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Ford to Invest $500 Million in Lima Plant to Build 2.7-Liter V6 EcoBoost Engine for 2015 F-150
Ford will invest $500 million (€363 million) to upgrade its Lima Engine Plant in Ohio to build the all-new 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine for the 2015 F-150 pickup truck. As a result, 300 new jobs will be created at the factory. Fitted with standard Auto Start-Stop, the new twin-turbo 2.7-liter V6 engine promises to blend the performance of a mid-range V8 unit with the efficiency of a V6 powerplant. Read more »
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Daimler's Bremen Plant Gets €750 Million To Build Next C-class, Two New Models
Daimler announced it will invest €750 million ($834 million) in its Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen, northern Germany, as it plans to build two new models there. Read more »...
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Ford’s 5-millionth Ecoboost-equipped Vehicle Is A 1.0l Focus
Ford has built the 5-millionth EcoBoost-equipped vehicle at its assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan. The milestone car is a Ford Focus equipped with the 1.0-liter unit, the smallest from the EcoBoost family. On the Focus, the 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine...
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2015 Mustang Power And Weight Figures Revealed, V8 Has 435hp And Is 87lbs Heavier
Ford has finally released horsepower ratings for each of the three engines that will equip the 2015 Mustang. The standard (in North America) 3.7-liter V6 produces 300 hp, while the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged engine produces 310 hp and 320 lb-ft...
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Ford’s Smallest Production Engine Ever: The New 1.0-liter Ecoboost Three-cylinder Gasoline Unit
It took the Ford Motor Company a very long time to jump aboard the turbocharged engine bandwagon for mainstream, non-sport models, but now the Detroit automaker is going full speed ahead with the presentation of a full range of force-fed gasoline powerplants....
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Ford To Introduce 1.6-liter Ecoboost Turbo Petrol Engines With Direct Injection In 2010
If there's one thing someone could hold against Ford of Europe that is the absence of any noteworthy gasoline engines in its range other than the 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder unit. Ford is one of the last European manufacturers to take advantage...
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