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FORD, UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE SHARE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERTISE TO BUILD BETTER CARS, SPACE MISSIONS
Posted on20. Jan, 2010 by webmestre.
FORD, UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE SHARE VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERTISE TO BUILD BETTER CARS, SPACE MISSIONS
* Engineers at Ford’s immersive Virtual Evaluation lab (iVE) and United Space Alliance’s imagery lab are working together, exchanging their expertise in the use of virtual reality animation software, which now has clear-cut uses that benefit both industries
* Ford engineers use the [...]
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FORD MOBILE NAVIGATION SYSTEM BENEFITS EXPLAINED IN INTERNET VIDEO
Posted on19. Jan, 2010 by webmestre.
FORD MOBILE NAVIGATION SYSTEM BENEFITS EXPLAINED IN INTERNET VIDEO
* Ford Mobile Navigation, the first fully-integrated mobile phone-based vehicle navigation system, now explained in simple terms on the internet
* System offers seamless integration into vehicle infotainment package using Bluetooth® technology
* Turn-by-turn icons displayed on the in-car driver information display
* Route guidance command playback via car audio [...]
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FORD INVESTS $450 MILLION MORE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; NEXT-GENERATION HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND NEW BEV WILL BE PRODUCED AT MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT
Posted on11. Jan, 2010 by webmestre.
FORD INVESTS $450 MILLION MORE IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES; NEXT-GENERATION HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND NEW BEV WILL BE PRODUCED AT MICHIGAN ASSEMBLY PLANT
* Ford will invest another $450 million in Michigan as part of the company’s aggressive electric vehicle plan
* Engineering, production and launch of new electrified vehicles, battery systems and hybrid transaxles will create up [...]
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The next generation Ford Focus is here…
Posted on11. Jan, 2010 by webmestre.
DYNAMIC NEXT-GENERATION FORD FOCUS DEBUTS
* Next-generation Ford Focus makes its worldwide debut at 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit
* Focus spearheads Ford’s new generation of global C-cars, all based on a common platform that will underpin up to 10 vehicles around the world and account for 2 million units of annual production [...]
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Ford and MIT Team Up To Improve Safety by Reducing Driver Stress
Posted on30. Dec, 2009 by webmestre.
Ford and MIT Team Up To Improve Safety by Reducing Driver Stress
*Ford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announce advanced research project that explores automotive technology solutions to reduce driver stress
*Ford and MIT to study how reducing driver stress can aid overall human wellness
*Lincoln MKS to serve as test vehicle in ongoing commitment to [...]
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Volvo sold to Geely…agreement will be signed early 2010
Posted on23. Dec, 2009 by webmestre.
FORD CONFIRMS SETTLEMENT OF ALL SUBSTANTIVE COMMERCIAL TERMS TO SELL VOLVO TO GEELY IN 2010
DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 23, 2009 – Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] confirmed today that all substantive commercial terms relating to the potential sale of Volvo Car Corporation have been settled between Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company Limited.
While some work [...]
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FORD USES HOLLYWOOD MOTION-CAPTURE SOFTWARE BEHIND ‘AVATAR’ TO IMPROVE VEHICLE DESIGNS
Posted on22. Dec, 2009 by webmestre.
FORD USES HOLLYWOOD MOTION-CAPTURE SOFTWARE BEHIND ‘AVATAR’ TO IMPROVE VEHICLE DESIGNS
* Ford Motor Company is the only automaker to use the same type of motion-capture software in its virtual engineering labs as Hollywood employs to create such motion pictures as “Avatar,” “Lord of the Rings,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” and “Polar Express”
* Ford [...]
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FORD VEHICLE RESIDUAL VALUES RISE $1,300 ON AVERAGE FROM 2009 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR; INDUSTRY’S LARGEST GAIN
Posted on18. Dec, 2009 by webmestre.
FORD VEHICLE RESIDUAL VALUES RISE $1,300 ON AVERAGE FROM 2009 TO 2010 MODEL YEAR; INDUSTRY’S LARGEST GAIN
* The projected resale value of 2010 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles after 36 months in service increased by an average of $1,310 per vehicle compared to the 2009 model year – the industry’s largest increase among full-line manufacturers
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STRONG AND GREEN – FORD WINS TWO BBC TOP GEAR AWARDS
Posted on08. Dec, 2009 by webmestre.
BRENTWOOD, Essex, 7 December, 2009 – Ford has won two BBC Top Gear awards that recognise the company’s prowess at extreme ends of the auto industry spectrum.
The Ford Focus RS, the fastest and the most powerful front-wheel-drive Ford ever produced in Europe, has been selected as “Muscle Car of the Year” by BBC Top Gear [...]
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