Ford Increases Hybrid Market Share

From Ford.com:

The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid is off to a fast start after achieving an all-time sales record in December 2012, helping Ford to record hybrid sales and market share, as Toyota lost nearly 8 points of share in the segment.

 

Ford’s launch of the new C-MAX hybrids and Fusion Hybrid this past fall led the company to deliver record-setting hybrid sales in December, resulting in a 9 percent market share gain to 16 percent. In the same period Toyota’s share of the hybrid vehicle segment fell 8 points, from 68 percent to 60 percent.

 

Ford sold more hybrids in the fourth quarter of 2012 than in any other three-month period in the company’s entire history with 19,554 units sold, besting its own previous hybrid vehicle sales record by more than 193 percent.

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Ford Fusion Models Earn Top Safety Rating

The 2013 Ford Fusion and Ford Fusion Hybrid recently both earned the top vehicle safety rating awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  The five-star Overall Vehicle Score was awarded as part of the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).  Read more about it here.  Then visit Big Mike Naughton Ford in Aurora to see their impressive selection of Ford Fusion models.

Ford F-150 Featured on Name That Exhaust Note

Last week Car and Driver posted an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note. The sound came from the 2013 Ford F-150 Limited EcoBoost V6.  Listen to the exhaust note and even download an MP3 here.  

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Ford Highlights Variety at North American International Auto Show

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From Ford.com:

• Ford presents its entire showroom for the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), offering guests a good look at everything from the all-new 2013 Fusion midsize sedan to its F-Series trucks

• To help celebrate the 150^th anniversary of Henry Ford’s birth, the company founder (played by a series of actors bearing an uncanny resemblance to Henry Ford) will walk guests around the exhibit, providing an audio tour that weaves the story of his life with a look at the modern Ford vehicle lineup and technological innovations such as EcoBoost^® engines

• Ford will feature its commercial vehicle story at this year’s auto show, including the Transit family of vehicles, with a display of people who protect, serve and help those in need

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Video: Ford Unveils Atlas Pickup Concept

From Ford.com:

• Ford Atlas Concept is the future vision for pickup trucks

• Innovative design integrates capability and smart technologies to transform customer expectations of what Built Ford Tough^® will look like in the future

• Next-generation EcoBoost^® – coupled with advanced engineering and design innovations – creates leading fuel efficiency and increased capability

• Trailer towing and cargo hauling are made easier with innovative features designed specifically for truck owners to improve utility and confidence

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Ford Fusion Named 2012 AOL Autos Car of the Year

AOL Autos has named the 2013 Ford Fusion as 2012 Car of the Year:

And our number-one new car of the year is the 2013 Ford Fusion--boldly redesigned to not only riase the bar from the original Fusion, but to meet the stalwarts of the category--Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Altima--pound for pound and dollar for value for performance, value and quality. The Fusion is spacious, well-powered and more fuel efficient than some of its competitors. If the Fusion wasn't a top-tier contender in the sedan market before, it is now.

The bold styling is seen in the car's front-end, which is audaciously reminiscent of the Aston Martin Rapide (Ford until recently owned Aston Martin). It's offered with three engines, including a 2.5-liter four-cylinder automatic or a six-speed manual with a turbo 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine.

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Ford SYNC App Wins Popular Mechanics Award

From Ford.com:

The Ford SYNC® AppLink™ Developer Program announced at the International CES in Las Vegas this week has been honored with an Editor’s Choice award from Popular Mechanics magazine. The Developer Program is the first of its kind in the automotive industry, providing a free software development kit to mobile app developers that enable them to harness the power of SYNC voice control.

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Glympse Launches App for Ford SYNC AppLink

From Ford.com:

• Using the new SYNC^® AppLink^™-enabled Glympse smartphone app, drivers can share their location directly from their car using simple voice commands

• More than 1 million Ford drivers can now share their location directly from their car, making it easy to answer the question, “Where are you?”

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2013 Ford Fusion Named Car of the Year by Autobytel

The 2013 Ford Fusion has been named Car of the Year and Sedan of the Year by Autobytel.  In addition, the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid was named Alternative Fuel Car of the Year.  Read more details at Autobytel.

Big Mike Naughton Ford has a great selection of 2013 Ford Fusions and 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrids.  Stop by to learn more about these award-winning vehicles.

Most Fuel-Efficient Sedan: Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid

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From Ford.com:

• The all-new 2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid will offer up to an EPA-estimated 108 MPGe city, making it America’s most fuel-efficient sedan by besting Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid by 5 MPGe

• Ford projects 19,000-plus hybrid/electric vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of this year, making it the company’s best quarter for hybrids ever and besting its own previous hybrid vehicle sales record by more than 50 percent; more than half of hybrid sales this year expected to come in this period

• Fusion Energi delivers power of choice for leading fuel economy as Ford’s fifth electrified vehicle launching in the last 13 months and the fifth powertrain for the all-new Fusion, recently voted Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

• Ford is seeing demand for fuel economy across its lineup as the brand ranks No. 1 in fuel economy customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and now beats Toyota for leading efficiency in every segment where both compete

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