ShareFORD FUSION AND FUSION HYBRID CONTINUE MOMENTUM IN 2010; MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF BUYERS NEW TO FORD
Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid – America’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan – are luring customers from other brands at a record pace with consideration from import shoppers at an all-time high
Fusion sales to buyers new to Ford rose [...]
ShareCLEARING THE AIR FOR ALLERGY SUFFERERS: NEW FORD CABIN AIR FILTERS HELP PROVIDE RELIEF
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Cabin air filters installed in 2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ are now allergen rated to remove pollen, mold spores and other airborne irritants
Allergen-reducing cabin filters will be used in many new Ford products including Ford Fiesta, which goes on [...]
ShareFORD 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 built.
The [...]
ShareFORD 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 percent and Mercury [...]
ShareFord 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 and the [...]
ShareFORD SWEEPS NORTH AMERICAN CAR AND TRUCK OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Ford swept the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards today at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), winning both prestigious awards for the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid and the 2010 Ford Transit Connect, respectively
It is the third time in 17 years that [...]
ShareJASON JOHNSON: MAKING THE MAGIC OF FORD SYNC A REALITY FOR CONSUMERS
Jason Johnson is a key member of the team bringing SYNC® and MyFord together, making Ford’s all new vehicle environment a reality
One of Johnson’s key responsibilities is refining the interaction between people and their Ford vehicles with usability a top priority
Johnson, a Texas native, [...]
ShareFORD VEHICLES FIRST TO ENABLE ITUNES TAGGING WITH LAUNCH OF NEW HD RADIO CAPABILITY IN ITS LINEUP
Ford is the first auto manufacturer to offer HD Radio™ technology with iTunes® Tagging capability; this new functionality will be available on 2011 model year Ford vehicles equipped with MyFord Touch™ or MyLincoln Touch™ driver connect technology with the [...]
ShareGARY BRADDOCK: ENSURING EXCEPTIONAL INTERIORS ARE HALLMARKS OF EVERY FORD VEHICLE
Gary Braddock, Ford interior chief designer, leads the design studio team in creating interiors that capture the emotions of Ford customers and helps ensure the designs become a reality in vehicles people want to buy
Braddock has been essential in the look and feel of Ford’s [...]
ShareFORD 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 market share
Record [...]
ShareFORD FIRST TO ENABLE ITUNES TAGGING WITH LAUNCH OF NEW HD RADIO CAPABILITY IN ITS LINEUP
Ford is the first auto manufacturer to offer HD Radio™ technology with iTunes® Tagging capability; this new functionality will be available next year
HD Radio technology captures free digital radio broadcasts, which eliminate static, fadeout and other problems associated with conventional [...]
ShareFORD USES HOLLYWOOD MOTION-CAPTURE SOFTWARE BEHIND ‘AVATAR’ TO IMPROVE VEHICLE DESIGNS
Ford Motor Company is the only automaker to use the same type of motion-capture software in its virtual engineering labs as Hollywood employs to create such motion pictures as “Avatar,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and “Polar Express”
Ford uses motion-capture [...]
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