COLOGNE, Germany, Feb. 17, 2014 – Ford Motor Company will unveil a new global vehicle featuring advanced connectivity, safety and driver assist technologies at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at 10:00 CET on Feb. 24.
Ford of Europe also will show for the first time in Europe a new automated research vehicle, which envisions a future of autonomous functionality and advanced technologies after 2025. The vehicles will be showcased at Fira Gran Via, Hall 3, stand #C20.
Also during Mobile World Congress, the theme of which this year will be “Creating What’s Next”, senior Ford executives will deliver two keynote speeches:
Ford Mobile World Congress media materials can be accessed at 10:00 CET on Feb. 24 from http://mwc2014.fordpresskits.com.
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 181,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information about Ford and its products worldwide please visit www.corporate.ford.com.
Ford of Europe is responsible for producing, selling and servicing Ford brand vehicles in 50 individual markets and employs approximately 47,000 employees at its wholly owned facilities and approximately 69,000 people when joint ventures and unconsolidated businesses are included. In addition to Ford Motor Credit Company, Ford Europe operations include Ford Customer Service Division and 24 manufacturing facilities (15 wholly owned or consolidated joint venture facilities and nine unconsolidated joint venture facilities). The first Ford cars were shipped to Europe in 1903 – the same year Ford Motor Company was founded. European production started in 1911.
