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Infographic: Recycled Bottles in Escape Carpeting
The next-generation Ford Escape will use 25 recycled 20-ounce plastic bottles in the carpeting of each Escape built, which could translate to over 4 million recycled bottles annually.
Category:MarketingReads:1,213Uploaded:10 / 21 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionUAW, Ford Reach Tentative Agreement - 12, 000 U.S. Jobs, Significant Investment
Ford Motor Company and the United Auto Workers union (UAW) have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year labor contract covering approximately 41,000 UAW-represented employees in the United States. • Ford commits to add 12,000 hourly jobs in its U.S. manufacturing facilities by 2015, including in-sourcing from Mexico, China and Japan; this is 5,750 hourly jobs more than the previously announced 7,000 U.S. positions to be added by year-end 2012 • Ford pledges to invest $16 billion in the U.S. – including $6.2 billion for U.S. plants – to design, engineer and produce more new and upgraded vehicles and components by 2015 • Ford says the agreement is fair to its employees and that it improves the company’s competitiveness in the U.S. • The new jobs and investment commitments in the UAW-Ford tentative agreement are contingent upon ratification of the agreement by the UAW membership
Category:Press ReleasesReads:3,956Uploaded:10 / 04 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionLEGO Explorer Fact Sheet
Today we announced the creation of a Full-size LEGOLAND® Florida Explorer. The Explorer was from more than 380,000 LEGOs and debuted at the Chicago Assembly Plant; the model took more than 2,500 hours to create.
Category:Art & DesignReads:3,881Uploaded:09 / 26 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionFords Fuel Champions
Ford Motor Company offers 14 model/powertrain combinations with a best-in-segment fuel economy rating – more than any manufacturer – including four that achieve an EPA rating of at least 40 mpg. Ford has pledged that each new product will be the leader or among the leaders in fuel economy. Here is a look at Ford Motor Company’s mileage leaders, as well as other fuel-efficient vehicle offerings in each category.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:1,431Uploaded:08 / 30 / 2011ShareAdd to collection2012 Ford Explorer and Ford Edge: SYNC with MyFord Touch
SYNC® with MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology adds the connectivity of SYNC with more than 10,000 voice commands, an 8-inch color touch screen and two 4.2-inch LCD screens in the instrument cluster. Together these elements create an interactive, rich interface that makes vehicle functions, settings and information easily accessible to the driver through voice, steering wheel controls or with a simple tap on the touch screen. SYNC with MyFord Touch is standard on the 2012 Ford Explorer Limited and Ford Edge Limited and Sport models, and optional on Explorer XLT and Edge SEL.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:1,599Uploaded:08 / 01 / 2011ShareAdd to collection2012 Ford Explorer and Ford Edge: SYNC with MyFord Touch + Audio by Sony
SYNC® with MyFord Touch™ driver connect technology includes an Audio by Sony® upgrade on higher series 2012 Ford Explorer and Ford Edge models. MyFord Touch adds the connectivity of SYNC with more than 10,000 voice commands, an 8-inch color touch screen and two 4.2-inch LCD screens in the instrument cluster. Together, these elements create an interactive, rich interface that makes the vehicle functions, settings and information easily accessible to the driver through voice, steering wheel controls or with a simple tap on the touch screen. Audio by Sony further enhances the vehicle experience with extraordinary sound quality and a unique design interface mimicking Sony home audio equipment.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:1,961Uploaded:08 / 01 / 2011ShareAdd to collection2012 Ford Explorer and Ford Edge: SYNC With MyFord
SYNC® with MyFord™ driver connect technology blends the voice-activated connectivity features of SYNC with two vibrant, simple screen displays and five-way steering wheel controls to create a vehicle interface experience that is informative, user-friendly and familiar. The MyFord interface enhances the SYNC experience with a 4.2-inch LCD color screen in the instrument cluster and another centrally located in the center stack that help drivers easily access the information they need while keeping their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
Category:Brochures/CatalogsReads:1,363Uploaded:08 / 01 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionFactSheet - Ford Hybrid Battery Quality
Ford’s hybrid taxi fleet has logged more than 80 million miles in California alone during the past decade – more than quadruple the number of miles logged by Toyota’s Prius lineup. Yet, among the nearly 43 million battery cells Ford has tested or seen put to work in customer vehicles, only five issues have been documented.
Category:MarketingReads:2,168Uploaded:07 / 21 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionGreening the Blue Oval: Ford Releases its 12th Annual Sustainability Report
•12th annual Ford Sustainability Report shows progress on improving fuel economy and safety, decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and water use, and operational sustainability •Ford reduced CO2 emissions from its global operations by 5.6 percent on a per-vehicle basis, compared to 2009. The company also announced a goal to reduce facility CO2 emissions by 30 percent by 2025 on a per-vehicle basis •Ford invested billions in researching and developing new fuel-efficient products and now has 12 vehicles with best-in-class fuel economy and four models with at least 40 mpg – a claim no other full-line automaker can match •Water has been included for the first time among top sustainability concerns for Ford; the company aims to reduce 2011 global water use by 5 percent per vehicle compared to 2010
Category:Business & EconomicsReads:2,499Uploaded:06 / 14 / 2011ShareAdd to collectionSafe Harbor
SAFE HARBOR Statements included herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on expectations, forecasts, and assumptions by our management and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated, including, without limitation: y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y Declin
Category:Business/LawReads:1,502Uploaded:06 / 07 / 2011ShareAdd to collection
