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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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share of the auto market in March, down from 91.9% Overall auto volume was 19,366 units, up some 19% YoY, and the highest March sales since at least 2016 (though compensating from a hangover earlier in Q1). The Model Y alone took over 38% of Norway’s new passenger auto registrations in March. year on year. comprised 86.8%

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Ford expands SYNC with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4G LTE and new apps

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Ford is expanding its SYNC connectivity system, adding Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, 4G LTE and several new AppLink apps. iPhone users can activate Apple CarPlay, and Android users can activate Android Auto, two interfaces built specifically for those types of smartphones. Android Auto. New SYNC apps. Users of Android devices 5.0

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Ford making start-stop standard across 2017 EcoBoost-equipped F-150 lineup

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Ford is making Auto Start-Stop technology standard across the entire lineup of EcoBoost-equipped 2017 F-150 pickups. The 2016 F-150 with 2.7-liter liter EcoBoost engine comes standard with Auto Start-Stop. Other Ford vehicles are available with Auto Start-Stop are: Focus 1.0-liter 2017 Escape 1.5-liter

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Ford projects utility vehicles to account for 29% of its global sales by end of decade

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Sales of Ford Kuga, known as Escape in North America, increased 33% for the full 2013 sales year in Euro 20 markets, reaching record levels January through September 2014. A record number of Ford Escapes were sold in 2013, with sales up in 2014 as well. Ford will reveal its new 2016 Ford Explorer at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Honda CR-V Hybrid SUV debuts in Shanghai, U.S. sales all but confirmed: UPDATE

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The Ford Escape Hybrid reigned alone in the first segment from 2004 through 2012, and then Ford simply walked away from the segment. It took until last year for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to arrive, quickly racking thousands of.

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Industry survey finds aluminum use in autos at all-time high; average per vehicle use expected to more than double from 2012 by 2025

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According to the report, future growth in auto aluminum usage will be primarily driven by these and other applications being converted from steel. Market factors already in place are projected to push aluminum content to 400 pounds per vehicle in 2015/2016. Twenty percent of all bumpers in 2012 will be aluminum.

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Toyota to explore integration of SmartDeviceLink Technology with Ford subsidiary; open source version of Ford AppLink

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Ford’s new SYNC 3 technology debuts this summer in North America on the 2016 Ford Escape and Fiesta. AppLink automatically discovers smartphone apps including Spotify, Pandora, Glympse, NPR One and iHeart Auto (iHeartRadio’s automotive app), and displays each app’s unique graphics and branding. Ford SYNC 3.

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