Allergy-Friendly Vehicles

Ford further expands market leadership in provision of allergy-friendly interiors

COLOGNE, April 7, 2008 – The all-new Ford Kuga is the latest Ford vehicle to gain the German TUV Rheinland Group's "Allergy Tested Interior" Seal of Approval. The stylish and charismatic Kuga is the seventh Ford model to receive the certificate, joining the Ford Ka, Ford Focus (including the Coupé-Cabriolet), Ford C-MAX, Ford S-MAX, Ford Galaxy and Ford Mondeo. Ford vehicles are the first in the world to have passed these stringent TÜV standards. The Ford Kuga goes on sale this summer.

2008 Ford Kuga (Europe)

COLOGNE, February 29, 2008 - Ford of Europe has become the first vehicle manufacturer to receive the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation's (ECARF) Seal of Quality. The award is given to products that are suitable for allergy sufferers.

The Berlin-based research organisation awarded its sought-after Seal of Quality to six Ford models for their allergy-friendly interiors - the Ford Ka, Ford Focus (including the Coupé-Cabriolet), Ford C-MAX, Ford Mondeo, Ford S-MAX and Ford Galaxy.

"Ford is the first automobile manufacturer to receive our Seal of Quality," confirmed the chair of ECARF, Professor Torsten Zuberbier.