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Ford is recalling 2020-22 Escapes, Mavericks, and Corsairs due to a potential fire hazard

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Some 2020-2022 Corsair, Escape, and Maverick vehicles with 2.5 HEV/PHEV engines are being recalled due to an under-hood fire hazard Image Source In the event of engine failure, "significant quantities of engine oil and/or fuel vapour may be released into the under hood environment and may migrate to and/or accumulate near ignition sources resulting in potential under hood fire, localised melting of components, or smoke," Ford Media told UPI. Ford is issuing a safety recall for certain vehicles with 2.5-liter HEV/PHEV engines. On Friday, dealerships were informed, and owners will be informed on August 8th, according to Ford. These vehicles' active grille shutters and under-engine shields will be modified by Ford-authorized mechanics to address the problem. The emailed Ford statement stated that some 2.5L HEV/PHEV engines have suffered engine block or oil pan breaches due to manufacturing issues. A total of 100,689 automobiles in the United States are being recalled as a r...

Mars Inc. has the right balance of purpose and profit

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Mars, based in McLean, Virginia, since 1974, is now the world's largest confectioner thanks to brands like m&ms Image Source Slough, a sleepy hamlet near London's Heathrow Airport , is Mars Inc's mystical spiritual home. It's not the kind of place where you'd want to spend your sweetest dreams. It is the setting for Ricky Gervais' "The Office" in the United Kingdom. Also in the 1930s, during the Great Depression, Forrest Mars developed two business concepts and a management philosophy that continue to have an impact on the world today. The Mars Bar's origin story is well-known While sipping on a malted milk with his father in Chicago in the 1920s, Forrest Sr. came up with the idea of pouring malted milk chocolate filling into a chocolate bar. As a result, the Milky Way galaxy formed. Slough, a small town in the flight path to Heathrow Airport, is the headquarters of Mars Inc. It's not the kind of place you'd imagine in your dreams. It ...