Category: 2002 News

Source: Ford Motor Company NEW DEARBORN TRUCK PLANT HERALDS ERA OF LEAN, FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING Flexible vehicle assembly and lean principles will reach new milestones at the Dearborn Truck Plant. The innovations being implemented will establish a new era in manufacturing, efficiency and workplace culture.” Anne Stevens, Vice President Ford North America Vehicle Operations DEARBORN, Mich., […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 3, 2002 — Ford’s three plants producing the all-new 2004 F-150 in Norfolk, Va., Kansas City, Mo., and Dearborn, Mich. will lead the company’s roll out of its new flexible assembly system. Consider equipment changeovers that once took months being accomplished in days. That’s what will happen with […] More »

Source: International Truck and Engine Corporation NATURAL GAS SCHOOL BUS EMISSIONS EXCEED LOW-EMITTING DIESEL BUSES IN RESEARCH REPORTED TO SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS CONFERENCE DETROIT, Mich. (November 18, 2002) – Exhaust emissions from natural gas school buses contain higher levels of air pollutants and toxic air contaminants than those in school buses powered by advanced-technology, […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company FORD’S ALL-NEW POWER STROKE DIESEL NAMED ’10 BEST’ ENGINE DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 10, 2002 – Ford’s all-new 6.0-liter Power Stroke® Diesel was named one of 2003’s “10 Best” engines by Ward’s AutoWorld, a premier automotive industry magazine. The new 6.0-liter Power Stroke Diesel engine, designed and manufactured by International Truck and […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company SUPER DUTY’S IMPROVED POWER STROKE DIESEL PRODUCES BEST-IN-CLASS TORQUE DEARBORN, Mich., March 21, 2002 – Performance is at the heart of the F-Series Super Duty lineup, and Ford’s 7.3-liter Power Stroke® diesel V-8 delivers – now offering 525 foot-pounds of best-in-class torque on models equipped with an automatic transmission. Super Duty’s […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR WILL DEBUT AT 2002 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW LOS ANGELES, Jan 3., 2002 – The 2003 Lincoln Aviator – one of three new Lincoln vehicles that will be available this summer – will be unveiled at the 2002 New York Auto Show. The other new Lincolns are the […] More »

Source: Ford Motor Company TOUGH, URBAN, COOL: FORD SHOWS ADVENTUROUS FUSION CONCEPT LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3, 2002 – The Fusion concept, an urban adventure vehicle designed with young city dwellers in mind, foretells what Ford believes could be the next potential hot vehicle segment. Ford is showing the Fusion concept to test consumer interest in […] More »