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APRIL 13, 2017

Over the past several years, has Ford worked with suppliers to evaluate the viability of using bamboo in vehicle interiors and to make extra strong parts by combining it with plastic. While tests on bamboo continue, Ford is already making use of sustainable and recycled materials. Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150.

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

Ford Motor Company announced a corrective action—a software update—to address potential engine overheating that could result in engine fires in SE and SEL models of the 2013 Ford Escape and Ford Fusion models equipped with 1.6-liter liter engine and 2013 Fusion models equipped with the 1.6-liter

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Year-to-date, total sales of EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles are up 46%; F-150, Escape and Fusion are the top-selling EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles. Ford expects 2015 will be the first year in which EcoBoost-equipped vehicles in the United States exceed 1 million sales. To meet demand for the 2.0-liter

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DECEMBER 3, 2012

But as the 2013 Ford Escape is recalled for the fourth time, owners might start wondering whether they've made the correct purchase. Ford has announced the recall of 89,000 Escapes and 2013 Ford Fusions in order to fix a fluid.

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

Ford is embracing the use of “3D printing”—additive manufacturing—in its design work. Many of the components for the Ford 3.5-liter Ford is also advancing a new variation on this technology: 3D printing with sand allows for the creation of casting patterns and cores with multiple printers in-house.

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JANUARY 29, 2009

Buyers of a new 2010 Fusion Hybrid or Mercury Milan Hybrid this year will qualify for a $3,400 tax credit. The Fusion Hybrid carries a 41 mpg rating in the city and 36 mpg on the highway. Fusion Hybrid travels up to 47 mph in pure electric mode, faster than all other hybrids currently on the road. 2010 Fusion and Milan Hybrids.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Ford’s changing share of the hybrid-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, battery-electric vehicle segments and total ED market in the US in 2012 and YTD 2013. Data: EDTA, Ford Motor. Accordingly, in 2012, Ford only held a 7.5% Accordingly, in 2012, Ford only held a 7.5% Monthly 2013 sales of Ford electric drive vehicles.

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JUNE 20, 2019

Ford has a lot of catching-up to do with respect to hybrids and plug-in hybrids. The Ford Escape Hybrid held onto what was a strong hybrid niche for Ford, and the introduction of hybrid and Energi (PHEV) versions of the C-Max and Fusion seemed like the start of.

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JUNE 30, 2011

The Ford Fusion Hybrid mid-size sedan was Ford's second hybrid vehicle after the Escape Hybrid crossover. The Fusion Hybrid, launched early in 2009 as a 2010 model, was a sensation.

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DECEMBER 30, 2011

US sales of the Ford brand this week topped 2 million vehicles for the first time since 2007. The milestone makes Ford the best-selling brand in America and the first automotive brand to hit the 2 million mark in the US since 2007. In 2010, Ford brand sales reached 1,756,439 units, up 21.5% versus 2009. to 10,398 units.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford is expanding its electrified vehicles research and development program in Europe and Asia this year, creating a “hub-and-spoke” system that allows the global team to further accelerate battery technology and take advantage of market-specific opportunities. Ford electrified vehicle sales in the US.

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JANUARY 21, 2016

Ford is making Auto Start-Stop technology standard across the entire lineup of EcoBoost-equipped 2017 F-150 pickups. At the rate EcoBoost is growing, fuel-saving Auto Start-Stop could represent more than 60% of the truck lineup, giving F-150 the highest number of Ford nameplates offering standard Auto Start-Stop technology.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Ford Motor Company now holds 461 patents on its hybrid technology, up from 10 in 2000. In the last three years, the number of inventions submitted to Ford’s legal team to be considered for patents has increased more than 25%. Still, by 2002 Ford only had approximately 30 hybrid patents. —Ming Kuang.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

The Ford biomaterials research team has been collaborating for the last three years with forest products leader Weyerhaeuser to investigate the use of a plastic composite material utilizing cellulose fibers from trees in place of fiberglass or mineral reinforcements.

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JULY 9, 2013

Ford engineers are using thermal imaging technology to find and eliminate air leaks in vehicle cabins. Engineers heat the air inside a vehicle’s cabin, then take thermal images to spot the location from which warm air is escaping. —John Crisi, Ford NVH engineer. The result is reduced wind noise and a quieter ride.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Ford Motor Company will contribute the software for AppLink, the Ford-developed in-car smartphone app interface, to the GENIVI Alliance. Ford becomes the first US automaker to contribute proprietary source code from one of its products to an open-source project. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

As another example, in December, Consumer Reports road testing found the fuel economy on the 2013 Fusion Hybrid sedan and new C-Max Hybrid falling far short below Ford (and EPA) triple 47 mpg (5.0 liter Four on Fusion SE models. The Hyundai Sonata Turbo, Kia Sportage Turbo, and Ford Escape 2.0T Ford Fusion.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Panasonic Corporation will supply prismatic lithium-ion battery cells for Ford Motor Company’s Fusion Hybrid Electric and C-Max Hybrid Electric as well as the Ford Fusion Energi and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids. Ford is doing the pack work in-house. Click to enlarge. Atkinson from the earlier 2.5L

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APRIL 15, 2013

Ford Motor Co. Engineering teams from GM and Ford have already started initial design work on these new transmissions. This new agreement marks the third time in the past decade that GM and Ford have collaborated on transmissions. The goal is to keep hardware identical in the Ford and GM transmissions.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

Ford will offer fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines in 11 vehicles in 2012, up from seven in 2011, tripling the production capacity of EcoBoost-equipped Ford vehicles. In 2011, Ford sold 127,883 EcoBoost-equipped vehicles. The high-volume Escape compact utility vehicle and the Fusion sedan gain a 1.6-liter

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MARCH 10, 2009

Ford Motor Company has produced its 100,000th hybrid SUV and used the milestone to restate its commitment to ramping up production of hybrid vehicles this year. Ford began sales the Ford Escape hybrid in 2004, followed by the Mariner Hybrid in 2005.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

BASF is supplying a PA6 resin for select Ford air intake manifold (AIM) programs that includes the addition of post consumer recycled resin to the traditionally prime base polyamide. This customized grade exclusive to North America will be adopted on three of Ford’s current production engines. liter V-8 engine for the F-Series.

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JULY 20, 2016

Ford Motor Company is teaming up with Jose Cuervo to explore the use of the tequila producer’s blue agave plant fiber byproduct to develop more sustainable bioplastics to employ in Ford vehicles. Ford is using about 20% fiber to reinforce its plastics. Ford most recently introduced REPREVE in F-150.

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JULY 24, 2012

Ford is pricing the new C-MAX Energi—expected to offer 15 class-exclusive features, a 550-mile (885 km) total range and more than 20 miles (32 km) of electric-only range ( earlier post )—at $33,745. —Michael O’Brien, Ford electrified vehicle marketing manager.

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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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NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Ford Motor Company, working with academic researchers in Canada and one of its suppliers, has developed a wheat straw-reinforced plastic; the natural fiber-based plastic contains 20% wheat straw bio-filler. First application is on the 2010 Ford Flex’s third-row interior storage bins. Wheat Straw Bio-Filled Polypropylene.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Ford Motor Company reported that it has built its two-millionth EcoBoost engine since the launch of the line in 2009. With customer demand exceeding its initial projections, Ford now expects EcoBoost production to exceed its global diesel engine production. Ford’s global EcoBoost engine family now includes the 1.0-liter

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JUNE 27, 2012

Ford is developing Traffic Jam Assist, an intelligent driving feature that employs technology from the already-available active park assist, adaptive cruise control, Lane-Keeping Aid and the PowerShift transmission to enable a vehicle to automatically keep pace with other vehicles. Traffic Jam Assist. It could also be overridden at any time.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Ford and Lear Corporation have introduced a new head restraint foam with 25% of the polyol replaced with soy. Seventy-five percent of Ford’s North American vehicles feature bio-foam in the head restraints, including the Ford F-150, Taurus, Explorer and Fusion. SoyFoam is up to 24% more renewable than petroleum-based foam.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Ford’s sustainable materials strategy. Ford is increasing the use of renewable and recyclable materials such as the soy and bio-based seat cushions and seatbacks on the 2010 Ford Taurus. Ford vehicles are now 85% recyclable by weight. In 2009, Ford saved approximately $4.5 In 2009, Ford saved approximately $4.5

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2011

Ford's lineup used to lack small cars, but with the arrival of the stylish Ford Fiesta last year and an all-new family of Focus models this year, the automaker now has a full-line of small cars in addition to its hybrid models like the Escape Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid.

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APRIL 5, 2010

The top two vendors of hybrids in the US, Toyota and Ford, each reported strong gains in hybrid sales in March 2010 year-on-year. Ford reported hybrid sales of 3,050 units, up 69.3% on a volume basis; Ford saw its sales jump 42.7%; and Honda reported an increase of 22.5%. Toyota saw its overall hybrid sales grow 21.6%

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JULY 20, 2021

The fleet currently operates with a Chevrolet Volt, a Ford Fusion Hybrid, and Ford Escape Hybrid, and now, a Model 3 in its fleet. This includes hybrid and electric vehicles for possible inclusion in our fleet,” she told Fox News.

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JUNE 24, 2010

The 2011 Ford Explorer will feature soy foam in seat cushions and seatbacks. The bio-based polyurethane foam will be one of the new features in the new Ford Explorer—which will also deliver fuel economy at least 25% better than the current model—which goes in to production later this year. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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MARCH 31, 2010

The 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid uses Ford’s second-generation hybrid system, based on the 2.5-liter liter Atkinson-cycle I-4 hybrid engine, and earlier applied in the Fusion and Milan hybrid sedans. The new premium midsize sedan hybrid joins the Ford Fusion and Escape Hybrids and Mercury Milan and Mariner Hybrids.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Ford Auto Start-Stop. Ford will begin applying start-stop technology—currently used in Ford hybrids and some Ford cars in Europe—in conventional cars, crossovers and SUVs in North America in 2012. Ford is the leading domestic producer of start-stop systems. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Motor Company will invest an additional $450 million in its electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle vehicles in Michigan beginning in 2012. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford made the announcement at the end of the first day of the media preview of the Detroit Auto Show.

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