• Ford Clean Diesel Technology® will debut on the 2008 Super Duty F-Series, making it the cleanest, quietest diesel ever offered by Ford in a pickup. Similar advanced technology is also being applied to models sold in Europe and Asia.

• Other awards were presented to teams that developed a new collision warning system; new higher quality and environmentally friendly paint process and several technologies used on the Ford GT.

• The Henry Ford Technology Award – given to those who achieve the highest level of technical innovation – was awarded to 60 researchers, engineers and scientists Tuesday night. In its 26 th year, the HFTA was established as part of Ford’s effort to provide greater attention and recognition of exceptional technical contributions by employees.

• Dr. Davor Hrovat named Henry Ford Technical Fellow – the most prestigious technical expert position in Ford Motor Company.

Dearborn, Mich. Sept. 20 – A group of Ford scientists who developed a breakthrough technology that will usher into the automotive world a new era of clean diesel engines are among the recipients of the coveted Henry Ford Technology Award for 2006.

These scientists were among the 60 researchers, engineers and scientists who gathered Tuesday night to receive the Henry Ford Technology Award (HFTA), an honor given to those who achieve the highest level of technical innovation at Ford Motor Company. Now in its 26 th year, the HFTA was established as part of Ford’s effort to provide greater attention and recognition of exceptional technical contributions by employees.

“Big innovations are the key to turning around Ford Motor Company," said Mark Fields, executive vice president and president of the Americas, Ford Motor Company. "Our goal is not just to compete, but to change the basis of competition by coming out with great innovations – the kind that are so relevant to the lives of their users they bring new customers to a market. People never imagined them; wouldn’t ask for them and afterwards, can’t figure out how they lived without them”

The 2008 Super Duty F-Series pickup is one such example. Under the hood of the upcoming Super Duty is an all-new 6.4-liter V-8 diesel that will be the cleanest, quietest diesel engine ever put into a Ford pickup. This achievement is the result of the new Ford Clean Diesel Technology® – a system of advanced technologies that includes an advanced diesel particulate filter that helps the new engine deliver particulate emissions similar to a gasoline engine.

In addition to the clean diesel technology, additional innovations selected for Henry Ford Technology Awards this year include: ....

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