ShareTHREE FORD VEHICLES SELECTED AS ‘TOP 10 FAMILY CARS FOR 2010’ BY KBB.COM
The 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2010 Ford Taurus and 2010 Ford Flex are among the “Top 10 Family Cars for 2010,” according to the editors of Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com
Vehicles are chosen based on factors such as resale value, fuel efficiency, capability and [...]
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 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 [...]
ShareFORD 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
The improvement [...]
ShareFORD 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 as “one [...]
ShareFORD SYNC GOES WIFI TURNING CAR INTO MOBILE INTERNET HOT SPOT FOR PASSENGERS WHILE ON THE GO
Next-generation SYNC® system to incorporate in-car WiFi system powered by customer’s USB mobile broadband modem, turning entire car into hot spot
New capability will be standard on select SYNC-equipped vehicles with no additional hardware or subscriptions required beyond the user-supplied mobile [...]
ShareFORD ENGINEERS IMITATE HUMAN TOUCH THROUGH A ROBOT NAMED RUTH
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 16, 2009 – Human touch is highly subjective and complex, making it difficult to replicate in a lab. So designers of vehicle interiors have historically relied on direct feedback from customers to determine which visual and tactile interior environments pleased most people. However, [...]
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