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Last Thursday, I attended a news briefing at the Ford Motor Company Conference & Event Center in Dearborn, Michigan. During this press conference, Ford discussed its results for 2013 and unveiled some big plans for the new year.
Ford News: Strong Sales = Big Growth in 2014
The Executive Vice President and President of The Americas division of Ford Motor Company, Joseph Hinrichs, discussed how the company’s strong sales for 2013 will translate into big growth next year. Ford plans to roll out 23 new vehicles in 2014 – debuting more vehicles in one year than the company has done in more than a century. Due to this increase in production, Ford is opening three new manufacturing facilities – one in Brazil and two in China – and plan to create 5,000 new jobs here in the United States.
Ford News: New Technologies
This momentum is being propelled in part by many of the technologies that Ford is developing for its new vehicles. In addition to both its existing and developing driver-assist technologies, Ford is also continuing to expand its fuel efficient features, adding two new EcoBoost engines to its lineup next year and rolling out Auto Start-Stop in more vehicles.
With all these new vehicles and developments, 2014 is already shaping up to be a big year for Ford Motors! And I’ll be sharing even more news from the event over the coming days, including more details on some of the technology innovations Ford is spearheading, so watch this space!
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Read more about the Ford Motor Company’s annual North American news briefing and trend report
Ford is my favorite brand! I have 3 Fords!
Sounds like a big year for Ford!
I think I gave Ford a little boost this year when I bought a 2014 Mustang. Now I want that new 2015.
We are Ford owners and love our car but I would not mind checking out the new ones.
We only buy Ford. Presently we have a Ford Explorer and a Ranger pickup truck. We may be in the market for a new Ford to replace the truck soon. 🙂
I was so sad that I couldn’t make it to the event! I would have loved to have met you in person!
Likewise, Jenn! I’ll catch you at an event one of these days 🙂
We are looking for a new vehicle in March when our lease is up. I have owned a Ford in the past and really like it – so we are definitely going to take a look at them again!
I really like Ford and my husband and I both had Ford vehicles until last year. We left Ford for better fuel efficient vehicles. Sure hope they can work on a more economical vehicle overall.
We have a minivan now so I’d LOVE a more fuel-efficient vehicle that fits the 5 of us nicely. I don’t want to think about car shopping though, too stressfull!
Good to hear more fuel efficient cars are being developed, we spend too much on gas!
I REALLY love how Ford has managed to keep itself up and above water, and do more than just tread water, over the last 8 years, unlike a lot of other domestic car companies. I don’t think their projected growth is surprising considering everything they’ve done, and how they’ve taken advantage of emerging technologies and are integrating it into their vehicles. Now if they could just get with the folks who make washers and drivers and develop something like, “User assisted folding” . . . I’d totally buy they! *lol*
Oh Audrey, how I would love some user assisted folding! This is the 21st century, where is our Rosie the robot maid?! Ha!
I love the driver-assist technologies and all the time they are taking to make their cars more efficient.
I would love to have a more fuel efficient vehicle. I’ll keep my eyes open for what they have in store!
We have a Ford, so I am happy to see they have big plans for 2014!