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FORD READIES £1.5 BILLION GREEN INVESTMENT IN UK RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION

By Zoe ⋅ March 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Ford is preparing to invest £1.5 billion in its four UK facilities over the next five years after securing a £360 million Government loan guarantee.

FORD’S FOCUS ON MATERIAL RECYCLING

By Craig ⋅ January 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

To find out what happens to discarded household carpets, old jeans or empty bottles, take a closer look at the Ford Focus.

PRICE ANNOUNCED FOR FIESTA VAN ECONETIC

By Manny ⋅ December 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Super-frugal, stylish and ‘green’, the new Fiesta Van ECOnetic is now on sale at £11,635.

FORD PRESENTS 2009 ‘WISE’ PRIZE TO ZOE BURTON

By Clayton ⋅ November 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Engineering student Zoe Burton is the seventh winner of the FORD WISE (Women Into Science and Engineering) prize, the annual award that recognises exceptional women studying engineering and promotes engineering as a career.

FORD VANS TOP UK RELIABILITY SURVEY

By Rico ⋅ November 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ford has been named as Britain’s most reliable van manufacturer in an authoritative survey of more than one million vehicles.

NEW JOBS CREATED BY NEW VOLKSWAGEN VAN CENTRE IN CHELMSFORD

By Rico ⋅ October 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Volkswagen’s nationwide network of dedicated Van Centres has expanded again following the official opening of a new Van Centre in Chelmsford, Essex.

SUZUKI MOTORCYCLES – NUNN TAKES RED BULL PRO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

By Clayton ⋅ September 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

MVR-D Suzuki’s Carl Nunn took the Red Bull Pro National MX1 Championship title at the weekend, after the Suzuki RM-Z450 rider rode to a pair of solid results, lifting the championship trophy at the last round of the series at Wakes Colne in Essex.

FORD DEBUTS AT “ANANSEKROM”

By Craig ⋅ July 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

New Ford models were on display at the cultural festival “Anansekrom” at the Orsett Showground in Grays, Essex, this month.

HYUNDAI’S SHIPS COME IN; MORE CUSTOMERS COME ON BOARD

By Clayton ⋅ June 24, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The first of four ships loaded with brand new Hyundai cars has just docked at Tilbury in Essex and unloaded 1,100 i10 city cars.

REVOLVE OPTIMISED HYBRID BUS BREAKS NEW GROUND FOR FUEL ECONOMY AND CO2 EMISSIONS

By Noreen ⋅ May 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A hybrid-electric drive system for buses, for which Revolve Technologies’ systems engineering team has developed a specially optimised engine management programme, has achieved the best results for fuel consumption and CO2 emissions ever recorded from a double deck vehicle – an unprecedented 10mpg.

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