Plant in Russia initially producing Ford Model A and AAs thereby playing an impo

rtant role in the industrialisation of that country.[13]

The creation of a scientific laboratory in Dearborn, Michigan in 1951, doing unf
ettered basic research, led to Ford's unlikely involvement in superconductivity
research. In 1964, Ford Research Labs made a key breakthrough with the invention
of a superconducting quantum interference device or SQUID.[14]
Ford offered the Lifeguard safety package from 1956, which included such innovat
ions as a standard deep-dish steering wheel, optional front, and, for the first
time in a car, rear seatbelts, and an optional padded dash.[15] Ford introduced
child-proof door locks into its products in 1957, and, in the same year, offered
the first retractable hardtop on a mass-produced six-seater car.vbvbvbvbvbvThe
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e from an American automaker, joined by the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybri
ds during the same model year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency,
the first generation Ford Escape Hybrid is 70% more efficient than the regular
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t features revised front-end styling and a more luxurious interior.
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go on to become one of the world's largest and most profitable companies. It has
been in continuous family control for over 100 years and is one of the largest
family-controlled companies in the vbvbvbvThe Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercury Mar
iner Hybrid are the gasoline-electric hybrid powered versions that launched in t
he U.S. in 2004 for the 2005 model year. Built in Kansas City, Missouri, it was
the first hybrid SUV to hit the market. The Ford Escape Hybrid was the first Ame
rican-built hybrid and the first hybrid vehicle from an American automaker, join
ed by the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrids during the same model year. Acc
ording to the Environmental Protection Agency, the first generation Ford Escape
Hybrid is 70% more efficient than the regular Escape. The Mercury Mariner Hybrid
is a rebadged version of the Escape Hybrid. It features revised front-end styli
ng and a more luxurious interior.
Henry Ford was 39 years old when he founded the Ford Motor Company, which would
go on to become one of the world's largest and most profitable companies. It has
been in continuous family control for over 100 years and is one of the largest
family-controlled companies in the world.vbvbvbvThe Ford Escape Hybrid and Mercu
ry Mariner Hybrid are the gasoline-electric hybrid powered versions that launche
d in the U.S. in 2004 for the 2005 model year. Built in Kansas City, Missouri, i
t was the first hybrid SUV to hit the market. The Ford Escape Hybrid was the fir
st American-built hybrid and the first hybrid vehicle from an American automaker
, joined by the Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra Hybrids during the same model yea
r. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the first generation Ford E
scape Hybrid is 70% more efficient than the regular Escape. The Mercury Mariner
Hybrid is a rebadged version of the Escape Hybrid. It features revised front-end
styling and a more luxurious interior.
Henry Ford was 39 years old when he founded the Ford Motor Company, which would
go on to become one of the world's largest and most profitable companies. It has
been in continuous family control for over 100 years and is one of the largest
family-controlled companies in the world.world.