Promising faster processing time and a more intuitive interface, the all-new Ford SYNC 3 system will debut in this summer in North America on the 2016 Ford Escape and Fiesta. “SYNC always has been about providing a safer way for our customers to connect their smartphones in order to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel,” said
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Your vehicle is speaking to you. Are you listening? The group at Ford Motor Company charged with ensuring vehicle harmony is working to make sure the messages are getting through to you – even if you don’t realize it. A vital component to Ford’s Vehicle Engineering Division, the Vehicle Harmony group works on each brand’s illumination, haptic feel and sound. Part
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How versatile is the vehicle you use to get around town? Wishing you had something with a bit more horsepower? Something, dare we say it, that was fun to drive? Check out the all-new Ford Focus RS. As part of Ford’s push to introduce 12 new vehicles by 2020, the automaker has lifted the veil on the Focus RS, a high-performance
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Want to get behind the wheel of a Ford? Ford Motor Company is once again giving fans and potential customers in 17 cities across America a chance to get behind the wheel of its latest products, with its third EcoBoost® Challenge consumer drive tour launching in March. EcoBoost Challenge expands to 17 cities in 2015, and will provide five unique drive experiences
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Last week Elena Ford, granddaughter of Ford Motor Company founder and innovator Henry Ford, took the stage at the North American International Auto Show and talked about the evolving Ford dealership customer service experience. As part of their SMART Technology (SMARTT) program, Ford and Lincoln service centers are putting customers’ vehicle information where service advisors can best use it – at their
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Most folks likely think of the Ford Transit line as a commercial vehicle. In truth, Ford designed them to the same toughness and reliability standards as their commercial vans; however, as soon as we saw the first one on the road, vinyl wrapped with a local HVAC company logo, we began to speculate on their usefulness as a family vehicle.
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Most newish model vehicles can detect oncoming traffic, lane lines, and curbs. But, if you’ve ever relied on them to detect motorcycles and pedestrians, you’ll find that many lack the finely tuned radar to do so. Ford announced this week that they’ll be rolling out their new Pre-Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection that will advance their already-on-the-market collision avoidance technology. Using
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Ford has spent years developing the new for 2015 Ford F-150 leading to, “the reinvention of America’s favorite pickup.” A stated goal in that reinvention was to be sure the new model lived up to its standard of being Built Ford Tough. In the process Ford spent significant time, effort, and no doubt money on two areas many of their customers
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It feels like every day local news is telling yet another story of a child put in danger after being locked inside a hot car in the summer sun. Today is National Heatstroke Prevention Day, a day for parents and childcare workers to refresh their checklist to ensure they’re doing all they can to prevent the children they care for from
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