Ford River Rouge plant (1918-2018, 100 years in operation) photos
The Ford River Rouge plant in Michigan has been in operation for 100 years, and once employed 100,000 people. Now it has 7,500 and makes the F-150.
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The Ford River Rouge plant in Michigan has been in operation for 100 years, and once employed 100,000 people. Now it has 7,500 and makes the F-150.
The 2019 Honda Civic coupe facelift has a blacked out grille and headlamps, more aggressively styling, new colors, and upgraded infotainment systems.
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz B-Class is based on the latest A-Class platform. Again it has a taller hatchback body, and will miss out on all the AMG engines.
The 2019 Citroen Berlingo III has a new bigger body and interior, and a 1.2L gas engine or a 1.5L turbo-diesel. Also sold as a Peugeot, Opel and Vauxhall.
The Ford River Rouge plant celebrated its 100th birthday in 2018. It opened in 1918 to produce Eagle Boats for the navy, and now makes F-150 pickups.
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2.7L turbo 4-cylinder gas engine has been given an estimated 23mpg highway and 20mpg city EPA rating.
The 2019 BMW i3 update has a new larger 42.2kWh / 120Ah battery with a WLTP range of 309km (192mi) for the i3, and 285km (177mi) for the i3s.
The Opel Adam (Vauxhall Adam), Opel Karl (Vauxhall Viva), and Opel Cascada (Vauxhall Cascada) are going out of production because they’re GM cars.
The 2018 Ford Transit StreetScooter is an electric van for DHL. The most powerful version has 96kW (129hp) and 276Nm (204 lb-ft), and 200km of range.
The Skoda Vision RS concept previews the 2019 Rapid, and has a 1.5L plug-in hybrid with 180kW (242hp), 0-100km/h in 7.1s, and 69km (43mi) EV range.