Flat Rock Assembly Plant Celebrates Producing One-Millionth Ford Mustang As Year 50 Begins

Apr19
by admin on April 19, 2013 at 11:50 am
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•Nine years after Ford Mustang production moved to Flat Rock, Mich., Flat Rock Assembly Plant celebrates producing one million of these iconic sports cars
•Raj Nair, Ford group vice president for product development, commemorates the occasion by riding off the line in a Ruby Red 2014 Mustang convertible accompanied by a senior plant employee
•Ford celebrates 49 years of continuous Mustang production with more than 8.5 million of America’s favorite sports cars produced

FLAT ROCK, Mich., April 17, 2013 – Happy Birthday Mustang! Forty-nine years to the day after its 1964 debut in New York, the iconic sports car celebrates another milestone: One million Mustangs have rolled off the line at Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant since production moved there in 2004. Ford is celebrating this milestone as year 50 of continuous Mustang production gets under way at Flat Rock Assembly.

Raj Nair, group vice president for global product development, today rode off the line at Flat Rock Assembly Plant in a Ruby Red 2014 Mustang convertible. Nair was riding shotgun with Ed Salna, material planning and logistics manager at the plant. Salna is a 27-year veteran of Flat Rock Assembly, starting work there more than a year before the plant produced its first car.

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Ford and GM to Jointly Develop Advanced Nine- and 10-Speed Automatic Transmissions

Apr15
by admin on April 15, 2013 at 10:19 am
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•New project to build on success of previous collaborations
•Initial design and engineering work is already under way
•New transmissions will improve fuel economy and enhance performance

DEARBORN, Mich., April 15, 2013 – Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation have signed an agreement under which both companies will jointly develop an all-new generation of advanced-technology nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks.

The new transmissions, to be built in both front- and rear-wheel-drive variants, will improve vehicle performance and increase fuel economy.

The collaboration enables both automakers to design, develop, engineer, test, validate and deliver these new transmissions for their vehicles faster and at lower cost than if each company worked independently.

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SRT Viper TA

Apr12
by admin on April 12, 2013 at 4:48 pm
Posted In: Chrysler Group Media

It takes a well-prepared car and astute driving ability to lap a road course with confidence. The SRT® Viper Time Attack handles the car part by taking the handling ability of the SRT Viper to the next level of precision. Honed at the track, the Time Attack (TA) spec package offers the ultimate track-day street car.

Building on the already impressive capabilities of the fifth-generation SRT Viper, the Time Attack wrings out the track-lapping capability of the SRT Viper. Several areas of the SRT Viper are enhanced, with special attention to handling components and settings.

Engineering for the TA was placed at the hands of a very small group of SRT engineers with extensive road-racing experience. SRT Engineers had a very precise goal in mind when developing the potent TA: to build a stunning track-day Viper ready for enthusiasts to take on any of North America’s more than 150 road-racing circuits.

From the ground up, the TA takes the SRT Viper to new levels of ability and appearance. Lightweight matte-black Sidewinder II wheels are wrapped in ultra-sticky Pirelli® P Zero Corsa tires ready for track duty. A factory-tuned race-ready alignment utilizes the SRT Viper’s completely adjustable suspension, adding significant negative camber to all four corners.

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