Technology is constantly evolving thanks to human ingenuity. It is no wonder many Americans have a hard time keeping up with the latest technological trends. It was not that long ago that we thought that CD players were the pinnacle of technological ingenuity. The same can be said with many of the safety features found on vehicles today. First it was the seat belt, next it was the side impact airbags, and then there was the whole explosion of safety features that many of the car manufactures started to offer. But like the constant changing world of technology many Americans started to lose interest in keeping up with all these options. However we are hoping these latest safety features from Ford Motor Co. will help you get interested on what you have been missing. Here is our top 3 list of safety features we believe will get any car buyer exited about safety.

1. BLIS with cross traffic alert

• This feature helps drives change lanes or back out of a parking space with more confidence.
• BLIS can notify drivers when a vehicle has entered their blind spot
• Cross Traffic Alert alerts drives to traffic approaching for the sides when the vehicle is in reverse, such as when leaving a parking space

2. Adaptive Cruise Control

• Provides everything conventional cruise control does- keeps a constant speed without having to work the brake or accelerator pedals-plus automatically maintains a comfortable distance from vehicles ahead.

3. Collision Warning with Brake Support.

• Designed to help drivers avoid rear end collisions be alerting them with an alarm and warning light.
• Uses sensors in the front of the vehicle to help detect moving vehicles ahead traveling in the same direction.
• If the risk of collision increases despite the warning, the brakes are immediately pre-charge, so they can respond quickly when the driver applies them. This helps the driver achieve maximum braking as quickly as possible

Stop by Planet Ford in Spring and ask one of our Product Specialists to show you a car demonstration with the latest Ford safety features.

Last month The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released information breaking down vehicle thefts in the Unites States. The eye-popping information provided an insight into a problem that costs $6.4 billion of claims every year in the U.S. alone.

To show you how often a vehicle is stolen in the U.S.; if you were to read the paragraph above and this sentence in 33 seconds or longer then chances are a car was stole somewhere in the U.S. during that time.

Check out the graphic provided by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.  You will see, Texas made the list of states with the most stolen vehicles.  Of those stolen vehicles, only 57 percent are ever recovered.

Unfortunately, some of the stolen vehicles in the Houston area have been of our very own customers.  While some of those customers with stolen cars never end up recovering their vehicle, others whose vehicles were equipped with products like LoJack were able to recover their vehicle thanks to the small Radio Frequency transceiver hidden in one of up to 20 places in their vehicle.

Don’t want to be one of those statistics that lose their vehicle forever? We can help! Stop by Planet Ford in Spring and talk to our aftermarket specialist to see how you can avoid being a statistic in The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration graph.

SPRING, TX- Last month we wrote about Planet Ford in Spring, Texas receiving Ford’s most prestigious award. Well ladies and gentleman, we are grateful to announce that the trophy has arrived at our store! This is the first time in store history that Planet Ford ins Spring has earned the Ford Triple Crown award. The Ford Triple Crown award is Ford Motor Company’s most covenant award given to its top dealerships in the nation.

About The Trophy

To be recognized, a dealership must receive all of Ford’s top awards, which include the President’s Award for customer service; being chosen for the Ford One Hundred Club, an honor based on vehicle sales; and being selected for the Ford Customer Service Premiere Club. Winning a single award takes a lot of hard work, persistence, determination and leadership, and to win three for customer satisfaction, vehicle sales and ESP sales takes Leadership and Teamwork to an entirely different level.

“Earning this award has been a priority for me since I began working at this dealership,” said Planet Ford’s General Sales Manager Shawn Burns.  Shawn also said that he couldn’t have done it without the help of his staff and the great support of his customers.
For more information check us out at www.facebook.com/planetfordspring and www.twitter.com/PlanetFord45.
About Planet Ford SpringPlanet Ford Spring, is located at 20403 Interstate 45, Spring, Texas 77388 and has a diverse selection of new and certified pre-owned Fords. They have the areas most comprehensive fleet service with six diesel technicians on staff. In addition, their Quick Lane service department is open twelve hours a day, six days week and no appointment is necessary. Lastly, their collision center was created with you in mind. Factory-trained professionals coupled with rental cars help to ensure that you get back on the road. For more information visit http://www.planetford45.com.

He’s a sweetheart and ready to climb into someone’s heart. This small kitten is a tabby baby male with gray and white coat. He has already been spayed and would make a great pet for any family. He can be rescued and adopted at Abandoned Animal Shelter, located at 419 East Hufmith in Tomball, TX. The shelter usually has between 20 to 30 dogs and an equal number of cats eligible for adoption. The adoption fee for a dog or puppy is $100 for dogs and $75 for cats. All the pets at AAR are spayed and neutered, vaccinated, wormed and tested for heartworms.

The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.  The phone number is 281-290-0121. Anyone who has lost a pet is urged to go to the center and bring a photo of the missing animal.

As always Planet Ford in Spring is thrill and exited to help out local centers to improve community awareness.

For More Info: http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/19615795

For most dads, Father’s Day is a time to get the gadgets and gizmos they’ve been eyeing since Christmas.  For others dads, it’s a time to ask for things with a little more heft, things they can take apart and put back together.

Whatever the case, Father’s day is just around the corner, so we have compiled a list of items that many men will like for their special day.

Margaritaville G1000 Ride Behind tailgating Grill($400)

Why we liked it: The Margaritaville is a transportable grill with a new twist. You can attach the swing arm to any vehicle’s 2-inch receiver hitch and have an instant tailgate. The G1000 aced our high- and low-temperature grilling performance tests.

Why dad like it: For starters, it turns heads when you take it on the road. And, when he gets to the campsite or stadium, he doesn’t have to haul it out of the trunk. The fold-out side shelves provide ample space for that rack of ribs or can of beer.

Shelby Zippo Mug ($19.95)

Why we liked it: The Shelby Zippo Mug is a stainless steel body mug that holds 16 oz. of any manly beverage.  It also has a co-molded rubber lid and double-wall insulation to keep his drink cold or hot.

Why dad like it: Simple, the cup is different from those foo foo cups you get at you local coffee shops.

“Genuine Parts” Oval Sign ($94.95)

Why we liked it: This large sign that features Ford’s vintage “Genuine Parts” tagline will go perfect in dad’s den. The sign also has 20-gauge metal with holes for easy mounting, which means dad won’t have a hard time putting it up.

Why dad will like it: Because it’s cool-looking and brings back childhood memories! This powder-coated sign is filled with vibrant colors that easily fit into any man cave.

A/C Deodorizer Flush ($99.99)

Why we liked it: Our top of the line service will disinfect and deodorize dad’s car air conditioning system to make it breathable for him in this Houston atmosphere.

Why dad will like it: The service will remove any allergy causing bacteria that causes him to breathe and maintain his prized car or truck.

For more info regarding availability on some of the top products visit http://www.fordcollection.com or www.planetford45.com.

Planet Ford in Spring is Hiring! If you have no previous experience in our industry we will train you to be the cream of the crop! Be part of the the leading F150 seller Dealership in the state of Texas! All you have to do is stop by and ask for an application.

Compensation: $ 1,800 minimum monthly Commission, medical, dental, 401 K and a 5-day week.

20 403 – I-45 N (Exit Louetta)
Spring, Texas 77 388

We recently stumble upon this article and wanted to share it with our fellow readers. The article talks about Ford’s Engineers working on a new technology that will alert a driver if they are about to have a heart attack. Here is the complete article:

When it comes to dangers on the road, we’re going to guess you immediately think of people who aren’t paying attention because they are texting while driving, distracted by who knows what or the like. What probably doesn’t come to mind at first is that the driver next to you could suddenly suffer a heart attack. You’re welcome for that ray of sunshine today.

But there is indeed a bright spot: Engineers at Ford have developed a prototype car seat that uses electrocardiograph (ECG) technology to monitor the heart’s electrical impulses and detect signs of irregularity, resulting in an early warning that a driver should seek medical assistance, such as for a heart attack, high blood pressure, electrolyte imbalances or other cardiovascular issue.

Now, don’t imagine having to add 15 minutes to your commute in order to attach metal electrodes all over your skin before you can start the engine. Rather, this ECG seat has six built-in sensors that can detect heart activity through clothing. The sensors pick up the electrical impulses generated by the heart, turning them into signals that can be analyzed by medical experts or computer software.

Engineers from the Ford European Research Center in Aachen, Germany, working closely since 2009 with Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen University, which developed contactless ECG technology, embarked on the project to address this often overlooked traffic safety issue – accidents triggered by drivers who experience heart problems.

Research by the Impaired Motorists, Methods of Roadside Testing and Assessment for Licensing project, a three-year European Union research program, found that drivers suffering from cardiovascular disease were, on average, 23 percent more likely to be involved in an accident. For drivers who suffered from angina, this figure grew to 52 percent.

Yet you’re probably thinking, when you’ve seen people in a movie having a heart episode, they’re not exactly calm, cool or collected, so you figure in the real world, a driver wouldn’t put on a turn signal, check for traffic and maneuver gracefully to the side of the road. Here’s where things get even more interesting: Ford is also testing the prototype seat to understand how it could work with other advanced systems within Ford vehicles to warn a driver to pull over and seek medical attention, possibly mitigating the consequences of a driver losing control, or even send out an alert to emergency medical workers if necessary. Connected to a system such as Ford SYNC® with MyFord Touch™, the seat potentially could use the driver’s mobile phone to send a message to medical centers, alerting doctors to irregular heart activity. The seat also could be linked through SYNC to inform emergency response teams of the driver’s heart condition before, during and after an accident.

Engineers also are studying how the seat might be used to observe heart patients and allow doctors to maintain a record of heart activity that could be transmitted to medical professionals and reduce the need for visits to the hospital.

In early tests, the heart-monitoring seat has recorded accurate readings during 98 percent of driving time for 95 percent of drivers. Ford research engineers are continuing to study how sensors can be made to record signals through a greater number of materials including those that interrupt readings with their own electrical activity. The technology could initially be of most benefit to drivers known to have heart conditions, primarily those in more mature age groups.

Visit Planet Ford in Spring to see the latest automobile technology that is helping bring Ford Back.

Original Article here.