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If you've gotten the chance to attend any of the international auto shows that have taken place in the United States so far this season, you've probably seen the 1934 Ford Model 40 Special Speedster. This unique antique sports car has been on display everywhere from the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance show last August, to the Detroit Auto Show this past January, to the more recent New York International Auto Show, and it's drawn admirers in every time.

Who is Freddie Ford, you may wonder? Well, he's not so much a "he" as an "it," though he certainly has some very human-like features. Freddie Ford is a robot created by American automaker Ford that first made an appearance at the 1967 Texas State Fair. Recently, Ford brought Freddie back out of storage to celebrate Robotics Week and to bring attention to the installment of around 700 robots at its Louisville, Kentucky Assembly Plant. This plant will soon be producing the updated 2013 Ford Escape.

With technology add-ons for vehicles becoming more prevalent, it makes sense that these features would give us the best safety options available. This week at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Ford execs like Bill Ford will make an argument for more connection between automobiles- which could help prevent crashes and eliminate traffic jams. Ford states, "If we do nothing, we face the prospect of 'global gridlock', a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources and even compromises the flow of commerce and healthcare."¹ As more people are driving in countries like China and India, the potential for gridlocks of this sort continues to grow.

Most people, even environmentalists, don't often consider how much water is used when making vehicles. Luckily, for those of us that do care, Ford is working on the issue. The truth is, a ton of water is used in all manufacturing processes, and the good news is, Ford has plans to decrease its per-vehicle water usage 30 percent by the year 2015, in addition to the company's already-accomplished decrease of 45 percent between 2000-2010 (and quite a bit more on a global level). That's 10.5 billion gallons of water (or 262 loads of laundry!) saved.

Car enthusiasts, and Ford Mustang fans especially, are always dreaming about their dream cars. Devoted Mustang fans often take it a step further and imagine what their Mustang might look like if they had the ability to build it themselves.

Well, Ford understands its fans and has made that dream come true. Ford has created a website that allows visitors to build and customize their very own Mustang...

One of the biggest questions for college freshman when they head off to college is whether or not to bring the car. Most college campuses have very limited parking and cars can get expensive on a shoe string budget.

Ford understands the issue from a student's perspective and has stepped in to help.  Teaming up with the car-sharing company, Zipcar, Ford is hoping to ease students worries...

It might be hard to imagine Ford collaborating with Toyota. But the two market leviathans have just the right complementary expertise to accomplish a mutual goal drivers will be able to appreciate worldwide.

Of course, American automaker Ford knows trucks and SUVs inside and out. While Toyota knows trucks too; their real claim to fame really is their decades of experience working with hybrid technologies. As such, Ford...

Faricy Ford LINCOLN is assuming most people reading this blog have taken a test drive at some point in their life. It's usually an awkward situation where you take the keys from the salesman (or maybe he drives with you) and you assess the car. It's hard to really get a feel for a car in just a couple minutes and most of us usually end...

Lawmakers are currently gearing up to build legislation around sounds for electric cars. The new EV cars are so quiet that pedestrians are having a hard time hearing them coming which presents a serious safety issue. The best solution so far has been to incorporate an artificial engine sound when the car drops below a certain RPM...

Are you a huge baseball fan? Have you even found yourself driving to or from work when you have the sudden urge to login into you fantasy baseball game and check out the stats or make player adjustments? If so, Ford is on your side.

Ford has just added a Fantasy Baseball update feature to their SYNC system. The new feature will make it possible for baseball fans to track...