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The 1949 Ford was the first all-new American car design to come out of Detroit after WWII. It was tested in wind tunnels to maximize aerodynamics. This sparked the beginning of the "Motor City"
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Ford was one of the first automotive companies to crash-test their cars. This effectively led the way to safer cars. Since Ford started they have done more than 31,000 crash tests.
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Ford's Financial service known as ford motor credit company was made in 1959. It was used to offer loans and leases to buyers. It also offered loans to other Ford dealerships.
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Ford Introduces the Three-point, self-adjusting, and retracting lap and shoulder belts. With this innovation, ford once again contributed to making cars safer again. These seatbelts are very similar to the ones you would see today in modern cars
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The Mustang defined the pony car class because of its affordable price and customization options. The mustang was a huge success and still remains one of the fastest-selling cars in American history. Over 400,000 units were sold in the first year.
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Ford owned Philco from 1961 to 1974, at the time the company produced electronics computer systems, and military projects. They also designed the missions control building and staffed it. Its safe to say Ford played a crucial part in putting the first man on the moon.
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The Ford Fietsa became Ford's first internationally successful front-wheel drive model. Its development budget was also the largest in ford history at 870 million dollars. The investments were proven to pay off as the fiesta broke the mustangs one-year sales record.
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in 1980 Phillip Caldwell succeeded Henry Ford II. Caldwell was the first non-Ford-Family member to become chairman and CEO of Ford. Caldwell was named leader of the "quiet revolution" at Ford.
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When ford was designing the Ford Taurus they true to make it as aerodynamic as possible. Because of this, they broke the tradition of the more boxy sedan style. This helped the car become one of Ford's most popular vehicles at the time.
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The modular assembly line made use of automated ancillary assembly lines. The sub-assemblies were then added to the main assembly line. Most ford plants use modular assembly lines today.
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Ford helped catapult the U.S. domestic SUV market by releasing the Ford Explorer. This led to SUVs becoming popular substitutes for family vans. The Explorer has been described as a more comfortable and better-handling replacement for the Ford Bronco
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The Ranger had lead acid batteries, regenerative braking, and a 700 lb. payload rating. The ranger EV was a forerunner for today's electric vehicles
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Mullaly carried Ford through the financial crisis of 2008. Even in the midst of a crisis, He continued to aggressively invest in Ford Products. Which eventually led to Ford recovering and making profit.
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Sync was created as a partnership between Ford and Microsoft. Sync is offered hands-free, voice-activated with mobile phone integration. Ford has continued to update sync since its introduction in order to help drivers keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
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With a focus on changing the way the world moves, Ford mobility is taking connectivity, mobility and autonomous vehicles to the next level. This included the launch of SYNC version three. There are more than thirty global autonomous mobility experiments that are focusing on improving autonomous vehicles.