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Ford recalling 2 million trucks over unsafe over potentially fire-causing seat belts

Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickups over seatbelts that can spark and cause fires, the AP reports. The recall covers vehicles from 2015 to 2018 and comes a month after the NHTSA began to investigate reports of fires in the vehicles. The company has acknowledged 23 reports of smoke or fire in the

XL’s electrified Ford F-250 earns California Air Resources Board approval

XL announced it has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to sell hybrid electric Ford F-250 pickup trucks in California. According to the company, upfitting the 2018 Ford F-250 with the XLH hybrid electric system can lead to as much as a 25% improvement in fuel efficiency, along with accompanying reductions in CO2 emissions. “The

Ford, Volkswagen explore strategic alliance, potential development of commercial trucks

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and have plans to explore a potential strategic alliance. Among the areas the two companies are exploring is the potential to develop a range of commercial vehicles together. VW and Ford said any strategic alliance would not involve equity arrangements, including cross

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Ford creates Commercial Solutions department, introduces Data Services product

Ford Commercial Solutions, a newly created department of Ford Motor Co., has introduced Data Services, a fleet telematics offering that gives fleet managers and telematics service providers direct access to OEM-grade vehicle data for improved fleet management. According to Ford, the Ford Commercial Solutions business unit has a goal of helping fleets improve their operational effectiveness

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Ford Commercial Solutions and Verizon Connect extend strategic partnership with multi-year agreement

Verizon Connect and Ford Commercial Solutions announced the extension of their strategic partnership. Verizon Connect, through its acquisition of Telogis, has had a partnership with Ford since 2011, and will continue to deliver software solutions and embedded connectivity to Ford commercial customers through the extended agreement. “We are pleased to extend the partnership with Verizon

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Roush CleanTech introduces all-electric Ford F-650

Roush CleanTech, providers of propane autogas and compressed natural gas vehicles, has unveiled an all-electric Ford F-650. This is the first electric vehicle offered by Roush CleanTech. Built on the Ford F-650 chassis, Roush CleanTech’s new fully electric vehicles will have a lithium ion battery system of up to 225 kilowatt hours and 700 volts.

The next level: Ford increases options with the 2019 Transit Connect, the F-150 diesel engine

This winter, Ford made two major announcements. The first, made in December, is that the company will be offering a diesel engine option for the F-150 for the first time; the second came in February, with the introduction of the new generation of Transit Connect vans. As you read the details of these launches, you

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Ford introduces new generation of Transit Connect cargo van

Ford Motor Co. has introduced the new generation of its Transit Connect cargo van. This is the third generation of the Transit Connect vans, and the first since 2014 model year. The company also introduced a new Transit Connect passenger wagon. Available powertrains for the Transit Connect cargo van include the standard 2L, four-cylinder gasoline

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Ford introduces new diesel engine for F-150

Ford has announced that it will begin offering a diesel engine for the Ford F-150 for the first time. The 3.0-liter Power Stroke V6 diesel engine specs include a targeted EPA-estimated 30 MPG highway rating, a best-in-class 11,400 lbs. of towing capacity and 2,020 lbs. of payload capacity, plus 250 HP and 440 lb.-/ft. of

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Ford introduces 2018 Super Duty line

Ford has introduced the 2018 Ford Super Duty series, and detailed several upgrades over the previous model year trucks. Among the improvements highlighted by the company include horsepower and torque improvements from a newly upgraded 6.7-liter Power Stroke diesel engine. Upgrades to the engine include redesigned cylinder heads for added strength under higher loads, plus

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Telogis to offer connected commercial vehicle solutions through the Ford Sync Connect platform

Telogis announced that Ford commercial customers will be able to use Ford Sync Connect to access the services of the Telogis Mobile Resource Management (MRM) software platform. The Telogis platform provides vehicle location, driver behavior, navigation, route planning and optimization, and compliance solutions for companies with fleets and mobile workers. Customers who order the 2018

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ZF launches electric park brake on Ford F-150

ZF will now offer the heavy-duty electric park brake (EPB) on the 2018 Ford F-150, which the companies say is the first launch of a heavy duty electric park brake system in North America for larger light trucks. “The electric park brake … can result in a weight savings of up to 20 lbs. or more

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