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Ford has revealed the all-new, next-generation version of its popular Nugget camper, combining the latest vehicle and interior features to offer more enjoyable adventures on the road.

For the first time, Nugget customers will be able to select an advanced electrified powertrain, with a flexible new plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model. The all-new Nugget camper has been developed in partnership with leading camper converter, Westfalia.

The next-generation Nugget benefits from Ford’s all-new vehicle platform launching this year for the market-leading Transit and Tourneo Custom family, which introduces new advanced design features, connectivity and driving technologies.
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On June 12, Ford opened the Cologne Electric Vehicle Centre, a hi-tech production facility in Germany that will build Ford’s new generation of electric passenger vehicles for millions of European customers.

Ford has transformed its historic plant in Niehl, Cologne – first founded in 1930 – as part of a $2 billion investment which represents a major vote of confidence in skilled German manufacturing jobs and the future of automotive production in Europe.
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Ford has renamed its Dunton Technical Centre as the Dunton Campus to highlight its new role as its centre of UK operations.

The company has established the headquarters of its European Commercial Vehicle business group at the campus.

It is now home to Ford’s light commercial vehicle engineering, powertrain engineering, Ford Britain national sales company, and Ford Credit Europe.The former Central Office building at Warley has closed. More about Dunton.    More about Warley.

Bill Hayden, legendary Vice President of Manufacturing, Ford Europe died on 11th August 2015. He was 86.

Bill was born in 1929 in east London and in 1952 joined Briggs Motor Bodies, which was bought by Ford in 1953. He quickly rose through the ranks and by the mid-1970s was Manufacturing vice-president.

In 1990 he was appointed chairman of Jaguar, a year after it had been bought by Ford. He was not impressed by his new organisation. He told Automotive News, "It wasn't that Jaguar quality was bad, it was horrendous. It was a terrible organisation making terrible cars." But it was the force of Bill's personality and experience that brought Jaguar into the 20th century. He retired in 1992.

Graham Gooding, former Director of the EAO Systems Office died on 10th February. He was born in 1934 and brought up in Devon. He studied at the London School of Economics, and after graduation worked for Shell overseas.

After returning home, Graham joined Ford in 1965 as a finance manager. He worked in Ford Germany until 1979. In 1983 he was appointed Director of Systems for Europe. In 1995 he moved again, to Michigan as Director of worldwide Manufacturing Systems. He retired in 1996.

In retirement Graham began further study and was awarded a PhD by Templeton College, Oxford in 2006.