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Nearly $359 million invested in plant.

A look at its ‘green’ features.

Promising new technology could soon result in driverless cars. Don’t expect to see them at the Riverside Auto Center anytime soon, but the technology is being developed now. There’s one huge question– are drivers ready to give up the wheel? Despite the technical promise, experts believe most people want to remain in control […]

Car boasts sleek new design

On sale in 2010.

It’s not quite an SUV and not quite a minivan.

Not an average Mustang.

Targeted launch is 2010.

Paul Batista
InstantRiverside.com
The Ford Escape Hybrid is quiet. Very quiet. Everywhere I drove this SUV people wanted to talk about the way it looked, how much room it had, and the gas mileage.

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