Ford Motor Company’s said sales in Europe rose 7.7 percent in the first five months of this year – outpacing the industrywide recovery – thanks to strong demand for Ford’s newest vehicles.

– Ford named Joel Piaskowski, a design leader with 24 years of international automotive experience, as its new director, Design, Ford of Europe, effective July 1.

Ford Motor Company will put the all-new Ford Mustang in the spotlight at the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 24, 2014.

Ford Motor Company today reveals at the Geneva Motor Show the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without depending on an electricity grid for fuel.

The all-new Ford Edge Concept today made its European public motor show debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show – giving a strong indication of the technology, design and craftsmanship direction of the company’s new large SUV for Europe.

Ford Motor Company today delivers European auto show debuts for new vehicles that highlight the progress already achieved in the company’s product-led transformation.

Sales of Ford vehicles surged by 9.2 percent in January compared with the same month last year, and was almost double the industry growth of 4.7 percent in the key 20* European markets Ford tracks.

Ford of Europe reported today that its retail sales increased 14 percent* for full-year 2013, driving the company’s retail market share up a full percentage point to 8.2 percent.

Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without depending on an electricity grid for fuel.

Strong demand across its vehicle range in November – led by new model introductions – drove Ford of Europe’s 10th straight month of retail market share growth and sixth straight month of sales volume growth.

Taking the next step in its Blueprint for Mobility, Ford today – in conjunction with the University of Michigan and U.S. firm State Farm® – revealed a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future automated driving and other advanced technologies.

Ford’s all-new EcoSport SUV offers drivers the perfect combination of small car agility, affordability and fuel efficiency, with the flexibility and spaciousness customers expect from a SUV – in one stylish and connected package.

The all-new Ford Edge Concept today made its European debut at Ford’s special “Go Further” event in Barcelona in front of about 2,500 journalists, dealers and employees.

The all-new Ford Tourneo Connect is the first compact people mover to be awarded the maximum five-star safety rating by independent crash test authority Euro NCAP. The versatile Tourneo Connect achieved a score of 94 per cent for adult occupant protection, 85 per cent for child occupant protection, and 83 per cent overall. The versatile Tourneo Connect achieved a score of 94 per cent for adult occupant protection, 85 per cent for child occupant protection, and 83 per cent overall.

Ford announced it has produced the 10-millionth vehicle equipped with award-winning in-car connectivity system Ford SYNC. The technology, which was introduced by Ford in Europe last year and is now available on the B-MAX, Fiesta, Focus, C-MAX and Grand C-MAX, Kuga, and Transit Custom, was first launched in the U.S. six years ago.

Ford Motor Company recorded its ninth consecutive month of improved retail market share* year over year in October and fifth consecutive month of increased sales volume.

Ford Sollers has announced the start of full-cycle production of the Ford Kuga sport utility vehicle at its plant in Elabuga in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Elabuga today by Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford, who is visiting Ford Sollers’ operations in Russia.

Strong demand across its vehicle line-up drove Ford of Europe’s sales volume up 4.6 percent in September, marking the fourth consecutive month of volume sales growth for Ford in its traditional 19 European markets.

Ford Motor Company today revealed for the first time technology developed to enable drivers to park at the touch of a button from inside or outside their car; and also a prototype system that uses automatic steering and braking to avoid collisions with vehicles or pedestrians.

COLOGNE, Germany, Sept. 23, 2013 – A Ford Focus powered by the award-winning 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine has covered more than 1,600 kilometres (1,000 miles) on a single tank of fuel; a feat eco-drivers Knut Wilthil and Henrik Borchgrevink are claiming as a new benchmark.