Ford to Premiere New Vehicle, Unveil In-Car Technology at Mobile World Congress, CEO Mark Fields to Deliver Keynote
February 09 2016 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
- Ford at Mobile World Congress will
introduce a new vehicle for Europe, unveil new in-car technology
and outline the latest Ford Smart Mobility developments
- Ford President and CEO Mark Fields will
deliver a keynote at 14:00 CET on Feb. 22
- Ford also will later in the week
announce Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge winner
Ford will introduce a new vehicle for Europe, unveil new
advanced in-car technology and detail the latest progress on the
Ford Smart Mobility plan at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Ford President and CEO Mark Fields will announce the news in a
keynote speech at 14:00 CET on Feb. 22, in Auditorium 1, Hall 4,
Conference Village.
Ford is exhibiting for a fifth consecutive year at the world’s
biggest mobile event, which last year attracted 94,000 attendees
from 200 countries. This year, Fields will highlight developments
in mobility, connectivity, customer experience, autonomous vehicles
and data and analytics.
Also at Mobile World Congress, Ken Washington, vice president,
Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, will announce the winners
of the Ford Smart Mobility Game Challenge at the Ford stand on
Fira Gran Via, Hall 3, stand #C20 at 10:00 CET on Feb. 24. Launched
at Gamescom, the challenge invited developers to create concepts
that could help to inspire mobility solutions.
Ford will be exhibiting at App Planet, Hall 1, stand #A38, where
developers are encouraged to visit and share their ideas. Ford
Mobile World Congress media materials can be accessed on Feb. 22
from http://mwc2016.fordpresskits.com.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is a global automotive and mobility company
based in Dearborn, Mich. With about 199,000 employees and 67 plants
worldwide, the company’s core business includes designing,
manufacturing, marketing financing and servicing a full line of
Ford cars, trucks, SUVs and electrified vehicles, as well as
Lincoln luxury vehicles. At the same time, Ford is aggressively
pursuing emerging opportunities through Ford Smart Mobility, the
company’s plan to be a leader in connectivity, mobility, autonomous
vehicles, the customer experience and data and analytics. For more
information regarding Ford, its products worldwide or Ford Motor
Credit Company, 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 53,000 employees at its wholly owned facilities and
approximately 68,000 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 (16 wholly owned or consolidated joint
venture facilities and 8 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.
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