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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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Ford is increasing production of two popular full-size SUVs to meet increasing retail demand for both models. The company is increasing line speed at its Kentucky Truck Plant to build more Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs, boosting production targets approximately 25% since last fall when the SUVs hit the market.

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Ford ups its electrified vehicle ante to $11B; 86% trucks and SUVs in the product mix by 2020

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Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

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Road Test: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Outer Banks 4WD

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Photos by John Faulkner and Ford. Ford says the all-new 2021 Bronco Sport is “Built Wild.” That wild creature is now at your local Ford dealer where it will be taking on the Subaru Crosstrek , Mazda CX-30 and Jeep Compass and Renegade head-to-head. The all-new 2021 Ford Bronco has two EcoBoost gasoline engine choices.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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The report shows that projected global ZEV adoption from 2015 to 2039 (based on the BNEF 2017 forecast) may follow an s-curve, similar to that of smartphone adoption in the US from 2005 to 2015. As of October 2017, 337,483 ZEVs have been sold in California. million unit uptick in 5 years. ZEV sales increased 29.1%

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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Thaler, a professor at the University of Chicago, won the Nobel Prize for economics in 2017. The Cash for Clunkers data is important because it showed how much people upgraded when they bought the new car—defined as the difference between the cost of the new car and the inflation-adjusted value of the old car. Chadwick J.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

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Hyundai’s first-ever pickup comes at a time where the Ford Maverick compact pickup is making waves of its own. The Ford Maverick is more truck-like, while the Hyundai Santa Cruz is more car-like. When at the dealer, make sure to turn on the lights to see the unique and great looking LED lighting scheme. A City Truck.

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Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD

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Go to your local Mazda dealer and see for yourself how the CX-9 has retained much of the old Mazda “Zoom Zoom” DNA. Road Test: 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid. Road Test: 2019 Ford Edge. Road Test: 2017 Toyota 4Runner. Road Test: 2017 Nissan Pathfinder. See image gallery at cleanfleetreport.com ].

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