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Ford To Triple Production Capacity Of EVs In North America By 2013
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) announced Thursday it is tripling production capacity of its electrified vehicle lineup through 2013, further boosting volumes of its all-new C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi...
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Ford Begins Taking Orders for C-Max Hybrid
DEARBORN — Ford dealers are starting to place orders for the new 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid. The “hybrid utility vehicle” shares the automotive bones of the Ford Focus. It will be available this fall with...
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Ford C-Max Hybrid Aims For 47 MPG To Beat Prius
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that its new C-Max Hybrid vehicle is projected to achieve fuel economy of 47 mpg city, beating the Toyota Prius by 3 mpg with a base price $1,300 lower. The...
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Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Runs 85 mph Electric; Hybrid Hits 47 mpg City
DEARBORN — Drivers of the coming Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid will enjoy the auto industry’s top electric-only speed among all plug-in hybrid vehicles, 85 mph. Ford also announced that its...
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Ford Says New Hybrid Batteries Use Less Rare Earth Metals
DEARBORN — Ford’s third-generation hybrid system, which replaces nickel-metal-hydride batteries with new lighter, more efficient lithium-ion batteries, could reduce the company’s use of expensive,...
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Ford Targets Prius, Non-Hybrid Owners With Animated Character For C-Max
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. is drawing on the popularity of a classic animated television character to establish C-Max Hybrid and C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid as better, more fuel-efficient hybrid...
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Ford C-Max Hybrid Outsells Toyota Prius v in First Full Sales Month
DEARBORN — The new Ford C-Max Hybrid — America’s most fuel-efficient and affordable hybrid utility vehicle — is now the best-selling hybrid utility vehicle after outselling Toyota Prius v, 3,182 units...
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Ford’s Flexible Michigan Assembly Plant Makes History With C-Max
WAYNE — Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Assembly Plant here is making history with each new C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid that rolls off the line. It is the only manufacturing site in the world to build...
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Ford Expects November To Be Best Hybrid Sales Month Ever
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. said Friday that it predicts November will be its best hybrid sales month ever with more than 6,000 units sold. Ford is expected to capture an all-time-high 11 percent share...
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Ford C-Max Is Fastest-Selling Hybrid Ever at Launch
DEARBORN — Ford’s new C-Max has become the fastest-selling hybrid ever at launch, with 8,030 sales in its first two full months on the market in October and November. This significantly outpaces Toyota...
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Ford Cuts CO2 Emissions 37 Percent Per Vehicle; New Report Highlights
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F ) announced Friday that it had cut carbon dioxide emissions in its global operations by 37 percent per vehicle produced between 2000 and 2012. The company says it...
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Ford Tweaking Hybrid Controls To Boost MPG, Hiring More Hybrid Engineers
DEARBORN (WWJ) – Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday that it would change the control settings of some of its hybrid vehicles beginning next month in an attempt to boost fuel economy. Ford said the...
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Ford Cuts C-Max Hybrid MPG Claim, Owners To Get ‘Goodwill’ Checks
DEARBORN (WWJ) – Ford Motor Co. said late Thursday it would cut its gas mileage claims on its C-Max Hybrid and will write “goodwill” checks to current C-Max Hybrid owners and leaseholders to make up...
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Ford Delivers Best August Hybrid Sales Ever
DEARBORN (WWJ) – Ford Motor Co. said it delivered its best August electrified vehicle sales ever with more than 8,292 sales, up 288 percent over the same period a year ago. August marks the 11th...
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