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JUNE 2, 2012

In an address at the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference, Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford said that “ Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution ” and outlined key public policy areas to help improve the state’s competitiveness and ensure that the state realizes the full benefit of that impending revolution.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Ford China posted record January sales of 94,466 wholesale vehicles, up 53% compared to 61,567 in January 2013. Ford China passenger car sales—which include imported car—accounted for 72,598 vehicles, a year-on-year sales increase of 63% compared to 44,439 sold in January 2013.

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AUGUST 9, 2012

Ford China posted a 32% sales increase in July 2012, with 42,560 wholesale units sold. Year to date, Ford China has sold 319,882 wholesale units, up 4% from January – July 2011. Total Ford-brand passenger cars sales—which include the imported Ford Edge—are up 50% in July, at 27,498 units.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2014

Fords 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost engine is powering 1 in 5 of the new Fords sold in Europe in the first half of this year, according to Ford figures. From January through June 2014, Ford sold approximately 120,000 1.0-liter Launched in Europe in 2012 in Ford Focus, the 1.0-liter For the first half of 2014, 1.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2013

Reflecting the rapid evolution of the automobile as an application development platform, both Ford and GM announced programs to support third-party development of in-vehicle applications at CES in Las Vegas. Ford Developer Program. Currently, the three main categories of AppLink-enabled apps include: News and Information.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

Following on the launch of its first software developer program ( earlier post ), Ford is now turning its attention to the growing trend in hardware hacking by transforming vehicles into an experimental development environment. Ford is committed to innovating with the help of software and now hardware developers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Ford China has sold 647,849 wholesale units in the first three quarters od 2013, an increase of 51% compared to the same period last year. Driven by continued strong demand for Ford’s new product lineup in China, September sales increased by 61% with 96,111 wholesales sold, compared to 59,570 sold in September last year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Ford Motor Company is reorganizing its Asia Pacific operations. As part of those actions, which include hiring a new President and CEO (Anning Chen) for Ford China, Ford China is elevated to a stand-alone business unit reporting to Ford global headquarters. —Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2021

Modern automobiles are built with more than 2,000 different compounds comprising 76 different elements. Now, a study by a team from MIT’s Materials Systems Laboratory, with support from Ford, provides insight into how electrification is changing vehicle composition and how that change is driving supply risk vulnerability.

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APRIL 8, 2014

Ford China posted record monthly sales of 103,815 vehicles in March, a 28% increase over March 2013, crossing the 100,000 monthly sales mark for the first time. Ford’s passenger car joint venture Changan Ford Automobile (CAF) saw sales rise 52% in the first quarter, with 195,198 vehicles sold compared to 128,006 in the first quarter of 2013.

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MAY 28, 2014

Ford Motor Company is offering its patented inflatable safety belt technology to other companies and industries, including competitive automotive manufacturers. Ford introduced the first production automobile rear inflatable safety belts in 2010, and continues to expand availability on Ford and Lincoln brand vehicles.

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JUNE 22, 2013

Ford officially opened a US$500-million new engine plant in Chongqing at its joint venture in China Changan Ford Automobile (CAF). Ford will initially manufacture two engines at CAFEP: a 1.5-liter liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder, and the 1.0-liter

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JANUARY 21, 2021

A new study by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has found that there are currently 6.2 The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 16 major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers in the EU. Diesel buses still account for 94.5% being battery electric.

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JUNE 26, 2014

Available in Ford Fiesta and the upcoming 2015 Focus, the 1.0L liter EcoBoost also was awarded the International Paul Pietsch Award 2013 for technological innovation in Germany; the Dewar Trophy from Royal Automobile Club in Great Britain; and the Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics in the United States. liter EcoBoost.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Sanyo has been supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to Honda and Ford since 2004. Sanyo sees this new partnership as a way to further enhance its relationship with Suzuki and further appeal its strengths in next-generation battery technology for automobiles.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

Ford has released the first images of the new Territory, a mid-size SUV targeted at new buyers in emerging cities in China. Ford developed the Territory together with its joint venture partner, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC). —Peter Fleet, president, Asia Pacific and chairman & CEO, Ford China. Market background.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 19, 2021

We’re going to get more details on the fully electric Ford F-150 Lightning later this evening, but there’s no doubt about it: Ford isn’t electrifying its two biggest nameplates without caring how they turn out.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 6, 2025

During Work Truck Week 2025, Ford Pro announced a 40 percent increase in connected commercial vehicles over the last two years. But Ford is introducing new features some of which are inarguably invasive and completely strip away control from the driver. It has been a successful endeavor for the brand.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2013

Drivers can use a manual “pulse-and-glide” (PnG) driving technique—accelerating and decelerating an automobile in cycles of approximately 10-30 seconds—as a way to improve fuel economy. NASA says that it is seeking a patent on the technology.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

Ford has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Anhui Zotye Automobile Co., Ford expects the market for NEVs in China to grow to six million units per year by 2025, of which approximately 4 million vehicles will be all-electric. —Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific.

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JULY 7, 2016

Ford Motor vehicle sales in the first half in China for Ford, Lincoln and its joint ventures reached 577,097 vehicles, a 6% increase compared to the same time last year. Vehicle sales for Ford and its joint ventures in the first half were up 5% over last year to 564,647, with June accounting for 85,105 units sold.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Ford Motor Company and Zotye have agreed to establish Zotye Ford Automobile Co., The agreement was signed in Beijing today by Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific, and Ying Jianren, chairman of Tech-New Group Ltd. Earlier post.). and board director of Zotye Auto. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 17, 2015

Ford and Corning have developed Gorilla Glass hybrid windshield technology—a light-weighting innovation set to debut on the all-new Ford GT. The Gorilla Glass hybrid window will be used on both the windshield and rear engine cover of Ford GT. —Paul Linden, Ford body exteriors engineer. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 10, 2012

This marks Protean Electric’s entry into China, the world's largest automobile market. In 2011, China automobile sales exceeded 18.5 Total vehicle registrations in China today total over 100 million automobiles. million units. Passenger car sales climbed to about 14.5 Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

The Automobile Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has awarded its Prize for the Environment to Ricardo, Ford Motor Company, Controlled Power Technologies and Valeo engineers for their paper HyBoost—An Intelligently Electrified Optimized Downsized Gasoline Engine Concept. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Their report, “Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”, was developed for the USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses. Marketing the use of biobased materials being used in an automobile costs money and must be part of the consideration in the cost of using biobased parts. —“Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation”.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 17, 2022

You know electric vehicles are going mainstream when AAA (The American Automobile Association) calls one their overall best car for the year. This time, the Ford Mustang Mach-E rose to the top of AAA’s Car Guide by scoring the most points, securing the Best Overall Car spot. “EV

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2013

Wallington at Ford Motor’s Systems Analytics and Environmental Sciences Department set out to clarify the lifecycle benefits of vehicle lightweighting in a meta-analysis of previously published life cycle assessments (LCAs). conclude that lightweight materials (particularly Al, GFRP, and HSS) are likely to see increased use in automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

Protean has developed multiple demonstration vehicles, including a Vauxhall Vivaro cargo van, Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group (GAC) Trumpchi sedan, a Ford F150 pick-up truck, and BRABUS full electric and hybrid vehicles, based on the Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Ford is working with California-based Ekso Bionics to test the use of exoskeleton technology for Ford assembly workers. Some Ford assembly line workers lift their arms during overhead work tasks some 4,600 times per day, or about 1 million times per year. incidents per 100 full-time North American employees.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Ford Motor Company and Alcoa Inc. Ford will use Alcoa’s Micromill material ( earlier post ) in multiple components on the 2016 F-150, becoming the first automaker to use the advanced automotive aluminum commercially. —,” said Peter Friedman, Ford global manager of structures and stamping, Research & Advanced Engineering.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Ford made several leaps forward in its push toward electric vehicles today. Ford CEO Jim Farley stated that the automaker has now doubled its electric vehicle production goals to 600,000 units by 2023. Ford also signed a non-binding contract with GlobalFoundries, a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor chip manufacturing.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2022

It appears that Ford is getting more and more serious about ramping its upcoming all-electric pickup truck, the F-150 Lightning. In a recent post on Twitter, Ford CEO Jim Farley noted that due to the overwhelming demand for the vehicle, the veteran automaker is now doubling its production plan again to 150,000 trucks per year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2012

The ISU report, Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation, shows that “the history of biobased automobile parts begins early in the development of automobiles themselves. During the 1930s, automobile pioneer Henry Ford began developing soy-based automobile parts.”

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APRIL 15, 2021

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) and Transport & Environment (T&E) made this call to the European Commission in a joint letter. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) is the Brussels-based trade association of the 15 major car, van, truck and bus manufacturers in the EU.

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Teslarati

JULY 15, 2021

Ford has pledged to address an issue that has emerged in a number of Mustang Mach-E vehicles in Norway, which resulted in the all-electric crossovers shutting down in a popular tourist spot. All six of the Mustang Mach-E units that exhibited the issue had to be transported to the nearest Ford workshop. . Quotes courtesy of Motor.no.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

BMW Group, Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe. The goal is the quick build-up of a sizable number of stations in order to enable long-range travel for battery electric vehicle drivers.

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