Five millionth Ford EcoBoost-engined vehicle rolls out

Ford has hit a new production milestone with its fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine technology. Late last week, the 5-millionth vehicle with an EcoBoost engine rolled off the assembly line at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.

It was just less than three years ago that Ford celebrated production of its 500,000th EcoBoost-equipped vehicle. Now, a Ford Focus equipped with 1.0-litre turbocharged engine represents the 5-millionth Ford EcoBoost engine produced.

EcoBoost was launched in 2009 on Ford Taurus SHO with the 3.5-litre EcoBoost V6. That year, 14,439 EcoBoost engines were manufactured. In 2010, the first full year of EcoBoost production, 62,704 vehicles with the technology were built.  The 2-millionth EcoBoost engine rolled off the line at Louisville in October 2013.

Production of the 5-millionth EcoBoost-equipped vehicle coincides with the first full year in which customers can choose EcoBoost-equipped engines on 100 percent of Ford’s passenger vehicles sold in the United States. The fuel-saving technology is now available in every region where Ford is present, including India.

The 1.0-litre three-cylinder EcoBoost, which powers the EcoSport SUV in India, is a multiple award-winning engine, earning Engine Technology International’s International Engine of the Year honours three years in a row.  The 1.0-litre EcoBoost has also earned a Ward’s 10 Best Engines nod two years running.

Other members of the global EcoBoost family include the 1.5-litre, 1.6-litre, 2.0-litre and 2.3-litre four-cylinder engines, and the powerful 2.7-litre and 3.5-litre V6 engines.