Ford will launch C-MAX Energi, its first-ever production plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, and C-MAX Hybrid, a full hybrid variant, in North America in 2012 and Europe in 2013 Both versions of the five-passenger multi-activity vehicle will leverage the company’s global C-car platform, critically acclaimed powersplit hybrid architecture, next-generation driver information features and advanced, lighter and [...]
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COLLABORATION IS KEY TO FORD’S GLOBAL ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE PLANS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
COLLABORATION IS KEY TO FORD’S GLOBAL ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE PLANS Ford’s global electrification strategy will deliver a suite of five new electrified vehicles for differing customer needs in North America and Europe by 2013 and build on the company’s overall vision of offering the widest possible range of fuel-efficient, low-emission technological solutions The plan includes the [...]
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 INVESTS $450 MILLION MORE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; NEXT-GENERATION HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND NEW BEV WILL BE PRODUCED AT MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD INVESTS $450 MILLION MORE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; NEXT-GENERATION HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND NEW BEV WILL BE PRODUCED AT MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT Ford will invest another $450 million in Michigan as part of the company’s aggressive electric vehicle plan Engineering, production and launch of new electrified vehicles, battery systems and hybrid transaxles will create up [...]
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 [...]
FORD VEHICLE RESIDUAL VALUES RISE $1,300 ON AVERAGE FROM 2009 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR; INDUSTRY’S LARGEST GAIN | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD VEHICLE RESIDUAL VALUES RISE $1,300 ON AVERAGE FROM 2009 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR; INDUSTRY’S LARGEST GAIN The projected resale value of 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles after 36 months in service increased by an average of $1,310 per vehicle compared to the 2009 model year – the industry’s largest increase among full-line manufacturers [...]
FUSION HELPS FORD SET NEW RECORD FOR HYBRID SALES, BUCKING INDUSTRYWIDE DIP IN HEV DEMAND | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FUSION HELPS FORD SET NEW RECORD FOR HYBRID SALES, BUCKING INDUSTRYWIDE DIP IN HEV DEMAND Ford Motor Company has already set a record for annual hybrid sales of 31,000 hybrids through November, eclipsing the previous high in 2007. Ford hybrid sales are up 67 percent this year while overall industry hybrid sales were down 11 percent [...]
FORD FLEX AND FORD FUSION HYBRID NAMED 2010 ALL-STARS BY AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
FORD FLEX AND FORD FUSION HYBRID NAMED 2010 ALL-STARS BY AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE. The 2010 Ford Flex and the award-winning 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid have been named 2010 All-Stars by AUTOMOBILE Magazine, one of Americas leading automotive lifestyle publications This is the second consecutive All-Star win for the Ford Flex, which was described by AUTOMOBILE Magazine [...]
FORD 3.5-LITER ECOBOOST™ V-6 & 2.5-LITER HYBRID I-4 ENGINES MAKE WARD’S ’10 BEST ENGINES’ LIST | Ford Motor Company Newsroom
Ford’s EcoBoost engine wins in its first year of eligibility; the 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbocharged V-6 is the first of a family of engines featuring the technology The Fusion Hybrid’s 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine also won a spot on the list; this is the second consecutive year Ford has won for its hybrid engine technology with [...]
2010 Ford Escape Hybrid Review Details | The Official Site of the 2010 Ford Escape Hybrid
A vehicle for today with tomorrow in mind By Wayne Scraba / autoMedia.com Plenty of manufacturers are beating their own drums with regard to innovative and “green” hybrid technology. But if you stand back and look at the field, one of the leaders and one of the first to develop useable production hybrids is Ford [...]
