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1.0-liter EcoBoost powering 1 in 5 new Fords sold in 1H 2014 in Europe

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liter EcoBoost vehicles, compared with 104,000 during the first six months of 2013—an increase of more than 15%. liter EcoBoost models made up 47% of all B-MAX multi-activity vehicles sold, 33% of Focus sales, and 30% of Fiesta sales. From January through June 2014, Ford sold approximately 120,000 1.0-liter

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Additive manufacturing company Carbon3D named Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum; work with Ford

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Ford has been working with Carbon 3D since December 2014, and has produced elastomer grommets for the Ford Focus Electric and damping bumper parts for the Transit Connect. In a similar study, several alternative designs were evaluated for a damping bumper part on the Ford Transit Connect using CLIP technology.