FORD TRANSIT CONNECT ELECTRIC COMMERCIAL VAN HELPS FLEET CUSTOMERS GO COMPLETELY GAS-FREE Ford Transit Connect Electric, a pure electric-powered version of the award-winning Transit Connect small van, goes into production in late 2010 Ford is collaborating with Azure Dynamics Corporation to upfit the Transit Connect Electric with Azure’s Force Drive™ battery electric powertrain and Johnson [...]
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT TAXI ‘ON DUTY’; NEW PEOPLE MOVER RUNS ON GREEN FUELS WITH NEW ENGINE OPTION | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD TRANSIT CONNECT TAXI ‘ON DUTY’; NEW PEOPLE MOVER RUNS ON GREEN FUELS WITH NEW ENGINE OPTION Transit Connect Taxi goes into production and will be available for the 2011 model year Transit Connect is built on a dedicated commercial vehicle platform, tested to Ford’s toughest truck standards, offers a fuel-efficient 2.0-liter four-cylinder gas engine [...]
FORD SCIENTISTS WORK TO PERFECT QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE PARTS ATOM BY ATOM | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD SCIENTISTS WORK TO PERFECT QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE PARTS ATOM BY ATOM Partnering with top-ranked national and international universities, the Ford “Atoms to Engines” team challenged skeptics to develop the world’s first virtual materials modeling prediction tool that allows the team to simulate the microstructures of a material before the first prototype is [...]
FORD KICKS OFF 2010 WITH 24 PERCENT SALES INCREASE, MARKET SHARE GAIN, THANKS TO PRODUCT LINEUP | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD KICKS OFF 2010 WITH 24 PERCENT SALES INCREASE, MARKET SHARE GAIN, THANKS TO PRODUCT LINEUP Ford, Lincoln and Mercury January sales up 24 percent versus year ago Cars up 43 percent, crossovers up 20 percent, SUVs up 8 percent, trucks and vans up 14 percent Ford brand sales up 26 percent, Lincoln up 16 [...]
THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR HAS MOST FORD TRANSIT CONNECTS IN OPERATION IN NORTH AMERICA
ThyssenKrupp Elevator, Americas Business Unit, is the largest producer of elevators in North America. The company recently purchased 140 Ford Transit Connects for its vehicle fleet to be used by mechanics who routinely service elevators and escalators. ThyssenKrupp Elevator was one of the earliest adopters of the Transit Connect. Currently, the company has the most [...]
TWO “FORDS” PLAY KEY ROLES IN 2010 NCAA MEN’S FROZEN FOUR | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
TWO 'FORDS' PLAY KEY ROLES IN 2010 NCAA MEN'S FROZEN FOUR 2010 Ford Transit Connect Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford will serve as co-chairman of the local organizing committee for the 2010 NCAA® Men's Frozen Four®, which will be held April 8-10 at Ford Field in Detroit The Ford Transit Connect, recently named North American [...]
Ford sweeps Detroit Auto Show awards – Jan. 11, 2010
Ford sweeps Detroit Auto Show awards DETROIT (CNNMoney.com) — After finishing off an enviable year for a domestic automaker, Ford Motor Co. won both the North American Car and Truck of the Year Awards presented Monday at the start of Detroit’s North American International Auto Show. The Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan won Car of the Year [...]
FORD CAPS 2009 WITH 33 PERCENT SALES INCREASE, FIRST FULL-YEAR MARKET SHARE GAIN SINCE 1995 | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD CAPS 2009 WITH 33 PERCENT SALES INCREASE, FIRST FULL-YEAR MARKET SHARE GAIN SINCE 1995 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury December sales up 33 percent versus a year ago; highest sales month since May 2008 Ford posts first full-year market share gain since 1995; December marks the 14th time in 15 months that Ford increased retail [...]
LARGEST U.S. ICE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OPTS FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY OF FORD TRANSIT CONNECT | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
LARGEST U.S. ICE MANUFACTURER, DISTRIBUTOR OPTS FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY OF FORD TRANSIT CONNECT Reddy Ice Holdings, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the largest manufacturer and distributor of packaged ice in the United States. The company, which sells its products primarily under the widely known Reddy Ice® brand, recently purchased 17 Ford Transit Connect vans for [...]
