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Ford Motor Company next year will launch 23 new vehicles to customers around the world, open three more manufacturing facilities and add more than 5,000 new jobs in the United States to meet growing demand for its products. View the full article

Ford’s 1.0-liter EcoBoost® engine has garnered a prestigious 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award, adding to the growing quiver of accolades for the impressively powerful and remarkably fuel-efficient powerplant. Having already earned multiple honors in Europe – including International Engine of the Year in both 2012 and 2013 – the 1.0-liter EcoBoost is making its U.S. debut in the 2014 Ford Fiesta, on sale now. Ford Fiesta SFE equipped with the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine is America’s most fuel-efficient non-hybrid, gasoline-powered car with an EPA-estimated rating of 45 mpg on the highway, topping Honda Fit by 12 mpg and Toyota Yaris by 8 mpg. View the full article

Taking the next step in its Blueprint for Mobility, Ford today – in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm® – revealed a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future automated driving and other advanced technologies. View the full article

Consumers will reevaluate their relationships with technology in 2014, balancing the need to be constantly plugged in with a new appreciation for spending quality time off-line, reveals Ford Motor Company’s second annual trend report, released today. View the full article

An independent survey published by KPMG ranks Ford among the 10 leading global companies for corporate responsibility reporting. KPMG’s sustainability survey adds to a wave of recognition for Ford’s sustainability commitment in 2013, a year that boasts record-breaking sales of electrified vehicles, significant reductions in water use across global operations and a broader integration of sustainable materials in all North American vehicles. View the full article

Armed with four unique proposals and an infectious passion for building a sustainable community, student team finalists from Fayetteville State University, Howard University, Huston-Tillotson University and Tuskegee University descended on Ford World Headquarters last week to present their projects to a panel of judges, which included radio personality Tom Joyner, in the first Ford HBCU Community Challenge Competition. View the full article

Ford Motor Company is piloting new software from Siemens that facilitates virtual navigation within its assembly plants, helping the company improve global collaboration and better share best practices. View the full article

On Dec. 5, 2013, the all-new Ford Mustang was revealed to a global audience with nearly simultaneous live events in Dearborn, Mich., New York, Los Angeles, Barcelona, Spain, Sydney, Australia and Shanghai, China. View the full article

More than 600 Ford employees are cooking and serving meals, sorting food and stocking shelves, and making deliveries to feed men, women and children in need. Ford volunteers have teamed up with nonprofit partners at food banks, shelters and care centers. View the full article

The all-new Ford Mustang offers a choice of engines available with either manual or automatic transmissions that make it a great all-around performer no matter how you mix and match. View the full article

The next chapter in the life of the iconic pony car begins today as the all-new Ford Mustang – loaded with innovative technologies and delivering world-class levels of performance – is simultaneously revealed around the globe in six cities on four continents. View the full article

The next chapter in the life of the iconic pony car began today as the all-new Ford Mustang was simultaneously revealed around the globe in six cities on four continents. View the full article

Minutes before unveiling the all-new Mustang in Shanghai, Ford announced its sales in China were up more than 50 percent so far this year, and that November sales set a new record. View the full article

Ford Motor Company and MAKE magazine are asking for the public’s help in deciding among 10 innovative proposals for a one-of-a-kind Ford Transit Connect Wagon as part of the Ultimate Maker Vehicle Challenge. View the full article

Ford Motor Company’s November U.S. sales of 190,449 vehicles are up 7 percent overall compared with last year. Retail sales are up 9 percent, for the best November performance since 2004. Ford Sales Analyst Erich Merkle says these figures represent broad based gains. View the full article

Ford Motor Company’s November U.S. sales of 190,449 vehicles are up 7 percent overall compared with last year. Retail sales are up 9 percent, for the best November performance since 2004. View the full article

UAW-Ford is joining forces with the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) National Child Identification Program to distribute inkless fingerprint ID kits to tens of thousands of families in communities across the country. View the full article

As the end of the last millennium approached, computer programmers everywhere scrambled to make sure the world wouldn’t go dark when clocks ticked over to Jan. 1, 2000, and designers at Ford again turned their attention to the future of Mustang. View the full article

This weekend is known as the start to holiday shopping. What may be less known is that Ford also expects foot and screen traffic to increase as customers research new auto purchases online and service their current vehicles at dealers across the country. View the full article

Ford’s latest police vehicle is the most fuel-efficient police car sold in the United States, with an EPA-estimated rating of 20 miles per gallon city, 30 mpg highway and 24 mpg combined. View the full article

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford today unveiled the company’s new float for America’s Thanksgiving Parade® presented by Art Van to hundreds of Ford Motor Company employees gathered outside Ford World Headquarters. The 100-foot-long float celebrates Henry Ford’s vision to open the roadways and make a difference in communities worldwide. View the full article

The celebration of 50 years of Ford Mustang will be so large Ford Motor Company and the Mustang Club of America plan to simultaneously hold it at two locations from April 16 through April 20, 2014. Open to everyone, not just Mustang owners and MCA members, the event will be held at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. and at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. View the full article

Ford Motor Company will invest $150 million and add approximately 350 new jobs at its Buffalo Stamping Plant, reinforcing the company’s commitment to the plant, the city of Buffalo and the state of New York. View the full article

Ford, America’s truck leader, began production of the 2014 F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas, making Ford the only manufacturer with an available CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup. View the full article

When Tim Wallington, senior technical leader for environmental sciences at Ford is asked about the biggest achievements of the company’s environmental sciences group, he points to the future, not the past. View the full article