Ford has developed the all-new MyFord Mobile app for North America, allowing Focus Electric drivers to remain engaged and in control even when away from the vehicle. It’s part of a strategic approach to make Ford electric car ownership simpler and easier MyFord Mobile works via a smartphone app or secure website to give owners [...]
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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 [...]
FORD’S 2010 SALES UP 19 PERCENT – LARGEST INCREASE OF ANY FULL-LINE AUTOMAKER; FOUNDATION SET FOR GROWTH IN 2011 | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford’s full-year sales totaled 1.935 million, up 19 percent versus a year ago – the largest increase of any full-line automaker Ford’s December retail sales were up 17 percent versus a year ago; total sales of 190,976 were up 7 percent Ford’s market share up for the second year in a row; first back-to-back increase [...]
NEW FORD SYNC DESTINATIONS APP OFFERS ‘ON THE GO’ NAVIGATION; PREDICTS BEST DEPARTURE TIMES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
SYNC® Destinations is a free smartphone app that gives SYNC Traffic, Directions and Information (TDI) users mobile access to search for and save destinations to their cloud-based SYNC Services account for easy access when back in the car App includes Predictive Traffic, powered by Ford’s best-in-class traffic information supplier INRIX, providing users with recommended departure [...]
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 [...]
INDUSTRY-FIRST, HANDS-FREE LIFTGATE FROM FORD OFFERS REAL KICK FOR CUSTOMERS WITH PACKAGES | see them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
Ford introduces an industry-first hands-free liftgate that allows customers to quickly and easily unlock and open the rear hatch even when their hands are full With the key fob in the owner’s possession, a gentle leg motion below the center of the rear bumper activates sensors that cue the system to unlock and raise the [...]
FORD INVESTING $600 MILLION, ADDING 1,800 JOBS TO PRODUCE NEXT-GENERATION ESCAPE IN LOUISVILLE | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford is investing $600 million to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a state-of-the-art facility, becoming Ford’s most-flexible high-volume plant in the world When the fully transformed Louisville Assembly Plant re-opens in late 2011, it will operate on two production shifts, requiring 1,800 incremental jobs from today’s staffing levels to be filled through a combination [...]
FORD TO COMPLETE REAR CAMERA ROLL-OUT ON NEARLY ALL MODELS | See them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 3 – Ford Motor Company will continue its aggressive technology onslaught by completing the roll-out of its innovative Rear View Camera System that will be available on nearly all Ford and Lincoln models by the end of 2011. “Ford is making new innovations such as the Rear View Camera System available to [...]
FORD NOVEMBER SALES UP 24 PERCENT; GAINS ACROSS FULL VEHICLE PORTFOLIO – CARS, UTILITIES AND TRUCKS | See them at McMahon Ford your St. Louis Ford Dealership
Ford, Lincoln and Mercury November sales totaled 147,338, up 24 percent versus year ago Ford’s year-to-date sales totaled 1.74 million, up 21 percent; Ford’s sales growth doubled the industry average Ford’s balanced portfolio of high-quality, fuel-efficient cars, utilities and trucks drove November sales gains; cars up 25 percent, utilities up 13 percent and trucks up [...]
A PERFECT FIT: RECYCLED CLOTHING FINDS A NEW HOME INSIDE NEXT-GENERATION FORD FOCUS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford is using recycled cottons in the interior of the new 2012 Focus as part of carpet backing and sound absorption material Cotton from post-consumer, recycled blue jeans is an example of the material used in the new Focus as part of the drive to find creative eco-friendly materials The use of environmentally friendly materials [...]
