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Ford logs strongest-ever calendar year start for SUVs in US; sales bolstered by women and Millenials

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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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Tesla Model Y continues to lead auto sales in Norway

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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). A similar personal best was gained by its slightly lower volume sibling, the Opel Corsa, just outside the top 20.

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

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In North America, Ford is making Apple CarPlay and Android Auto available on all 2017 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3, starting with the all-new Ford Escape. Owners of 2016 vehicles equipped with SYNC 3 will have an opportunity to upgrade later in the year. New SYNC apps.

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Large-scale study finds long-term exposure to air pollution linked to high blood pressure

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The study, published in the European Heart Journal , found that among adults up to one extra person per 100 people of the same age group living in the most polluted areas of cities would develop high blood pressure (hypertension) compared to those living in the less polluted areas. Kateryna B. Fuks et al.

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

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Empowers consumers by providing technology that clearly communicates and requests permission for sharing of personal and vehicle data to apps that enhance customer experience. Ford’s new SYNC 3 technology debuts this summer in North America on the 2016 Ford Escape and Fiesta. Ford SYNC 3.

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Ford 2017 trends report: disruption the status quo, “never more difficult” to find objective information

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Sheryl Connelly, Ford global trend and futuring manager, says there is no escaping the fact that disruption is now the status quo. Now, where truth was once held to be indisputable, it increasingly tends to be heavily influenced by perception—and reinforced by like-minded viewpoints.

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Road Test: 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo

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Its design, which debuted in 2016, went through a refresh in 2021 with revised front and rear fascias. The LED boomerang-shaped tail lights sit high above the twin, rectangular tailpipes where that wonderful exhaust notes escapes. I personally have always like this system’s controls, look and ease-of-use. It resides in the 8.4-inch