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Is Ford really coming back to India? What could be possible reasons

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Ford announced its exit from the Indian market back in 2021 owing to poor sales resulting in a loss of $2 billion here and eventually completed the exit process in 2022. Ford’s exit from India created quite a ruckus in the country’s automotive market as well as in the country’s business community.

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Toshiba to supply inverters for Fords HEVs and PHEVs from 2012

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The Ford Motor Company has selected Toshiba Corporation to supply automotive inverters for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). Ford plans to start mass production of new models of both kinds of vehicle in 2012. The automotive inverters will be supplied to Ford with the motors as a set.

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Quadrant CMS plastics/metal hybrid technology saves weight in airbag assemblies with integrated lead frames

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During development, the metal part within the plastics part was shown to induce additional stresses during the deployment; these were eliminated using FEM analysis and design changes. It was first designed for the Ford Transit van, which is assembled in Turkey. Production began in 2012.

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ColognE-Mobil 2-Year EV Field Trial to Launch in January; 25 Ford BEVs

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The ColognE-Mobil large-scale battery electric vehicle (BEV) field trial in Germany will launch on 4 January 2010, bringing together four partners—the Ford-Werke GmbH, RheinEnergie AG, the city of Cologne and the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)—in a project to test electrical mobility in all its aspects under everyday conditions.

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Rivian, Kia, and Mercedes see huge jump in new car registrations – a sign of what’s to come?

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S&P Global Mobility released its latest round of US data on new EV registrations for November 2023, and some surprising new trends are popping up – with very modest gains by Tesla and Ford, compared to bigger moves from smaller EV players Rivian and Kia, as well as luxury EVs from Mercedes and BMW. share of the EV segment that month.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

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It has fewer parts that would need constant maintenance and replacement. With more users gearing towards purchasing electric vehicles, a surge in demand has drastically hit the electric automobile industry. Road Trip: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E EV. If you fancy high instant speeds, then an electric car is ideal for you.

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Non-intrusive bio-monitoring system anticipates driver fatigue in the vehicle to prevent accidents

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The approach is similar in concept to technologies Ford described as part of its release of the S-MAX Concept ( Earlier post.) Glucose Level Monitoring connects with Ford SYNC could warn parents if a sleeping child in the rear seats suffers a diabetic episode. Partners also include Fico Mirrors, S.A.,

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