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Ford Motor Company’s “Creating Tomorrow Together” will be on display with an all-new float making its debut at the 93rd America’s Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Detroit on Thursday 28 November.
At more than 100 feet long and 25 feet tall, Ford’s new float claims to showcase its future –from the innovation hub being developed at the historic Michigan Central Station in Detroit, to the transformation of Ford’s research and engineering campus in Dearborn, and to its robotics lab in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The float will also display the company’s cars, trucks and SUVs, and look ahead to a world with electric and autonomous vehicles and innovative mobility items such as scooters and package delivery robots.
Ford, the official vehicle of America’s Thanksgiving Parade, will show 45 cars, trucks and SUVs on the parade route, including the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, 2020 Ford Explorer ST, and a fleet of Ford F-Series trucks.
Along with the debut of the new float, Ford said it also is extending its partnership with The Parade Company by committing to sponsor America’s Thanksgiving Parade, Ford Fireworks and the Hob Nobble Gobble through 2021.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
New Ford Thanksgiving Parade Float Debuts
Click to Enlarge.
Ford Motor Company’s “Creating Tomorrow Together” will be on display with an all-new float making its debut at the 93rd America’s Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Detroit on Thursday 28 November.
At more than 100 feet long and 25 feet tall, Ford’s new float claims to showcase its future –from the innovation hub being developed at the historic Michigan Central Station in Detroit, to the transformation of Ford’s research and engineering campus in Dearborn, and to its robotics lab in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The float will also display the company’s cars, trucks and SUVs, and look ahead to a world with electric and autonomous vehicles and innovative mobility items such as scooters and package delivery robots.
Ford, the official vehicle of America’s Thanksgiving Parade, will show 45 cars, trucks and SUVs on the parade route, including the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, 2020 Ford Explorer ST, and a fleet of Ford F-Series trucks.
Along with the debut of the new float, Ford said it also is extending its partnership with The Parade Company by committing to sponsor America’s Thanksgiving Parade, Ford Fireworks and the Hob Nobble Gobble through 2021.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.