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Ford shows off 2009 SEMA lineup, 2010 Taurus, Mustang, Transit to be highlights

Posted: Oct 27, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Ford, Tuner Cars

Ford will be the featured automaker of this year’s 2009 SEMA show where it will show a number of modified vehicles from its new lineup. Taking the center stage at SEMA this year will be Ford’s new 2010 Ford Taurus. The Ford Transit Connect, Ford Flex, Focus, and Edge will also join the lineup along [...]

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Detroit NAIAS 2009: 2010 EcoBoost Ford Flex gets 355-hp and 18 mpg

Posted: Jan 11, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Ford, Hybrids, Green News

Ford will focus on introducing its much talked about EcoBoost engines across its lineup in 2009. One of the first vehicles to get the gasoline direct-injected twin-turbocharged 3.5L V6 will be the 2010 Ford Flex. Ford says that by 2013, more than 90 percent of its North American lineup will have EcoBoost technology.
The new engine gives [...]

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Nelly to see his Ford Flex for the first time in Las Vegas at SEMA

Posted: Nov 04, 2008

Filed under: Auto Shows, Ford

Nelly will see his brand new customized 2009 Ford Flex for the first time today when it is unveiled at the 2008 SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. The, 34-year old rapper turned actor says that he fell for the Flex when he saw it at a Ford-sponsored event in Atlanta – his home town. [...]

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SEMA 2008: CGS ReFlex, Flex flexes in Vegas

Posted: Oct 09, 2008

Filed under: Auto Shows, Ford

CGS Motorsports will try to help FoMoCo re-emphasize the Flex with their version of the crossover called “ReFlex.” The tuner, known for its high-performance exhaust systems and air intake systems for the Big 3, will bring the ReFlex to the 2008 SEMA Auto Show next month.
Designed by Sean Smith of SS Designs, the ReFlex features [...]

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Consumer Reports rate Ford Flex and Mazda CX-9 in the top 5 SUVs

Posted: Oct 07, 2008

Filed under: Ford, Industry News, Mazda

Just yesterday, Ford announced that it will offer a $2,500 cash back incentive on the 2009 Ford Flex due to slow sales. Today,Consumer Reports has announced that the Flex along with the Mazda CX-9 are one of the top five three-row SUVs they tested.
“Ford’s new Flex wraps a versatile, cavernous interior in a distinctly boxy [...]

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Ford Flex not selling well, FoMoCo offers $2,500 discount

Posted: Oct 06, 2008

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Despite all the hype and buzz generated around Ford’s new crossover, the Flex, sales have been so-so. Sales of the Flex are slated under 30,000 units annually, rather than the 70,000 – 100,000 predicted by Ford. Of course, the declining sales in the SUV segment play a major part.
To help boost sales, Ford is no [...]

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Flex chief designer no longer with Ford, may have been laid off

Posted: Jul 28, 2008

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

Chief designer of the new Ford Flex crossover, Richard Gresens, has left FoMoCo. According to Ford spokeswoman Charlotte Fisher, Gresens is no longer with Ford and would not comment on the reason for Gresens leave.
Fisher would not confirm whether the Gresens’ departure was related to the salaried job cuts that Ford plans on completing this [...]

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Hold on guy, Ford puts hold on third shift at Ontario plant

Posted: Jul 23, 2008

Filed under: Ford, Industry News

A FoMoCo company official said today that 350 new hires at the its Oakville, Ontario plant were told their jobs have been indefinitely put on hold as sales of new cars continue to decline. Ford said that market condition are currently to uncertain for it to start a third shift. The Oakville plant is known [...]