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Ford Motors

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ford logo Ford Motor Company in an American auto company founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and has its headquarters in Dearborn Michigan. Ford Motors is known for introducing what is today known as the Assembly Line . And it is known for its dominance in the SUV and pick-up truck segment which includes the Ford Explore r and F150 truck. Ford also produsces the well known Lincoln cars. The SUV segment in which ford is a major player is always hardly hit whenever there is a fuel crisis as users will start going for smaller and fuel efficient cars. This made ford motors to stop production of some of its unprofitable and inefficient models and also concentrate on its flexifuel vehicles which can run on pure gasoline and a combination of gasoline and ethanol. Ford Focus flexifuel Facts about Ford Motors ·          Initiator of the Assembly Line ·          Second largest auto company in ...

Brief History of Infiniti

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Infiniti Logo Infiniti is the Luxury line of the Japanese auto company Nissan . It was founded in 1989 with its present head quarters in Tokyo Japan. It mainly serves the US and other markets as its cars are not sold in Japan so it doesn’t form a competition for its parent company. Most Infiniti brands are based on a Nissan platform, except for the Fx series. Infiniti’s design and performance cravings have earned it reference as ‘Japanese BMW’. Rumor has it that in 2001 after a series of poor sales, Infiniti executives swore never to take their eyes off BMW for design inspiration. Understanding Infiniti’s naming system Infiniti uses an alphabet followed by two letters in naming its cars. The alphabet indicates the class of the car while the two letters show the engine capacity. These are sometimes followed by a small letter x, s, or h to indicate all-wheels drive, sports tuned and hybrid cars respectively. E.g. Infiniti ‘G35s’. Common Infiniti models include the...