Next-generation Ford palette will feature more complex metallics, tinted clearcoats, tri-coats and neutrals Ford designers have a timetable of three years out when developing color palette Research shows up to 40 percent of car buyers say they’d walk out of a dealership if they couldn’t buy a car in the color they wanted DEARBORN, Mich., [...]
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kbb.com: New car buyers most impressed with Ford image | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford has been honored with two 2011 Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Awards, which recognize the outstanding achievements of automakers in creating and maintaining brand attributes that capture the attention and enthusiasm of car buyers. Ford earned top honors for Best Exterior Design for Non-Luxury vehicles and again ruled the Most Rugged Truck Brand category. [...]
Ford Fiesta Gets Personal for 2012, Gives Owners Bursts of Color, Customization Inside and Out | see them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
Ford Fiesta continues to deliver personalization options for customers, with the debut of three new packages for 2012. The offerings include two interior packages and one exterior package Forty percent of buyers purchase at least one accessory for their Fiestas, with more than 26,000 Ford Custom Accessories items already sold The new interior package delivers [...]
Ford Fiesta Becomes Segment’s First to Earn Top Safety Ratings in World’s Largest Auto Markets | see them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
Ford Fiesta adds five-star safety rating in China to similar top ratings in Europe and Australia/New Zealand Fiesta reaches 1 million sales in Europe, total global sales are 1,140,000 In North America, the 2011 Ford Fiesta earned a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – the first car in its segment [...]
Ford rises, Toyota plummets in best-loved car brand – Jan. 5, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Ford is rising fast in a survey of consumers’ feelings toward car brands. In fact, Ford is now virtually tied for first place with fast-falling Toyota in the most recent Consumer Reports Car Brand Perception Survey. Over the last two years, Ford’s score in the survey has risen by 35 points [...]
DECADE OF CHANGE: TOP 10 WAYS YOUR CAR HAS CHANGED IN 10 YEARS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 4, 2011 – The past decade has been revolutionary for several parts of our society, but few sectors have seen as much change since 2000 as the auto industry. Ten short years ago, automakers were touting the number of cupholders in the cabin and the increased off-road capabilities of family haulers. Today, [...]
FORD TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS NEW FORD FOCUS TO CARVE THROUGH TURNS LIKE DOWNHILL SKIER | see them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
The all-new 2012 Ford Focus features standard torque vectoring control to increase vehicle stability in turns by applying slight braking force to one side Torque vectoring control is a Focus class-exclusive feature that serves as a confidence-builder for novice drivers, while pleasing enthusiasts with added control when cornering Torque vectoring control provides stabilizing braking force [...]
Bret Michaels with MyFord Touch in the New Ford Explorer
Bret Michaels in the New Ford Explorer with MyFord Touch. Answers the question “What are some features of My-Ford Touch?” Explorer Live is a Facebook program that engages Ford and prospective Explorer customers in one-on-one conversations using text, videos and images Explorer fans can get near real-time answers to questions from Ford experts as well [...]
TATTOOS COME INTO FOCUS – LITERALLY – WITH FORD’S HOT NEW SMALL CAR | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Tattoos are not just body art anymore; customers will soon be able to express themselves with vehicle tattoos for the all-new 2012 Ford Focus Ford Custom Graphics will offer more than 200 unique vinyl wrap tattoos in an array of different colors for the new Focus at www.fordcustomgraphics.com Available in a variety of designs – from [...]
NEW 2012 FORD FOCUS CRASHED MORE THAN 12,000 TIMES IN VIRTUAL AND REAL WORLD TESTS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford engineers expanded safety testing for the new 2012 Ford Focus, including more than 12,000 virtual and real-world crash tests globally, to prove out its new safety technologies The new Focus features advanced restraint systems with innovative next-generation airbags that provide enhanced chest protection Ford Focus also provides enhanced side crash protection through a specialized [...]
