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Ford’s All New Green Car Strategy
The new smaller hinges and engines as well as turbocharging comprise Ford’s green car strategy. There are combinations of electric powerstrains as well as smaller engines to support the new economic system. The vehicle is also supposed to be eco-friendly for all these reasons.
The new car is about to meet CAFÉ regulations and pickup’s prices. It will be quite similar to the prices of SUVs, crossovers and such cars. The federal government has been overall keen to release a fleet of these cars with the 2016 model in mind. The industry average would go up to 25.3 mpg at present.
The Next Generation Taurus to Move to Common Platform with Fusion or Mondeo
The 2010 Ford Taurus has launched its next generation model. The next Taurus is going to be a smaller vehicle than the current car.According to The Detroit News the next Taurus is going to be sharing the similar frame with Fusion and Mondeo. The combination of the Fusion ands Mondeo is going to be released with the planned time already.
The Taurus will be using a longer variation of the same C/D segment that is in its usual architecture. Present Taurus platforms have been around since the last 4 years or more with the underpinning of the new Explorer version of it. It is expected to make way in 2010.
Ford Tops the List with the Sales Figures in the Month of June
Ford has recorded an outstanding performance in the sales for this month and has clearly left its competitors at bay.The sales weren’t dramatically increased. But the good news is that in the market scenario where it fell by almost 27.7 percent, Ford has a fall of “just” 10.7 percent. Ford’s Fusion and Escape’s success are clearly proven in the sales figure sheet. No other car manufacturer has recorded this rise in sales comparatively.
The only carmaker of the US that didn’t file a bankruptcy is the Ford. This shows how strong the Ford marketing techniques and its loyalty in the market.
Loans Approved for Ford, Nissan, Tesla for Electric Cars, Energy Department
Fuel-efficient cars are the need of the hour and the U.S Energy Department has realized this and is ready to grant a loan of $8 billion for Ford Focus, a five-seat electric Nissan and Tesla’s Model S sedan. This is the government’s main step towards the promotion of more fuel-efficient vehicles. The first announcement of these loans was made on Tuesday at the Ford research center at Dearborn.
Good news is that Ford will get the bulk of this loan and to be exact in number $5.9 billion will be given to Ford through 2011 and this amount will be used by the company to retool two plants to make cars. Ford has also announced that it will huge this money to produce battery-powered versions of Transit Connect vans.
Plans for the 2010 Mustang are Being Announced by the Ford Racing
Ford has just announced that the brand new Mustang will join the Ford Racing. The name of the new brand is FR500CJ Cobra Jet. This racer comes with the high quality of Ford and it is built with the high quality of the latest and high quality fast-parts of Ford Racing catalog. One of the most high quality features of Mustang is its high quality version of 400 horsepower of the highly reliable and high quality 5.4-liter supercharged V8.
This version comes with a drag-specific wheel along with the tire combination. The previous model was also very popular and got a lot of appreciation from the customers.The previous model was sold in just about only 2 weeks time and 50 cars were sold, it also won a race as well.
The Heat is on this Summer! Get Relief with AmericanMuscle
The heat is on this summer! Yes, we know it’s going to be hot; what we mean is that the heat is on YOU to get your Mustang in top-notch condition. There’s no other time when there are as many Mustangs on the road as now, so you’re going to have to step up to customize your Pony as much as possible. Of course, when you’ve got AmericanMuscle’s huge selection of all the highest-quality aftermarket Ford Mustang Parts at your disposal, it’s really not that difficult of a task, now is it?
Ford Overhauls Michigan Plant to Build New Focus
The production of the new Ford Focus is the next big project for the Ford Motor Company. The company will spend close to $550 million in manufacturing, engineering and launching costs for this project which is set to start next year. This will also see the company’s Michigan Assembly plant being remodeled in readiness for the production of the new versions of Ford Focus for 2011 and most likely 2012’s hybrid versions will follow suit.
Next Generation Focus By Ford Coming In Lime Light
The new next generation car by Ford i.e. Focus is following the footsteps of its predecessor Iosis MAX.
It is said that most of Focus’ styling has the marks of Iosis MAX, and is called as ‘Next stage in the evolution of kinetic design’ by Ford. With the similar looking back lights installed in a relatively higher rear, the car has elegance. The angular C-pillar gives it a definite impression.
The car’s front grille is lower but larger in size, and has the lights in elongated shape. Defining lines that run from the grille to A-pillar look quite arrogant.
