Ford Transit, Transit Connect, and Flex Win Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America

Ford Motor Company, led by the strength of its Transit van lineup, won seven Vincentric Best Fleet Value in America awards for 2016.

The awards recognize vehicles that provide fleet customers with lowest total cost of ownership. 

Ford vans were named best value for fleets in the following categories for the second consecutive year:

-Full-size half-ton passenger van: Ford Transit 150 XL low-roof wagon
-Full-size three-quarter-ton cargo van: Ford Transit 250 low-roof van
-Full-size one-ton cargo van: Ford Transit 350 low-roof van
-Small commercial passenger van: Ford Transit Connect XLT short-wheelbase van
-Ford Flex SE equipped with front-wheel drive was…
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2016 FORD FIESTA NAMED AMONG ‘TOP 10 COOLEST NEW CARS UNDER $18,000’ BY KELLEY BLUE BOOK

This is the sixth time in seven years that KBB has named Fiesta to the list. The uniquely designed Ford Fiesta – starting from $14,090 (excludes destination and delivery) – shows that cool and affordable really can coexist. As one of America’s most popular small cars, Fiesta offers customers a fun, dynamic car with nimble handling and a comfortable ride, all at an appealing value.

Cars that earn a spot on the KBB coolest new cars list must be fun to drive and fun to own.  Each vehicle also must be available for purchase starting at $18,000 or less…
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Safeguard Your Summer with Ford

 

 

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"Children: Keep small children belted in safety or booster seats; children under four-feet, four inches tall who weigh less than 79 pounds should by regulation be in child safety seats or booster seats and properly belted. The safety seats need to be securely fitted to the rear seat. The latest Ford cars are now designed with ISOFIX fittings, which provide a rigid and robust connection between the vehicle and the seats."

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2015 Mustang Showcases 50 Years at National Inventors Hall of Fame with Side-by-Side of 1965

 Ford and the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum (NIHF) are set to unveil a one-of-a-kind Mustang that marries a 1965 model to a 2015 model in a unique side-by-side display for the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum.  

The split-personality Mustang is part of a new, permanent Intellectual Property Power™ Exhibit   at the National Inventors Hall of Fame museum on the United States Patent and Trademark Office Campus in Alexandria, Virginia. The Mustang, along…
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Ford Performance Releases "Project RX": Behind The Scenes of the Ford Focus RS RX Development

The Ford Focus RS RX was designed to be the ultimate rallycross vehicle in the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Collaborating with UK-based M-Sport and Hoonigan Racing Division, Ford Performance engineers implemented the same high-tech instruments and procedures used on production vehicles to develop the Focus RS RX for competition.

The first of a four-part documentary, episode one of “Project RX” highlights the design and development of the vehicle between Ford Performance headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan…
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Tackle mud season with a built-tough Ford pick-up

We don't know about you, but the folks here at Lasco Ford are thrilled to welcome the summer with open arms. Until the air warms to just the perfect tempe

We proudly stock an excellent selectio

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Ford Invests $1.6 Billion in U.S. Plants, Creates 650 Hourly Jobs in Michigan and Ohio

Ford Motor Company is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade two of its manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Ohio, and creating or retaining 650 hourly jobs in the United States.

The $1.4 billion investment in Livonia Transmission Plant and $200 million investment in Ohio Assembly Plant are part of the $9 billion commitment the company  made in the 2015 UAW-Ford collective bargaining agreement to continue investing in its U.S. plants.

Ford has invested…
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Ford Mustang is Best-Selling Sports Coupe Globally

In its first year of global availability, Ford Mustang became the world’s best-selling sports coupe. Demand for the iconic pony car remains insatiable.

According to company analysis of the most recent registration data from IHS Automotive, Ford sold around 110,000 Mustang Coupes globally in 2015 – topping all other sports coupe competitors.

That record was achieved despite limited availability for most of the year in such key markets like China and the United Kingdom. Additionally, Ford sold around 30,000 Mustang Convertibles, for total nameplate sales of 141,868 vehicles – making Mustang far and away the best-selling two-door sports…
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Finding Great Used Cars For Sale in Michigan

In today's market it is not easy to just go out and find the perfect used car for sale in Michigan.  Many of our clients find this hard to believe, that is of course until they start their search and find that the available inventory of used cars in Michigan is actually lower than expected.  

The team at Lasco Ford has recognized this shortage of used car inventory and has taken action to provide our customers with the best used car selection available in today's market.  

First, we knew that in order to get the volume of used…
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Ford F-150 is the Only Large Pickup that Won't Crush Your Legs in a Crash

The 2016 Ford F-150 – the toughest, smartest, most capable and safest F-150 ever – is the only large pickup to earn an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick for SuperCrew and SuperCab configurations.

Class-leading crash test performance of the new Ford F-150 is enabled by the use of high-strength steel in the frame; high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloy in the body; and smart engineering, which also help to save up to 700 pounds of weight to enable best-in-class ratings for towing, payload and EPA-estimated gasoline fuel economy.

“From the moment our team set out to design and build the new…
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