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REPORT: Ford looking to invest up to $500 million in Michigan hybrid, EV plants

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_to_Invest_500M_in_Michigan_Hybrid_EV_Plant'; After GM's announcement this week that it would invest $336 million in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the Volt, there are noises from Ford about a similar investment. Automotive News is reporting that the Blue Oval is weighing putting $300 to $500 million into hybrid and electric vehicle plants in Michigan – if they can get the tax credits from the state. Ford is asking for $85 million in credits between 2012 and 2014 and another $35 ... Read more →

Ford may pass Honda as second best hybrid seller in U.S. Jeremy Korzeniewski

There's no doubt about which automaker leads the hybrid vehicle race. Toyota – and particularly the Japanese automaker's Prius hybrid hatchback – outsells all other manufacturers ...

Ford hybrid sales up 73 percent compared to 2008, when Fusion/Milan weren't available Sebastian Blanco

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_hybrid_sales_up_73_percent_compared_to_2008 '; Last year at this time, Ford Motor Company was not yet selling the Ford Fusion or Mercury Milan hybrids. ...

It's Friday: act silly, get a Ford Fusion Hybrid [w/VIDEO] Sebastian Blanco

Ford has already shown strong puppetmaster-like abilities with the whole Fiesta Agent thing. In exchange for agreeing to go on secretive "missions," a few dozen people were given a Ford Fiesta for ...

REPORT: Ford's Mark Fields implies company makes no money on hybrids Jeremy Korzeniewski

Last week, our friends from Consumer Reports got the chance to sit down with Mark Fields, Ford's vice president of North American operations, and some interesting information was gleaned. For ...

2010 Ford Escape hybrid gets upgraded battery and software 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

In the spirit of continuous improvement, Ford is again updating the powertrain of its Escape/Mariner hybrids. After a thorough revamp just a year ago, the hybrid crossovers are now benefiting from the development work that went into creating the Fusion and Milan hybrids. The gas electric sedans ...

Ford adding more hybrids but not until 2012, DI based start-stop coming 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

During the Ford 2010 model preview in Dearborn this week, one of the efficiency improvements promised for the near term by Powertrain VP Barb Samardzich was increased hybrid applications. When we asked Fusion hybrid applications manager Gil Portalatin about potential future applications, it turned ...

Mulally: Ford's path to profitability based on electrification 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ford CEO Alan Mulally says the automaker is on track to return to profitability by 2011, despite posting a record $14.7 billion loss in 2008 and a forecast to continue posting losses through the rest of 2009 and 2010. A major portion of Ford's turnaround plan revolves around "more and more ...

Minneapolis and Ford want 66 electric, plug-in hybrid cars locally by 2010 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Hey look, a plug-in vehicle partnership without Nissan-Renault. No, seriously. This time, the location is the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where local governments want to work with Ford to get 66 electric and hybrid vehicles on the road by sometime in 2010. Other partners include Xcel ...

LA 2008: 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid - all the details and press pictures available 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

On top of the new Ford Mustang that everyone's so excited about, Ford is unveiling the new Fusion hybrid at the LA Auto Show this week. The Fusion (and the Marcury Milan hybrid) feature the new SmartGauge™ with EcoGuide that grows leaves when the driver uses a green foot. The benefit - ...

Azure Dynamics signs deal with Ford dealerships for hybrid trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Even though some people within Ford think hybrid trucks are a "publicity stunt," the heavy-duty hybrid van maker Azure Dynamics knows that it can still count on FoMoCo for some hybrid help. Azure announced this week that it has signed new Sales & Service agreements with some Ford dealerships to ...

Ford delivers more flex-fuel Escape hybrids to Illinois 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ford turned over five of the twenty experimental flex-fuel Escape Hybrids they have built to the State of Illinois and the Illinois Corn Growers at the Farm Progress show in Decatur yesterday. Two more of the E85-capable hybrid crossovers will go Commonwealth Edison for use in their fleet. The ...

Here's the scoop on Ford and Southern California Edison's new plug-in hybrid partnership 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/All_the_official_details_of_Ford_and_SCE_s_ambitious_plug_in_hybrid_plan'; The announcement from Ford and Southern California Edison about their plug-in hybrid vehicle joint electric transportation initiative is now starting out in California. Some hints ...

Still behind, trying hard: A look into Ford's engine efficiency future with product development VP Derrick Kuzak 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

During the Ford 2008 model year preview at their Dearborn Development Center Friday, Group VP for Product Development Derrick Kuzak spoke about the changes that are being made to improve efficiency at Ford. Last January at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford showed off the Lincoln MKR concept which featured ...

Ford's Kansas City assembly plant starts production on 2008 hybrid Escapes and Mariners 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

click the photo to see a 30+ high-resolution photos of the 2008 Escape Hybrid and more If it was just a normal Friday for you today, then you're not an employee at Ford's Kansas City assembly plant, where the new 2008 Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner models started production today. Both the Escape ...

Ford unveils PHEV Ford Edge with HySeries Drive at DC Auto Show 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res photos of the HySeries Drive Edge digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/Ford_unveils_Plug_in_Ford_Edge_with_HySeries_Drive_at_DC_Auto_Show'; At the Washington D.C. Auto Show, Ford unveiled a Ford Edge equipped with the HySeries Drive power-train first ...

Does it look greener to you? The 2008 Ford Escape hybrid 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda's not the only one with a hybrid SUV at the Detroit Auto Show this week. Ford has brought along their 2008 Escape SUV, which is available with three powertrains: the standard 2.3-liter I-4, or an optional 3.0-liter V-6 and, thankfully, a full hybrid gas-electric version (Sanyo makes the ...

Bush will meet with Detroit auto execs tomorrow, and will push for more hybrids 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's time. President Bush will tell auto execs from the Detroit auto companies that he supports building more hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles, according to spokesman Tony Snow. Snow said that during tomorrow's long-awaited meeting with the heads of Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp. and ...

European Ford chief: personal carbon output will be common knowledge in 10-15 years 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If Lewis Booth, Ford's chief in Europe and head of its Premier Automotive Group, is right, then TerraPass and other carbon offset programs are way ahead of the curve. Booth, speaking at the British motor show, said that in the next 10 to 15 years consumers will track their carbon footprint as well ...

Ford and Volvo to invest $1.36 billion for new hybrid technology 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

With hybrids the alternative vehicle of choice for most consumers (yes, there are more flexible-fuel vehicles on the roads today, but how many people fill them with E85?), Ford and its Volvo subsidiary announced last week that they would invest over a billion dollars in a new center in Goteborg to ...

Ford's hybrid Escape and Mariner sales up 132 percent 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

There's a lot of ways to say you've sold about three thousand hybrid cars, but yesterday Ford decided to go with "hybrid sales up 132 percent" over a year ago. The total vehicles sold of Ford's Escape and Mariner hybrid models totaled only 2,862 vehicles, but since that's a bit more than the company ...

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