Remove Design Remove Economy Remove Mercury Remove Parts
article thumbnail

Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLIII)

The Truth About Cars

An intentional move on the company’s part, the plan was to catch a more elevated customer than those persuaded by the Fox body trio: Ford Thunderbird, Mercury Cougar, and Lincoln Mark VII. Part of Ford’s Modular engine family, the new mill shared its 4.6-liter a subsidiary of Fiat.

Parts 98
article thumbnail

Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

Green Car Congress

end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to fully devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and service resources toward further growing its core Ford brand while enhancing the Lincoln brand. Of Ford Motor Company’s 16% market share in the US, Mercury accounts for 0.8

Mercury 218
article thumbnail

Dell’s Bold Idea: A Laptop You Can Actually Repair

Cars That Think

Modern laptops are notoriously difficult ( and sometimes impossible ) to repair, a problem Luna’s designers address by reducing the number of screws to four and avoiding permanent adhesives. It’s designed for on-demand production to reduce waste from unsold inventory. Instead, many components lock into place.

IDEA 141
article thumbnail

Ford to Invest Additional $450M in Michigan for Hybrid and Plug-in Vehicle Production; Battery System Design and Development to Be In-House Core Competency

Green Car Congress

“We are creating a center of excellence in Michigan for electric transportation.Battery system design and development should be a core competency for Ford.”. —Bill Ford In addition, Ford said it is bringing battery system design and development in-house.

Michigan 252
article thumbnail

2024 Hyundai Kona N-Line Review - A Solid Cup

The Truth About Cars

In all honesty, I hesitate to recommend any such wee crossover when a similarly-sized subcompact car exists, simply as the general utility of the car is virtually identical and the resulting fuel economy is markedly better. And the prices are generally lower for a car, too.

Hyundai 105
article thumbnail

Ford Increasing Use of Renewable and Recyclable Materials in Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Ford Mustang, F-150, Focus, Flex, Escape, Expedition and Econoline as well as Mercury Mariner, Lincoln MKS and Navigator also use the sustainable material. The 2 million Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles on the road today with bio-foam seats equates to a reduction in petroleum oil usage of approximately 1.5 million pounds.

Ford 218
article thumbnail

Obama Administration withdraws proposed rulemaking on strengthened ozone standards

Green Car Congress

In January 2010, EPA proposed strengthening the 8-hour primary ozone standard, designed to protect public health, to a level within the range of 0.060-0.070 parts per million (ppm). For a standard of 0.060 ppm, the value of benefits would range from $35 billion to $100 billion.

Ozone 259