focus SFE, Fusion Hybrid and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid – come fitted with these special, fuel-saving tires.  In addition, the 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/16/2010-ford-taurus-resale-jumps-39-percent-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Taurus</a>, 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/17/ford-edge-reaches-400000-sales-introduction-midsize-crossover-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford Edge</a>, 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Fusion and 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Explorer have tires with enhanced technology that helps improve fuel economy.</div>
<div>But more is to come. “Tire technology, pressures and wear can make a big difference to a vehicle&#8217;s fuel economy, so <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> is working closely with leading tire companies to optimize performance with low-rolling-resistance tires,” said David Rohweder, global chief engineer for Tire and Wheel Engineering.</div>
<div>Rolling resistance, a measure of the force required for the tire to travel down the road, is a key attribute in improving fuel economy. A 10 percent improvement in <a class="zem_slink" title="Rolling resistance" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_resistance" rel="wikipedia">rolling resistance</a> leads to a fuel economy improvement of as much as 2 percent, according to <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>&#8217;s tire experts.</div>
<div><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>&#8217;s tire team, a dedicated group of scientists studying the chemistry of tires, is also researching materials found in other products like athletic shoes to see if there is potential for automotive application. The team is working with tire suppliers and manufacturers to evaluate these materials and ultimately to bring improved tires to market faster.</div>
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		<title>New Ford Focus Electric Keeps Its Cool When the Temperature Heats Up &#124; Ford Motor Company Newsroom</title>
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<p><strong>Dearborn</strong><strong>, Mich.</strong><strong>, June 13, 2011</strong> – When the mercury starts to rise, people have all sorts of ways for cooling themselves down: sprinklers, lemonade and ice cream all come to mind. But the engineers at <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> have developed a system that cools the lithium-ion battery in the all-new Focus Electric and keeps it working at its prime, even in the hottest of conditions.</p>
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<li>New <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus" rel="wikipedia" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Ford Focus</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="Sedan (automobile)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedan_%28automobile%29">sedan</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="download" rel="homepage" href="http://wordpress.org/download/">available for download</a> in eight colors as part of Focus Neon Nights package</li>
<li>This is the seventh <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicle in <em><a class="zem_slink" title="The Sims" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims">The Sims</a></em> series, as <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> was the first significant brand to be integrated into <a class="zem_slink" title="Video Games" rel="wikinvest" href="http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Video_Games">video game</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="Vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle">vehicles</a> offered in <em>The Sims</em> games have been downloaded more than 8 million times already; in fact, an internal <a class="zem_slink" title="Electronic Arts" rel="homepage" href="http://www.ea.com">Electronic Arts</a> study found 28 percent of players drive <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicles in real life</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., June 8, 2011</strong> – The <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus has moved from driveway to computer as part of <em><a class="zem_slink" title="The Sims 3" rel="homepage" href="http://thesims3.com">The Sims 3</a></em>, the world’s most popular life simulation video game.</p>
<p>Players of <em>The Sims 3</em> are now able to download the all-new 2012 Focus sedan as part of the new Focus Neon Nights package.</p>
<p>It’s the second time Focus has been a part of <em>The Sims</em> line of games – the first was in <em>The Sims 2</em>. Electronic Arts is creator of <em>The Sims</em>, a title that has sold more than 145 million copies.</p>
<p>“Over the years, more than 8 million <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> models have been downloaded by players who have demonstrated in numbers and verbal feedback that they love and appreciate <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicles,” said Steve Seabolt, vice president, Global Brand Partnerships at Electronic Arts. “Self-expression is a key personality trait of Sims players; a car like the new Focus that has a lot of personality is perfectly in sync with what resonates.”</p>
<p><em>The Sims 3</em> is a life simulation game that lets players create lifelike Sims characters with unique personalities, take them anywhere in the neighborhood, design and build their surroundings, give them goals and lifetime wishes, and ultimately determine whether to fulfill their destinies – giving them a lifetime of happiness and rewards, or not.</p>
<p>The new Focus sedan is available for free download in numerous colors.</p>
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<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Chicago Assembly" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.66198,-87.56092&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=41.66198,-87.56092%20(Chicago%20Assembly)&amp;t=h" target="_blank">Chicago Assembly</a> Plant, <a class="zem_slink" title="Michigan Assembly Plant" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.276675,-82.5909805556&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=42.276675,-82.5909805556 (Michigan%20Assembly%20Plant)&amp;t=h">Michigan Assembly Plant</a> and the <a class="zem_slink" title="Saarlouis" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarlouis">Saarlouis</a>, <a class="zem_slink" title="Germany" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=52.5166666667,13.3833333333&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=52.5166666667,13.3833333333 (Germany)&amp;t=h">Germany</a> <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> plant, all high-volume facilities, will use the technology to deliver more accurate door panel fit</li>
<li>Laser vision technology is one part of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s overall drive to achieve industry leadership in customer satisfaction</li>
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<div><strong>DEARBORN</strong><strong>, Mich.</strong><strong>, June 2, 2011</strong> – <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" rel="homepage" href="http://corporate.ford.com//" target="_blank">Ford Motor Company</a> is investing $100 million globally to install robotic plant laser inspection technology to improve quality through reduced wind noise and more refined fit and finish.</div>
<div>This new technology is being used during assembly of the popular new 2012 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus at Michigan Assembly Plant and the Saarlouis, Germany, plant, and the hot-selling <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Explorer at Chicago Assembly Plant. The technology then will be rolled out globally as part of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s next phase of its quality initiative to lead the industry in customer satisfaction.</div>
<div>“<a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s robotic laser technology gives us a degree of precision like never before,” said Ron Ketelhut, chief engineer, Body <a class="zem_slink" title="Construction engineering" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction_engineering">Construction Engineering</a>. “The vision technologies verify the dimensions of interfaces on the vehicle’s body in a highly accurate way, to a tenth of a millimeter.”</div>
<div>The technology helps ensure car door panels fit more accurately and reduce wind noise, a key <a class="zem_slink" title="Q factor" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q_factor">quality factor</a> for consumers and a major industry challenge. The laser and camera systems that are major upgrades to plant robots were developed in collaboration with minority business partner Gonzalez Production Systems, and significantly improve the robustness of the overall manufacturing process.</div>
<div>The technology builds on laser-guided, end-of-line robotic technology pioneered by <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s European team to measure points on each vehicle as it moves past the line to verify build quality. The robots are programmed to recognize any minute deviations from the correct specification and, if any errors are found, instruct the operator on the correct course of action. <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> first used the system in Germany and, after seeing quality gains, quickly rolled it out to plants around the world.</div>
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<li>The 2012 <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Ford Focus</a> joins a list of 11 other <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="Vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle">vehicles</a> that have previously earned the Top Safety Pick award from the <a class="zem_slink" title="Insurance Institute for Highway Safety" rel="homepage" href="http://www.iihs.org/">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a></li>
<li>Sales of the new Focus were up 22 percent in April compared with the same month a year ago</li>
<li>Awards highlight impressive safety features of the 2012 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus including a strong body structure engineered to meet global <a class="zem_slink" title="Safety standards" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_standards">safety standards</a></li>
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<div><strong>DEARBORN</strong><strong>, Mich.</strong><strong>, May 26, 2011</strong> – <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" rel="homepage" href="http://corporate.ford.com//" target="_blank">Ford Motor Company</a> could see the popularity of the 2012 Focus increase even more as it joins the growing list of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicles to earn a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.</div>
<div>Now, there are 12 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicles that have earned the award.</div>
<div>Today’s IIHS announcement comes one day after <a class="zem_slink" title="Euro NCAP" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_NCAP">Euro NCAP</a> announced the new <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus has earned a maximum five-star overall <a class="zem_slink" title="Classification society" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_society">safety rating</a> in its tests.</div>
<div>Both IIHS and <a class="zem_slink" title="Brussels" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=50.85,4.35&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=50.85,4.35 (Brussels)&amp;t=h">Brussels</a>-based Euro NCAP independently test the safety levels of vehicles and present major safety awards and rankings based on their findings.</div>
<div>Demand for the new Focus is high already as sales increased 22 percent to 17,265 in April compared with the same month a year ago.</div>
<div>The 2012 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus features a strong, stiff and lightweight steel body structure that has been engineered to meet global safety standards.</div>
<div>The structure makes use of advanced high-strength <a class="zem_slink" title="Steel" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel">steels</a> and innovative fabrication techniques to minimize body weight while delivering enhanced crash performance, improved vehicle dynamics and superior refinement. The body was rigorously designed using state-of-the-art computer simulation tools.</div>
<div>Fifty-five percent of the body shell is made of high-strength steels, of which 31 percent is ultra-tough boron steel, more than any other <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> built to date.</div>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34690" target="_blank">Demand Rising for New Ford Focus As It Earns Top Safety Pick from IIHS and Highest Safety Rating from Euro NCAP | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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		<title>New Ford Focus ST on Track: Prototype Testing Underway from California Freeways to German Nürburgring &#124; Ford Motor Company Newsroom</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Development of Ford’s sporty new Focus ST is on track as engineers put prototypes through punishing regime to hone performance and driving dynamics New 2.0-litre EcoBoost-powered Focus ST targets both 250 PS (246 hp) and impressive fuel economy Focus ST, Ford’s first global performance car, goes on sale next year COLOGNE, Germany, May 11, 2011 [...]
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<li>Development of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s sporty new Focus ST is on track as engineers put prototypes through punishing regime to hone performance and driving dynamics</li>
<li>New 2.0-litre <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford EcoBoost engine" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine" target="_blank">EcoBoost</a>-powered Focus ST targets both 250 PS (246 hp) and impressive fuel economy</li>
<li>Focus ST, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s first global performance car, goes on sale next year</li>
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<p><strong><a class="zem_slink" title="Cologne" rel="lonelyplanet" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/north-rhine-westphalia/cologne">COLOGNE, Germany</a>, May 11, 2011</strong> – If a new <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus with an eye-catching paint job, ground-hugging suspension, big wheels and tyres and a tell-tale central rear double exhaust passes you on the autobahn or freeway, chances are you have seen one of the development prototypes for the all-new <a class="zem_slink" title="High performance vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_performance_vehicle">high-performance</a> Focus ST launching next year.</p>
<p>In <a class="zem_slink" title="Europe" rel="lonelyplanet" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/europe">Europe</a> and <a class="zem_slink" title="North America" rel="lonelyplanet" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/north-america">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s Team RS and <a class="zem_slink" title="Sveriges Television" rel="homepage" href="http://www.svt.se/">SVT</a> engineering teams are putting a fleet of around 60 pre-production prototypes through a punishing regime of testing and development to fine-tune the car’s driving dynamics and performance. The prototypes are based on standard new Focus vehicles and, in some cases, prior-generation Focus ST models.</p>
<p>“The new Focus ST is eagerly awaited around the world, which is appropriate as this is our first global performance model,” said Jost Capito, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s director of Global Performance Vehicles. “It must live up to <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s reputation for producing affordable yet exciting and sporty versions of its smaller cars that reward and delight enthusiast drivers, but can also be used every day.</p>
<p>“We’ve done all the engineering groundwork, and now we’re using some of the most demanding roads we can find in Europe and North America to validate and fine tune the performance and driving dynamics.”</p>
<p>The new Focus ST will be powered by a high-performance version of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s new 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine, targeting an exhilarating 250 PS (246 hp), while still delivering significantly better fuel economy than the previous generation Focus ST sold in Europe.</p>
<p>“<a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel efficiency" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency">Fuel efficiency</a> is a key leadership target for <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" rel="homepage" href="http://corporate.ford.com//">Ford Motor Company</a> globally. We want to be class-leading even with a performance vehicle, so we’re working on getting the best possible blend of high performance and fuel economy from the new ST,” said Matthias Tonn, chief program engineer, Global Performance Products, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> of Europe.</p>
<p>via <a href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34590">New Ford Focus ST on Track: Prototype Testing Underway from California Freeways to German Nürburgring | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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<li>Auto Start-Stop, Human Machine Interface (HMI), regenerative braking system, new batteries and motors all seen as critical for electrification advancement</li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s aggressive electrification strategy includes the launch of five electrified vehicles in North America by 2012 and Europe by 2013. The all-new Focus Electric – the company’s first-ever all-electric passenger car – is a zero-emissions, gasoline-free version of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s popular global Focus model</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN</strong><strong>, Mich.</strong><strong>, April 12, 2011</strong> – With a full suite of new electrified vehicles coming to market over the next two years, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> is pushing ahead with key technologies to advance its electrification strategy. At this week’s SAE 2011 World Congress, Chuck Gray, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> chief engineer of Global Core Engineering Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, will share his insights on the emerging top five electrification technologies, ranging from batteries and motors to Human Machine Interface (HMI) features.</p>
<p>“As we see continuing escalation in the price of fuel, people are becoming more interested in electrified products,” Gray explained. “We’ve developed a clearer picture of how these technologies can be leveraged and brought to market, and we’re confident that each will further improve the efficiency of our expanded portfolio of products.”</p>
<p><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has more than 244 patents for its electrification technology. The company’s top five electrification technologies being discussed by Gray are:</p>
<p>via <a href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34428">Electrification Buzz Heats up as Ford Chief Engineer Talks Top Five Technologies at SAE World Congress | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford Motor Company to use AT&#38;T wireless network to connect new Ford Focus Electric Wireless connection enables vehicle owners to control vehicle settings when away from the car – all part of a strategic approach to make Ford electric car ownership simple, easy and engaging MyFord Mobile, Ford’s exclusive app powered by MapQuest data, will [...]
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<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" rel="homepage" href="http://corporate.ford.com//" target="_blank">Ford Motor Company</a> to use <a class="zem_slink" title="AT&amp;T" rel="homepage" href="http://www.att.com">AT&amp;T</a> wireless network to connect new <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://www.ford.com/cars/focus/" target="_blank">Ford Focus</a> Electric</li>
<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Wireless network" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_network">Wireless connection</a> enables vehicle owners to control vehicle settings when away from the car – all part of a strategic approach to make <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> <a class="zem_slink" title="Electric car" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_car">electric car</a> ownership simple, easy and engaging</li>
<li>MyFord Mobile, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s exclusive app powered by <a class="zem_slink" title="MapQuest" rel="homepage" href="http://www.mapquest.com">MapQuest</a> data, will be accessible through a smartphone or secure website</li>
<li>Embedded wireless connection and dedicated app includes the ability for the owner to monitor and control vehicle charge settings, plan single- or multiple-stop journeys, locate charging stations, pre-heat or cool the car</li>
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<p><strong>DALLAS </strong><strong>and DEARBORN, Mich., March 23, 2011</strong><strong> </strong>— <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Motor Company and <a title="About AT&amp;T" href="http://www.att.com/gen/landing-pages?pid=3309" target="_blank">AT&amp;T</a>* today announced an agreement to wirelessly connect the <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus Electric, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s first all-electric passenger car. Announced in January at the 2011 International CES, the new Focus Electric enters production at the <a class="zem_slink" title="Michigan Assembly Plant" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=42.276675,-82.5909805556&amp;spn=0.01,0.01&amp;q=42.276675,-82.5909805556 (Michigan%20Assembly%20Plant)&amp;t=h">Michigan Assembly Plant</a> in late 2011.</p>
<p>Through the new MyFord Mobile <a title="smartphone app " href="http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=2899" target="_blank">smartphone app</a>, using the embedded AT&amp;T wireless connection, <a title="Ford Focus Electric vehicle" href="http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/" target="_blank">Ford Focus Electric vehicle</a> owners will have the ability to send and receive data about their car providing command and control of vehicle settings while away from it.</p>
<p>“<a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has been at the forefront of developing market leading telematics and infotainment services for its vehicles and we’re thrilled to be a part of this exciting and significant next step with the upcoming Focus Electric,” said Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices, resale and partnerships, AT&amp;T. “Connecting consumers directly to their electric vehicles in this new and innovative way is going to drive innovative and exciting levels of interaction.”</p>
<p>MyFord <a class="zem_slink" title="Mobile technology" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_technology">Mobile technology</a> provides Focus Electric owners in <a class="zem_slink" title="North America" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.1666666667,-100.166666667&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=48.1666666667,-100.166666667 (North%20America)&amp;t=h">North America</a> with a powerful tool to stay connected, monitor and control their vehicle. Through a smartphone app or secure website, MyFord Mobile invites Focus Electric owners to plan trips, monitor the vehicle’s state of charge, receive various alerts for vehicle charging, as well as provides several other features designed to simplify the electric vehicle ownership experience.</p>
<p>“With a wireless connection, we’re putting battery charge and vehicle range information, along with an interactive, data-driven trip planning app, directly at the fingertips of our customers,” said Ed Pleet, product and business manager for <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Connected Services. “This technology will keep drivers connected to vital information, enhancing their electric car ownership experience. The AT&amp;T network is an important part of this equation and we’re pleased to have AT&amp;T on board.”</p>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34274" target="_blank">Ford Teams With AT&amp;T to Wirelessly Connect New Ford Focus Electric | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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<li>Best month ever for <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Fiesta" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Fiesta</a>; <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Focus</a> retail sales up 43 percent year-over-year</li>
<li>Explorer retail sales up 268 percent; <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Edge" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Edge</a> retail sales up 18 percent</li>
<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Fusion" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Fusion</a>, <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Escape" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://apps.dealerconnection.com/dealers/mcmahonford/showroom?lang=en" target="_blank">Escape</a> set sales records – Fusion up 40 percent; Escape up 19 percent</li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s total February sales (including fleet) were 156,626, up 14 percent</li>
<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Year-to-date" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year-to-date" target="_blank">Year-to-date</a> sales were 283,943, up 14 percent; retail sales up 25 percent</li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> announces second quarter <a class="zem_slink" title="North America" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.1666666667,-100.166666667&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=48.1666666667,-100.166666667 (North%20America)&amp;t=h">North American</a> production</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN</strong><strong>, Mich.</strong><strong>, March 1, 2011</strong> – Consumer demand for <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s fuel-efficient vehicles continues to grow as February retail sales increased 23 percent versus a year ago.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s total February sales, including sales to fleet customers, were 156,626, up 14 percent.</p>
<p>“With oil nearing $100 per barrel and gasoline prices continuing to rise, consumers’ consideration for fuel economy once again is taking top billing,” said Ken Czubay, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vice president, U.S. Marketing, Sales and Service. “<a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s investment in new products, engines and transmissions is delivering real value to our customers, and people are rewarding us for it.”</p>
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<p>via <a href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34093">Fiesta, Focus, Edge, Explorer Pace Ford’s 23 Percent Increase in February Retail Sales | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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		<title>Let It Snow: Cold Weather No Problem for Ford Focus Electric’s Liquid-Heated Battery System &#124; Ford Motor Company Newsroom</title>
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<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s use of an advanced active <a class="zem_slink" title="Liquid" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid">liquid</a>-cooling and heating system to regulate the <a class="zem_slink" title="Temperature" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature">temperature</a> of its <a class="zem_slink" title="Lithium-ion battery" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery" target="_blank">lithium-ion battery</a> packs in Focus Electric will provide customers in cold and snowy climates an advantage over the competition</li>
<li>The liquid-heated battery operates under a range of ambient temperatures, providing additional power, longer battery range and a preconditioned battery after charging</li>
<li>The all-new Focus Electric – the company’s first-ever <a class="zem_slink" title="Battery electric vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_electric_vehicle">all-electric</a> passenger car – is a zero-emissions, gasoline-free version of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s popular global Focus model</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., March 1, 2011</strong> – Cold temperatures and consistent snowfall can slow things down in the winter, but not the <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://www.ford.com/electric/focuselectric/2012/" target="_blank">Ford Focus</a> Electric. Thanks to the use of an advanced active liquid-heating system, the battery provides additional power, longer range and is preconditioned after charging – all in cold temperatures.</p>
<p>“Batteries are similar to people as they both achieve maximum performance working under moderate, unchanged temperatures,” said Sherif Marakby, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> director of Electrification Programs and Engineering. “Using a liquid-heated battery system allows <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> to keep the Focus Electric’s battery at a moderate temperature and improve performance whether you are charging or driving in a cold climate.”</p>
<p><a class="zem_slink" title="List of weather records" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records">Extreme temperatures</a> can affect battery performance and reduce the range of electric vehicles. The range will not be impacted as much with a liquid-heated system compared to an air system. That’s why <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> will use an advanced active liquid-cooling and heating system to regulate the temperature of its lithium-ion battery packs, which are designed to operate under a range of ambient conditions.</p>
<p>“A liquid-heated battery can accept a charge faster from the regenerative braking that recaptures kinetic energy and sends it back to the battery, essentially providing longer range for the customer in real world cold weather conditions,” said Marakby. “Additionally, since acceleration in an <a class="zem_slink" title="Electric vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle">electric vehicle</a> comes from the power available in the battery, the customer will have more power available if the battery is warmer.”</p>
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<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" rel="homepage" href="http://corporate.ford.com//" target="_blank">Ford Motor Company</a> offers at least 12 vehicles that lead their sales segments in fuel economy – including four vehicles with <a class="zem_slink" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency" rel="homepage" href="http://www.epa.gov">EPA</a>-certified 40 mpg or higher fuel economy ratings – a claim no other full-line automaker can match</li>
<li>Fuel-saving EcoBoost™ engines arrive later this year for <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Edge" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://www.ford.com/crossovers/edge/" target="_blank">Ford Edge</a> and <a title="Ford Explorer" href="http://www.ford.com/suvs/explorer/" target="_blank">Explorer</a>; fuel-efficient <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> cars, utilities and trucks already in dealerships</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011</strong> – With oil nearing $100 per barrel and gasoline prices continuing to rise, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> and Lincoln customers have reason to smile – 12 cars, trucks and utilities that lead their sales segments in fuel economy, including four with EPA-certified ratings of 40 mpg or more.</p>
<p>“<a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel economy in automobiles" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles">Fuel economy</a> and technology are consumers’ biggest priorities – and we have made them <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s as well,” said Mark Fields, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> president, The Americas. “Our product portfolio reflects the investment <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has made to transform our lineup in the past several years so our customers can be more green – and keep even more green in their wallets – than when fuel prices reached $4 per gallon in 2008.”</p>
<p>Now, from <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Fiesta" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://www.ford.com/cars/fiesta/" target="_blank">Ford Fiesta</a> to Super Duty and Lincoln MKZ Hybrid to Lincoln MKT, the company’s lineup features improved aerodynamics and fuel-saving technologies including <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford PowerShift transmission" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_PowerShift_transmission">PowerShift</a>, a <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>-designed dry dual-clutch automatic transmission available in the <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/11/ford-fiesta-vs-lamborghini/">Ford Fiesta</a> and all-new Focus, six-speed automatic transmissions, electric power-assisted steering (EPAS) and <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford EcoBoost engine" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EcoBoost_engine" target="_blank">EcoBoost</a> engines that save on fuel with no compromise to driving excitement.</p>
<p>The newest <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> vehicle in the fuel economy winner’s circle is the all-new Focus SFE, which today has been EPA certified at 40 mpg highway and 28 mpg city. Focus joins the 41 mpg city <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Fusion Hybrid" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://www.ford.com/cars/fusion/" target="_blank">Fusion Hybrid</a> and 40 mpg highway <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/small-safe-ford-fiesta-earns-2010-top-safety-pick-st-louis-ford-dealership/">Fiesta</a> in <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s 40 mpg and over club.</p>
<p>In addition, Lincoln MKZ Hybrid is the most fuel-efficient luxury sedan in America with its 41 mpg city EPA-certified rating, helping make <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> and Lincoln vehicles the most fuel efficient in the company’s 107-year history.</p>
<p>The arrival of the 2.0-liter EcoBoost engine later this year in the Edge crossover and Explorer SUV will see two more nameplates join <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s best-in-class mpg club.</p>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34147" target="_blank">Ford Delivers 12 Fuel Economy Leaders Across Its Lineup; Unrivaled Four Models in the Forties | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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<li>The all-new <a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Focus (international)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://www.ford.com/cars/focus/" target="_blank">Ford Focus</a> is certified by the <a class="zem_slink" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency" rel="homepage" href="http://www.epa.gov/" target="_blank">EPA</a> at 40 mpg <a class="zem_slink" title="Highway" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway" target="_blank">highway</a> with a six-speed <a class="zem_slink" title="Automatic transmission" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_transmission" target="_blank">automatic transmission</a>, which is overwhelmingly preferred by <a class="zem_slink" title="United States" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20(United%20States)&amp;t=h" target="_blank">American</a> drivers</li>
<li><a class="zem_slink" title="Ford Motor Company" rel="homepage" href="http://corporate.ford.com//">Ford Motor Company</a> now has four nameplates with an EPA-certified rating of 40 mpg or higher, more than any other full-line manufacturer</li>
<li>The outstanding <a class="zem_slink" title="Fuel economy in automobiles" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_economy_in_automobiles">fuel economy</a> of the <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus is complemented by available class-exclusive technology and features usually found only on larger cars</li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> data show that fuel economy is the No. 1 purchase reason for <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus customers</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 25, 2011</strong> – The all-new <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Focus with the SFE (Super Fuel Economy) package delivers an EPA certified 40 mpg on the highway to go with its array of smart technologies, exceptional standards of craftsmanship and retuned suspension for a total driving experience not found anywhere else in the segment.</p>
<p>The new Focus is certified by the EPA at 40 mpg highway and 28 mpg city through its advanced six-speed automatic transmission.</p>
<p>Some competitors utilize a <a class="zem_slink" title="Manual transmission" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_transmission">manual transmission</a> to achieve their highest fuel economy ratings, though sales of <a class="zem_slink" title="Vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle">vehicles</a> with automatic transmissions account for more than 90 percent of the market.</p>
<p>Focus becomes the fourth vehicle in the <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Motor Company vehicle lineup with an EPA-certified rating of 40 mpg or more.</p>
<p>“Our customers tell us that fuel economy is the top reason for purchasing a Focus,” said Derrick Kuzak, group vice president, Global Product Development. “The all-new Focus meets that demand with great fuel economy, class-leading technologies and features, exceptional standards of craftsmanship and driving dynamics typically reserved for larger, more expensive vehicles.”</p>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34145" target="_blank">All-New Ford Focus Officially Certified at 40 MPG with Features, Technology Competitors Can’t Match | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has developed a <a title="Facebook" rel="homepage" href="http://facebook.com" target="_blank">Facebook</a> page dedicated to educating <a title="Consumer" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer" target="_blank">consumers</a> about the differences in electrified vehicle technologies and providing the latest information about the five electrified <a title="Vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle" target="_blank">vehicles</a> the company will introduce (<a title="Facebook Ford Electric Vehicles" href="http://www.facebook.com/FordElectricVehicles" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/FordElectricVehicles</a>)</li>
<li>Fans of the page can access assets – videos, photos, polls and announcements, join discussions about electrified vehicles and even direct questions to the engineers on <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s <a title="Electric vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle" target="_blank">electric vehicle</a> development team</li>
<li>The Electrified Vehicle Facebook page is where <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> first teased information about the all-new <a title="Ford Focus (international)" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Focus_%28international%29" target="_blank">Focus</a> Electric reveal and showed live-<a title="Streaming media" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_media" target="_blank">streaming video</a> of its reveal from the Consumer Electronics Show in January</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 23, 2011</strong> – <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> has launched an Electrified Vehicle Facebook page to serve as a place where passionate enthusiasts or curious consumers can find and share information about the company’s electrified vehicles. The page, available at <a title="Facebook Ford Electric Vehicles" href="http://www.facebook.com/FordElectricVehicles" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/FordElectricVehicles</a>, is part of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s efforts to educate consumers on the variety of choices available with electrified vehicles and what the company is doing to make an electric lifestyle as easy as possible.</p>
<p>“People who are passionate about electrified vehicles or just interested in learning more about the technology are using the <a title="Internet" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" target="_blank">Internet</a> as the source to participate in discussions or gather information,” said David Finnegan, <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> electric vehicles marketing manager. “Launching a <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>-specific Electrified Vehicle Facebook page allows us to create a forum for discussion and a place where we can interact with fans.”</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> Electrified Vehicle page for Facebook was developed to help consumers understand the differences between electricified vehicle technologies so they can make informed decisions about whether a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or <a title="Battery electric vehicle" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_electric_vehicle" target="_blank">all-electric vehicle</a> fits their driving habits. The page also creates a place where consumers can initiate and participate in conversations around <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a>’s electrified vehicle offerings and gives <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> a forum to respond to consumers who are interested in electrified vehicles.</p>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34113" target="_blank">New Ford Electrified Vehicle Facebook Page Engages Fans | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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<li><a class="wp-caption" title="Ford Fiesta" rel="thecarconnection" href="http://www.ford.com/fiestamovement/" target="_blank">Ford Fiesta</a> adds five-star <a title="Classification society" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_society" target="_blank">safety rating</a> in China to similar top ratings in <a title="Europe" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe" target="_blank">Europe</a> and Australia/New Zealand</li>
<li><a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/small-safe-ford-fiesta-earns-2010-top-safety-pick-st-louis-ford-dealership/">Fiesta</a> reaches 1 million sales in Europe, total global sales are 1,140,000</li>
<li>In <a title="North America" rel="geolocation" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=48.1666666667,-100.166666667&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=48.1666666667,-100.166666667 (North%20America)&amp;t=h" target="_blank">North America</a>, the 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/11/ford-fiesta-vs-lamborghini/">Ford Fiesta</a> earned a Top Safety Pick from the <a title="Insurance Institute for Highway Safety" rel="homepage" href="http://www.iihs.org/" target="_blank">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety</a> – the first <a class="zem_slink" title="Automobile" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile">car</a> in its segment to do so under new test standards</li>
<li>More than 55 percent of <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/small-safe-ford-fiesta-earns-2010-top-safety-pick-st-louis-ford-dealership/">Fiesta</a> body structure is made from ultra-high-strength steel</li>
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<p><strong>DEARBORN</strong><strong>, Mich., Feb. 21, 2011</strong> – The <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/11/ford-fiesta-vs-lamborghini/">Ford Fiesta</a> is now the first car in its segment to earn top <a title="Crash test" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_test" target="_blank">crash test</a> ratings in each of the world’s largest auto markets that perform safety testing, the U.S., China and Europe.</p>
<p>“<a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/unique-ford-transit-connect-turns-heads-dream-cruise-helps-local-business-generate-sales-ford-motor-company-newsroom/">Ford</a> is committed to safety, including our efforts to deliver top crash test ratings that customers look to when choosing new vehicles,” said Sue Cischke, group vice president of Sustainability, Environment and Safety. “<a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/small-safe-ford-fiesta-earns-2010-top-safety-pick-st-louis-ford-dealership/">Fiesta</a> is the latest example of that safety commitment, and shows that a small, <a title="Fuel efficiency" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_efficiency" target="_blank">fuel-efficient car</a> can deliver top safety.”</p>
<p>Testing agencies in the U.S., China, Europe and Australia/New Zealand rate the <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/11/ford-fiesta-vs-lamborghini/">Ford Fiesta</a> at the top of the list for crash ratings. <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/25/small-safe-ford-fiesta-earns-2010-top-safety-pick-st-louis-ford-dealership/">Fiesta</a>’s latest maximum five-star safety rating was awarded by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center under the China New Car Assessment Program, or C-<a title="Euro NCAP" rel="wikipedia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_NCAP" target="_blank">NCAP</a>. This follows maximum five-star ratings in Europe and Australia/New Zealand.</p>
<p>The 2011 <a href="http://www.schickerautomotive.com/info/2010/08/11/ford-fiesta-vs-lamborghini/">Ford Fiesta</a>, the only car in its segment to earn a Top Safety Pick from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety under its new test standards, continues to earn recognition in major global markets for its safety performance and rating in independent third-party testing.</p>
<p>via <a title="Ford Motor Company Newsroom" href="http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=34092" target="_blank">Ford Fiesta Becomes Segment’s First to Earn Top Safety Ratings in World’s Largest Auto Markets | Ford Motor Company Newsroom</a>.</p>
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