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http://www.sacbee.com/2012/05/04/4465691/ford-drives-innovation-intellectual.html By Ford Motor Company DEARBORN, Mich., May 4, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — TechShop Detroit will give Ford employees, plus all Metro Detroiters, access to classes, coaching and state-of-the-art tools to turn ideas into reality Ford’s Employee Patent Incentive Award … Continue reading →

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2012/05/02/2806191/2013-escape-fords-compact-suv.html   By ANN M. JOB   With European-style handling, luxury looks, surprising refinement and new features for 2013, Ford’s compact sport utility vehicle, the Escape, doesn’t seem like an Escape anymore.   The familiar boxy shape is replaced by … Continue reading →

http://www.torquenews.com/106/2013-ford-focus-st-priced-24495-build-site-launched   By Patrick Rall The 2013 Ford Focus ST is the first global performance vehicle in Ford Motor Company’s One Ford plan and today, FoMoCo announced that the high performance Focus ST will carry a starting price of just $24,495 … Continue reading →

  http://tucsoncitizen.com/usa-today-news/2012/04/29/ford-escape-crosses-over-from-boxy-suv-look/ by Chris Woodyard In this city of inclusion, where dot-commers, fashionistas and bedraggled street denizens share the same fog-shrouded hillsides and stunning views, there’s one arrival that never felt welcome: a boxy, fuel-gulping sport-utility vehicle. So perhaps it’s fitting … Continue reading →

http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2012/04/30/ford-escape-suv-model-hits-33-mpg.html   Andrew Robinson Ford Motor Co. announced Friday its new Ford Escape was certified by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency to provide 33 miles per gallon fuel efficiency with an automatic transmission. All three engines offered in the new … Continue reading →

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/04/27/4447531/limited-edition-roush-ford-mustang.html WARRENDALE, Pa., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Roush Performance and Ford Motorsports are building a limited edition 2013 Roush® Stage 3 Ford Mustang that will be auctioned at the SAE Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. All proceeds will benefit SAE’s … Continue reading →

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans/1204_2012_ford_focus_sfe_first_test/ By Christian Seabaugh Forty has become the new “it” number for fuel economy. Hyundai had an entire ad campaign touting each of its 40-mpg, highway-capable, gas-powered models, and before long other automakers jumped into the fray with ultra fuel-efficient models of their … Continue reading →

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500395_162-57418805/a-test-drive-of-the-ford-focus-electric/   Jerry Edgerton   I hit the accelerator hard and the car jumps ahead, but there is no roar of the engine. This is the new Ford Focus Electric with only a silent electric motor and the tremendous torque … Continue reading →

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/04/ford-offering-stop-start-for-295-in-next-fusion/1 By Chris Woodyard Ford is going to offer a feature on its next Ford Fusion that will shut the engine off automatically at stoplights to save gas. Ford will charge $295 for the option. Start-stop is growing in popularity … Continue reading →

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sns-14-185-2013-58418-20120413,0,2021977.story   Kelsey Mays   The 2013 Ford Taurus boasts refined driving and good fuel efficiency, but two longstanding drawbacks remain — and unfortunately, now there’s a third.   Last redesigned for 2010, the Taurus this year boasts styling tweaks, … Continue reading →