• TrustFord cuts ribbon on upgraded site

    • 18 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford dealer group TrustFord has opened its newly upgraded Transit Centre in Barnsley after an investment of £500K The site has been extensively redeveloped to create the group’s largest commercial vehicle site with a fully EV trained and accredited workforce Stuart Mustoe, acting chairman and chief executive [...]
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  • Ford and VWG expand partnership

    • 15 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford and the Volkswagen Group are expanding their e-mobility partnership, which includes e-mobility, commercial vehicles and autonomous driving The news comes after Ford announced it will develop a new model based on the Modular Electric Toolkit (MEB) platform, and double its MEB volume to 12 million units over a [...]
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  • Ford goes all-in with EV investment

    • 11 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford has announced plans to make 50% of its annual vehicle sales electric by 2030 It has said it will invest $5bn into its EV production unit this year alone, twice the amount it invested in 2021 It expects this commitment to realise the production of over two million EVs by 2026 Ford sold 117,500 BEVs and [...]
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  • Ford confirms major UK investment

    • 18 October 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford has announced it is investing up to £230m to manufacture electric components at its Halewood plant in Merseyside The investment will help to protect 500 jobs The factory will be Ford's first European plant to produce components for electric cars and is expected to start manufacturing electric power units [...]
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  • Autotech picks up training baton

    • 17 May 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Autotech Academy has stepped up to provide a training solution for six automotive students whose learned has been disrupted by a fire at Bridgwater and Taunton College The fire destroyed its specialist motorsport and motorcycle workshops Collaborating with the Foray Motor Group, Autotech Academy is helping six [...]
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  • Ford calls for 2030 strategy

    • 14 May 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ford is calling on policymakers, energy providers, local authorities, consumers and the auto industry to jointly develop a nationwide electrification strategy that will set the country on the right trajectory for 2030 The company says that a coordinated effort is needed to help consumers move to an electrified [...]
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  • TrustFord enhances London footprint

    • 14 May 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TrustFord has acquired a Ford dealership from Cambria Automobiles plc in Wimbledon The group has also taken over the Ford franchise for new car and commercial vehicle customers in the Croydon area The newly-acquired site has been rebranded as TrustFord and is now fully-operational under new ownership, with a [...]
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  • 3D printing assists Ford development

    • 20 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Ford has said it uses 3D printing to reduce development time through the production of prototype parts that enable designers and engineers to quickly test and refine different approaches Traditional prototyping methods require special tools and can be time‑consuming Ford can print a 3D part in a few hours and, [...]
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  • Ford optimises service with RAC

    • 17 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Ford technicians across its dealership network have been praised for the high quality of their vehicle servicing by RAC engineers This follows a successful 10-year association to provide independent assessment of customer vehicle repair and servicing quality The RAC Service Workshop Quality Programme, introduced in [...]
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  • Ford tests autonomous vehicles at Mcity

    • 13 November 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Ford is the first carmaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity – a simulated real-world urban environment at the University of Michigan, USA The 32-acre facility is part of the university’s Mobility Transformation Centre Mcity provides real-world road scenarios – such as running a red light – that cannot [...]
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