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In an effort to combat the fact that teens are the most likely age group to drive too fast or not buckle up, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), Ford is introducing their SYNC MyKey technology designed to give parents the opportunity to set advanced safety controls for their teen drivers.

Ford's new MyKey system allows parents to set safety restrictions like speed limits (65, 70, 75, or 80 mph) and…

While Ford has recently confirmed that the 2013 Ford Escape won't be available with a hybrid powertrain; they're continuing to make strides in the reduction of their carbon footprint. The next-gen Escape lineup will get a complete makeover, with sharper styling and more fuel-efficient engines, and even an additional 25 plastic drinking bottles.

Wait, what? Yup, you read that right. Integrated into the carpet of each 2013 Ford Escape will be 25 20-oz?

The new Ford F-150 Lariat SuperCab 4x4, coming to Dale Jarett Ford in Indian Trail NC, comes equipped with four-wheel drive, amazing cabin tech providing traffic updates and fuel prices, and an EcoBoost engine making the F-150 a seriously powerful unit.

The F-150's EcoBoost engine is made from a twin turbocharged direct-injection 3.5-liter V6; providing an output of 365 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, enough strength to pull 1760-lbs. In addition to…

There's a joke, if you can call it that, among the middle and lower classes that the only thing not getting more expensive is compensation for their labor and services. As a general rule, Dale Jarrett Ford serving the greater Charlotte area, can definitely see the point.  I mean, you can talk to just about anyone and hear the concerns over volatile oil prices, growing food prices, rising healthcare costs, and growing housing costs…

The ultimate goal of MyKey technology is to help keep young drivers safe and focused at the task at hand... driving. Around the time Ford MyKey technology was originally launched in 2010, Sue Cischke, Group VP of Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering, Ford said, "Ford not only offers industry-leading crash protection and crash avoidance systems, we're also committed to developing new technologies such as MyKey that encourages safer driver behavior. MyKey can help promote…

In an effort to enhance future safety research, Ford has begun building the world's first digital child crash dummy. It isn't the first such endeavor the American automaker has undertaken, either. Similar to the digital adult crash dummy, which took nearly 10 years to create, the child model will be comprised of body parts replicated to perfection. The end result will effectively provide scientists with a better understanding of what exactly happens to…