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CLASS-EXCLUSIVE 22-INCH WHEELS STANDARD ON FORD EDGE SPORT HIGHLIGHT NEW WHEEL LINEUP FOR 2011 | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareCLASS-EXCLUSIVE 22-INCH WHEELS STANDARD ON FORD EDGE SPORT HIGHLIGHT NEW WHEEL LINEUP FOR 2011 2011 Ford Edge features four new wheel designs, including 18- and 20-inch wheels for Edge SEL and Edge Limited, and the class-exclusive 22-inch wheels that highlight the 2011 Ford Edge Sport New 18- and 20-inch wheels are one-half inch wider than [...]

2011 FORD EDGE OFFICIALLY HAS TOP FUEL ECONOMY AND BEST-IN-CLASS POWER – SEE AT YOUR ST. LOUIS FORD DEALERSHIP

Share2011 FORD EDGE OFFICIALLY HAS TOP FUEL ECONOMY AND BEST-IN-CLASS POWER 2011 Ford Edge SEL and Limited (front-wheel drive) are EPA-estimated at unsurpassed 19 mpg city and 27 mpg highway Outstanding fuel economy is combined with best-in-class power. The standard 3.5-liter V6 produces 285 horsepower, tops among standard V6 competitors and 20 more horsepower than [...]

FORD INTRODUCES NEW CURVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST CRASHES ON CURVES | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD INTRODUCES NEW CURVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST CRASHES ON CURVES Ford is pioneering the next frontier of safety with crash-avoidance innovations such as Curve Control, which launches on the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer and rolls out to 90 percent of Ford’s North American crossovers, sport utilities, trucks and vans by 2015 Curve [...]

FORD IMPROVES SYNC 911 ASSIST WITH GPS LOCATION AWARENESS FOR FAST RESPONSE; NO FEES ATTACHED | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD IMPROVES SYNC 911 ASSIST WITH GPS LOCATION AWARENESS FOR FAST RESPONSE; NO FEES ATTACHED Ford SYNC® emergency response app, 911 Assist™, can now provide operators with theability to receive a vehicle’s exact GPS coordinates in the event of an accident Ford 911 Assist with GPS location remains a subscription-free, no-additional-cost feature to customers for the [...]

FORD PUTS CHARGE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE PLANS; PARTNERS WITH COULOMB TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE FREE CHARGING STATIONS TO SOME OF ITS FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD PUTS CHARGE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE PLANS; PARTNERS WITH COULOMB TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE FREE CHARGING STATIONS TO SOME OF ITS FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS Ford Motor Company is partnering with Coulomb Technologies to provide free in-home ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations for some of the automaker’s first electric vehicle customers under the Ford Blue Oval ChargePoint [...]

FORD DELIVERS ON 2006 PLEDGE TO DOUBLE FLEXIBLE-FUEL VEHICLE PRODUCTION IN AMERICA BY END OF 2010 | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD DELIVERS ON 2006 PLEDGE TO DOUBLE FLEXIBLE-FUEL VEHICLE PRODUCTION IN AMERICA BY END OF 2010 Ford is delivering on its 2006 pledge to double the number of flexible-fuel vehicles produced in the U.S. by the end of 2010.  Ford produced nearly 185,000 2006 model year flexible-fuel vehicles. The development and use of renewable fuels [...]

FORD, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REVEAL STUDENTS VISION FOR FUTURE OF IN-CAR CLOUD COMPUTING APPS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REVEAL STUDENTS VISION FOR FUTURE OF IN-CAR CLOUD COMPUTING APPS As part of the research course, Cloud Computing in the Commute, six University of Michigan teams developed apps for in-car use; a panel of judges from U-M, Ford and Microsoft selected the winner based on relevance and usability The winning app, [...]

NEW MYFORD TOUCH ‘COACHES’ DRIVERS TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY; NAVIGATION ADDS ECO-ROUTE FEATURE | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareNEW MYFORD TOUCH ‘COACHES’ DRIVERS TO IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY; NAVIGATION ADDS ECO-ROUTE FEATURE New MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology provides an array of real-time feedback on fuel efficiency performance that helps coach drivers to optimize their miles per gallon MyFord Touch map-based navigation offers an Eco-Route option, which instantly calculates the most fuel-efficient route for [...]

FORD ENGAGES CUSTOMERS IN “WHAT’S NEXT,” TAKING COMPANY’S OPEN INNOVATION MODEL TO NEXT LEVEL | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD ENGAGES CUSTOMERS IN “WHAT’S NEXT,” TAKING COMPANY’S OPEN INNOVATION MODEL TO NEXT LEVEL Ford launches “Your Ideas” on its interactive consumer site, The Ford story (www.thefordstory.com), welcoming visitors to submit, share, review and rate each other’s automotive feature innovations The Web portal is Ford’s latest demonstration of collaborative efforts to engage ‘automotive outsiders’ to [...]

FORD TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT ENGINES, PROVIDE SPECIAL TEST DRIVES AT SAE WORLD CONGRESS | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FUEL-EFFICIENT ENGINES, PROVIDE SPECIAL TEST DRIVES AT SAE WORLD CONGRESS Ford Motor Company, host company of the 2010 SAE World Congress, outlines plans to introduce three new four-cylinder engines in North America in the next year to meet customer demand for fuel efficiency Ford will provide the most comprehensive lineup of [...]

THE CAR BATTERY: FROM THE SHADOWS TO STARDOM | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareTHE CAR BATTERY: FROM THE SHADOWS TO STARDOM NEW YORK, March 31, 2010 – For decades, the automobile battery was an essentially static technology, but it’s no longer being taken for granted. Battery technology is now in a starring role in the development of a new generation of electrified vehicles. But today’s batteries are a [...]

FORD, MICROSOFT TEAM UP TO HELP ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS RECHARGE MORE EFFECTIVELY, AFFORDABLY | Ford Motor Company Newsroom

ShareFORD, MICROSOFT TEAM UP TO HELP ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS RECHARGE MORE EFFECTIVELY, AFFORDABLY Ford and Microsoft are teaming up to use Microsoft Hohm as a platform to help future owners of Ford’s electric vehicles optimize the way they recharge their vehicle and better manage their home’s energy use Microsoft and Ford also will work with [...]