Ford announces new Senior Leadership Team Members for Lincoln

Paul Mascarenas, Chief technical Officer and Vice-President, Research and Advanced Engineering, has elected to retire after 32 years at Ford, effective October 1, 2014. He is being succeeded by Dr. Ken Washington, who is named Vice-President, Research

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FISITA names Chris Mason as Chief Executive Officer

Federation Internationale des Societes d'Ingenieurs des Techniques de l'Automobile (FISITA) announced that its Executive Board has appointed Chris Mason as Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2014. In his new role, Mason will also become a member

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Ford teams up with MIT and Stanford to advance automated driving research

Building on the automated Ford Fusion Hybrid research vehicle unveiled last month, Ford is announcing new projects with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stanford University to research and develop solutions to some of the technical

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Connected World selects 2013 Ford Fusion Energi as Connected Car of the Year

In an announcement at the 2013 International CES, Connected World Magazine has awarded the all-new Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid the midsize Connected World Connected Car of the Year 2013.

The all-new Fusion offers the most complete array of advanced connectivity

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Ford, University of Michigan launch student contest for Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications innovation

Ford and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are offering undergraduate college students a chance to contribute to the future of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications.

Students will have the opportunity to innovate for safety

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Ford develops Carbon Fibre Technology that could deliver more fuel-efficient vehicles

Ford Motor Company demonstrated a prototype carbon fibre bonnet that could help lower fuel consumption for Ford customers.

The carbon fibre reinforced plastic Ford Focus bonnet displayed at the Composites Europe event in Dusseldorf, Germany is constructed from the

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Ford appoints first-ever European-based Director of Global Powertrain, Research & Advanced Engineering

Ford has appointed Andreas Schamel as its first European-based Director of Global Powertrain, Research and Advanced Engineering.

In addition to leading Ford's global powertrain activities, Schamel will retain his position as Joint-Managing Director of Ford's European

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Ford developing new technologies to help ease traffic, parking stress and address future mobility challenges

Ford Motor Company is researching and developing intelligent, next-generation driving technologies designed to help address traffic jams and other future mobility challenges that come with rapid urbanisation and population growth around the world.

Ford's early

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