Given the chance to be software designers, 100 middle school students at the Ford STEAM Lab Hackathon invented a range of mobile applications to make learning easier, from catching up on missed assignments, to studying math and music through gaming – all the while earning $42,500 in awards and scholarships. The two-day event that wrapped(…)
Ford Motor Company and its founder Henry Ford were honored at the Washington Automotive Press Association’s 30th Anniversary Gala with the organization’s Golden Gear Award. The company and its founder are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to the automotive industry. Jim Holland, vice president, Vehicle Components and Systems Engineering, Ford Motor Company, was on(…)
Brad Keselowski’s Sunday win is his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory of the season and 17th of his career. For the second straight year both NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers at Team Penske have won a race early in the season. In 2014, Keselowski won the third race at Las Vegas while Joey Logano took the seventh(…)
The all-new Ford Edge demonstrates what happens when a proven leader gets even better. The original crossover utility vehicle from Ford has been completely reworked for 2015, and is now loaded with more technology, higher levels of craftsmanship and greatly improved vehicle dynamics. By every measure, the all-new Ford Edge is a better vehicle. When(…)
Ford Focus 1.0-liter becomes 5-millionth EcoBoost®-equipped vehicle manufactured Ford now producing more than 200,000 EcoBoost engines per month worldwide Ford Fusion, Escape and F-150 are the best-selling turbocharged midsize car, utility and truck sold in the United States WAYNE, Mich., March 17, 2015 – Ford has hit a new production milestone with its fuel-efficient EcoBoost®engine technology.(…)
Mustang and Joey Logano dominated the competition Saturday, putting the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford Mustang in victory lane, and there was never much doubt. Logano led 176 of the 200 laps, besting Matt Kenseth and Kevin Harvick for the win, his second career XFINITY series triumph at Phoenix International Raceway. “I was able to(…)
For the fourth year straight, Ford Fusion Hybrid has been named U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hybrid Car for Families. Fusion Hybrid leverages advanced vehicle electrification technology to provide a stylish, roomy, fun-to-drive family sedan. The 2015 model offers an impressive portfolio of driver-assist and convenience technologies based on sensors, cameras and radar that(…)
Ford Motor Company is being named today to Ethisphere Institute’s 2015 list of World’s Most Ethical Companies®. The honor comes at a time in which the way a company conducts its business is viewed as every bit as important as the products and services it provides, new research shows. “This award celebrates doing business the(…)
The wraps come off the mighty Ford F-750 TONKA truck – the nearly 10-foot-tall ultimate TONKA truck that is also Built Ford Tough – at the NTEA Work Truck show yesterday. Based on the all-new 2016 Ford F-650/F-750, the bold dump truck is painted signature TONKA yellow with a custom blackout nostril grille and fully(…)
BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2015 – Ford Motor Company is expanding its global Ford Smart Mobility plan with a new experiment to study how electric bicycles can work seamlessly with cars and public transport to deliver faster and easier daily commutes and help businesses operating in urban centres. The experiment called Handle on Mobility was detailed(…)