Not only were the three concept cars conceptualized by female designers, but the winning Mustang will be modified only by women, with the volunteers performing all the hands-on work. You can view the designs and vote now through June 3 at www.hotrod.com/all-female-mustang-build-ford-sweepstakes. Voters will be entered into drawings to win several prizes. Courtesy of Ford
Got a rock chip, crack, or ding in your windshield? Bring your car to a windshield repair shop. For far less cost than replacing the windshield, they can fix chips and cracks, even quite long ones. The repairs not only keep the chips and cracks from spreading and restore structural integrity, they also improve clarity.
If you thought the Mustang couldn't get any bigger, badder, or better, then you definitely have to take a look at the 2013 incarnation of the classic muscle car.
Here's a look back at the key moments from Forward With Ford 2011, Ford's futuring and trends conference. This great clip allows us to the vision of Ford for there vehicles and customers.
The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is officially on its way to dealerships. Outlets in California, New Jersey, and New York – 67 in all – are going to be the first to receive the electron-fueled Focus, with about six cars each winding up on lots. To help dealers build more excitement for what's likely to be a slow-starting sales story, the dealers will hold one of the Focus EVs as a demonstrator.
Even if fewer than 5,000 Focus Electric models find buyers this year, Alan Mulally won't be disappointed. While Ford ultimately expects electrics and hybrid vehicles to account for up to 25 percent of its sales volume by 2020, the company is moving deliberately. Rather than develop and tool an entirely new platform, Ford's move to modify the Focus for electric propulsion is said to allow some semblance of a profit margin, but it's going to take time for consumers to warm to the idea of a $40,000 Focus, even if a third of that price is the battery, and Ford appears to be keeping this in mind. After the initial 350 or so cars are delivered to the pilot stores, the rest of the Ford dealers across the nation will start getting the Focus EV before spring turns into summer.
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Ford has been showing us some really great designs with some of their new vehicles and concepts. Watch as Ford designers talk with Art Center College of Design students about future design trends, sustainability and consumer behaviors.
The Detroit Free Press reports Ford is set to boost production by 40,000 units. The company plans to half its summer shutdown to just one week at 13 plants this July. Ford says that it is already operating most of its facilities at maximum capacity, and adding a week of production is a good way to balance manufacturing with demand. The automaker is also adding extra shifts at three of its production facilities this month. Overall, Ford will increase its production this year by a whopping 400,000 units to three million vehicles by October. 
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What does it mean to Go Further? For a car company it means offering vehicles with innovative technologies, plug-in hybrids and EcoBoost engines that combine power and efficiency. If you were offering a new car in today's crowded market, you'd do all this to go further.
For us, Go Further is a philosophy. But it’s not just limited to Ford employees. The concept might refer to new ideas that woke you up in the middle of the night. It might refer to improvements and forward-thinking ways you troubleshoot a work project. Maybe it has been about going green. It might refer to the notes you put into the suggestion box at your gym. It could be about good deeds. Or Go Further could simply be about your Ford getting you from Point A to Point Destinations Unknown, thanks to its fuel economy or advanced technology. So, what does it mean to you, and how does your Ford factor in? How do you take things to the next level, and does your Ford get you there?
“At Ford, we Go Further because we serve each other – and that’s service to the local community, our dealers, ourselves as employees and our customers,” said Jim Farley, Group Vice President, Marketing, Sales & Service. “We are also committed to innovation and making our customers’ lives better in surprising ways. But we want to go further than just innovate. We want to make that innovation available to everyone, not just a few people.”
A great example of Go Further is customer Rachel Veitch, with whom you may already be familiar. She’s the 93-year-old original owner of a 1964 Mercury Comet with more than 550,000 miles on the odometer, and until 2012 she was still driving it – did we mention at the ripe young age of a feisty 93? Unfortunately, a medical condition forced her out of the driver’s seat. GrowingBolder.com has chronicled Rachel’s story since 2007, with a number of videos of her and Chariot.
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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian Swaps His Ride for a Ford Focus and tries the voice command system. The Focus, along with all our Ford vehicles, make driving easy and fun.
Today's featured car of the day is this 2012 Ford Escape Limited SUV. This beautiful vehicle comes with a 6cyl engine and 6-speed automatic transmission. For less than $31,000, we're practically giving it away. Call or stop in for more information regarding this or our other great deals.
