Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2016

Ford Motor Company’s first-half total US sales grew 5% with 1,353,048 vehicles sold—its best first-half performance since 2006. Ford truck performance remains the standout for the first half of the year. Ford brand SUVs had their best-ever first half with 395,116 total vehicles sold—up 9% versus a year ago.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2016

Ford recorded 115,228 SUV US sales at retail through the first two months of 2016, making for the best-yet calendar year start for Ford SUVs (Escape, Edge, Flex, Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility, Expedition) ever, highlighted by a best-ever February. Sales of Ford’s utilities for January and February 2016 were up 16.1%

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2016

Daimler will introduce a series-production fuel-cell plug-in hybrid—the Mercedes-Benz GLC F-CELL—in 2017. The GLC F-CELL features a ~9 kWh lithium-ion battery pack combined with a new fuel cell stack developed in Vancouver, Canada together with partner Ford in the Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) joint venture.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Ford Ranger-sized pickup features a ‘midgate design’ tray where the back of the cabin opens up and rear seats fold to allow additional cargo carrying space. A Toyota HiLux dual-cab GR Sport 4×4 is near identical at 5320mm x 2020mm, and a Ford Ranger Wildtrak 5370mm x 1918mm. What is VinFast? Heard of them before?

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2017

New vehicle sales for the first quarter of 2017 in US fell 1.9% SUVs and pickup trucks continue to gain market share, with Honda’s 4.3% Continuing the trend of recent years, the market share of SUVs and trucks continue to rise within the United States. in Q1 2017. The biggest decline was seen in the D-Segment (mid-size).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2017

Ford announced a series of global manufacturing actions centered on improving the company’s operational fitness, among them that it would source the next-generation Ford Focus for North America primarily from China, rather than Hermosillo, Mexico. Ford is a top auto exporter in the US. This is in addition to the $1.3

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 7, 2016

The Ford Escape has been a huge popular small crossover SUV since its 2011 debut, and after a quick drive in the updated 2017 model, we're reminded why. The 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

million, 50,000 more than in February 2017. SUVs were a key driver of growth in February, with the volume of vehicles registered up by 24.7% compared to the same month last year, meaning SUVs accounted for 33% of the total market in February. Demand for SUVs continued to rise, with the segment’s volume up by 24.7%

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Today, we have details on the Jaguar i-Pace electric SUV concept and 2018 Ford EcoSport from the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show, as well as specs for the 2017 Nissan Leaf, which moves into the new model year mostly unchanged. The 2018 Ford EcoSport crossover is unveiled at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto show well.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

on H1 2017, the growth recorded in Germany, France and Spain allowed the overall market to keep growing. Car makers continue to update and modernise their traditional models, while the range of SUVs on offer continues to grow and appeal to all kinds of budgets and needs. Despite uncertainty in the UK, where the market was down 6.3%

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2023

Ford wants to make vehicle interiors more like living rooms. Ford movable in-vehicle table patent image According to the patent application, the table would be mounted to a base affixed to the floor, and have a pivoting arm that would allow it to be positioned either parallel or perpendicular to a vehicle’s center line.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2016

Ford is expanding its SYNC 3 connectivity platform—allowing compatibility of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto—throughout its entire 2017 US vehicle lineup of cars, SUVs, light trucks and electrified vehicles. Future, over-the-air updates via Wi-Fi will help ensure it keeps up with the latest technology.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In New York yesterday, Ford Motor Company provided a strategic update to investors; the presentation follows a four-month deep dive into Ford’s strategy and business operations led by President and CEO Jim Hackett and Ford’s senior leadership team. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2016

Ford Fusion electrified vehicle retail sales spiked in the Los Angeles market during the month of June, the first month of availability for the new 2017 model. Based on Ford June sales figures, Fusion Energi (the plug-in hybrid variant) sales jumped nearly 40% in LA compared to June 2015. gallon tank.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 30, 2019

in March 2017. The biggest drops were posted by Mercedes, Renault, Peugeot, Ford and Land Rover. The market continues to be dominated by SUVs, but their growth is slowing. In March, SUV registrations totalled 650,300 units, or 36.8% for small SUVs, and 5.3% for compact SUVs. of total volume against 36.2%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

Preliminary MY 2017 values suggest that average weight will be up 9 pounds and horsepower up 2 hp. EPA will not have final MY 2017 data until next year’s report. ft 2 (1.9%); truck SUVs increased 0.4 ft 2 (0.7%); and car SUVs were down 0.2 Preliminary MY 2017 values are essentially unchanged from MY 2016.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2015

Ford hasn't jumped on the small crossover-utility bandwagon for the U.S. The Indian-made Ford EcoSport is sold in foreign markets, but so far not in North America. DON'T MISS: Ford EcoSport Compact Crossover: Forbidden Fruit First Drive (Dec 2013) Ford is. yet, although it does have a model that fits that description.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The 2022 Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) is powered by a 2.5-liter While some SUVs have numb steering, reducing road feel, this was not the case with the Escape PHEV, as there was never a time or situation where we felt disconnected from the tires and the road, including feeling planted around sweeping turns.

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Charged EVs

MAY 11, 2022

Ford knows trucks, and demand for its F-150 Lightning shows truck buyers may not be as afraid of EVs as many think. The 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck may be the first real mass-market electric vehicle sold in the US. At the top of the heap is the Ford F-Series, the best-selling US. vehicle line for more than 40 years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The fording depth is increased by 15 centimeters, to 40 centimeters. Fording depth. Ground clearance and fording depth are increased by 15 centimeters compared to the standard EQC. And in 2017, with the E 400 All-Terrain 4x4² study, Mercedes-Benz showed many an SUV its limitations when off-road. inches) lower.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2020

Small cars and minicars accounted for 15 of the 20 models with the highest death rates for model year 2017, while nearly half of the 20 models with the lowest death rates were luxury SUVs. Very large SUVs have the lowest overall death rate of any vehicle category with 15 fatalities per million registered vehicle years.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

Tall hats at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have indicated they have wrapped an investigation into the gear selector design found in some Durango SUVs and Ram pickup trucks. & A recall would have been ruinously expensive.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

It's one of the most frequent questions asked by shoppers interested in utility vehicles with better gas mileage: why aren't there more hybrid SUVs and crossovers? Following the 2012 demise of the much-loved Ford Escape Hybrid, it took four years for the 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid to emerge.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Tesla is not the competition After Polestar became a standalone EV maker in 2017, Volvo said the brand would compete with Tesla and Mercedes-AMG with high-performance electric cars. The new Polestar 4 electric SUV Coupe starts at $56,300 (including destination), with prices going up to $74,300. If anything, the new Porsche Macan EV is.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

Keeping pace with its announced intention to roll out 10 plug-in hybrids by 2017 ( earlier post ), Mercedes-Benz introduced the new GLE550 e 4MATIC plug-in hybrid (PHEV) along with the other members of the new GLE family of full-size SUVs. The GLE550 e is Mercedes-Benz’ first plug-in hybrid SUV. Mercedes’ new SUV nomenclature.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. Roev will remove the ICE from Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers and replace them with an electric motor and batteries. 2023 Roev electric Toyota HiLux.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2017

At Auto Shanghai 2017, Dana Incorporated is showcasing select technologies from its Spicer Electrified portfolio of fully integrated motor, control, and e-drive technologies, as well as thermal-management products for electric and hybrid vehicles. Spicer SmartConnect disconnecting All-Wheel-Drive technology for SUVs, light vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Every domestic automaker landed in the bottom-half of CR’s latest reliability rankings, which covers 29 brands this year—two more than 2017. Ford ranks the highest at 18, down three spots from the previous year. Right below Ford on the list is Buick, which had performed well in recent years and was in the top 10 last year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

The Phase II awards were launched to utilize $150 million in tax credits that were not used by the previous awardees and support projects that must be placed in service by 2017. Ford Motor Company. Ford transformed its Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) in Wayne, Mich., Lead organization. Description. 30 million. 20 million.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

“Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to act and look more like an SUV,” Scott Bell, vp of world Chevrolet, stated in a observation. The plant has now not operated a 3rd shift since 2017. Ford numbers aren’t to be had since the automaker handiest reviews Canadian gross sales figures on an annual foundation.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

The sharp-lined VF Wild ute is the work of an independent design studio in Melbourne called GoMotiv, as is the VF 3 mini electric SUV rolled out alongside it at CES. It is now based in inner city Abbotsford and has 23 staff sourced from GM-H and Ford as well as internationally from auto companies such as Jaguar Land Rover and McLaren.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

“Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to act and look more like an SUV,” Scott Bell, vp of world Chevrolet, stated in a observation. The plant has now not operated a 3rd shift since 2017. “We ” Terminating redesigned for the 2018 style date, the Traverse will get a pristine 2.5-liter

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The second generation 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid continues what Kia started in 2017 when the Niro Hybrid debuted. inch ground clearance results in an outlook on the road a bit higher than a sedan, but not as high as a SUV. The Niro hybrid has a few key hybrid competitors—the Ford Escape , the Toyota Corolla and the Toyota RAV4.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Stylish Two-Row SUV. The Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport debuted in 2020 as a smaller version to the Atlas, the largest SUV in the Volkswagen line-up. The subtle but noticeable design differences between the two earns the Cross Sport a nod for being one of the best looking midsize SUVs. Adding extra style to VW SUV functionality.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

SUVs once again drove sales in the global market, proving that the boom in demand for the segment was not just a fad, but a long-lasting trend that continues to appeal to consumers around the world. million SUVs were sold in 2018, with volume up by 7% on 2017. million SUVs were sold in 2018, with volume up by 7% on 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2016

The first system was successfully installed on ANGP’s 2014 Ford F-150 pick-up truck equipped with Ford’s CNG/LPG-ready 3.7 GEN 2 can be configured for optimal space utilization and will enable commercially viable application in the broad light-duty vehicle market, including passenger cars and SUVs.

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