As gas prices keep climbing, more and more consumers are turning to more efficient electric and hybrid vehicles. Here at Veterans Ford we have been witnessing a steady increase in the number of customers who walk through the doors of our showroom to take a look at the C-Max Hybrid. Now, the C-Max is getting an update and we expect demand to increase even more.

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It is pretty obvious to us here at Veterans Ford that if we asked you to name the most powerful car in the canon of new Ford vehicles, you would say the Shelby GT500. This is all well and good if you are just looking for some American muscle ready for the highway, but what if you want to go further off the beaten path?

Say hello to the new Ford SVT Raptor!

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If you are not already familiar with the internet radio service, Spotify, you will be soon. That is because a new partnership was recently announced between the free music provider and our favorite American automaker. Although the partnership was just made public at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the two companies say they have been hammering out a deal for over a year and a half. The goal is to create a program?

Drivers in the Metairie and Baton Rouge areas should know by now that Ford is a company that cares about the environment. Aside from introducing great hybrid models like the C-Max Energi into its lineup of new Ford vehicles, the American automaker has made a commitment to reduce waste by 40 percent by 2016.

This is just one of many efforts being put forth by Ford to reduce their impact on the environment. Recently the?

Around these parts, the name Carroll Shelby is pretty well known. The staff here at Veterans Ford in Metairie know him for the Ford Shelby GT500, the top-of-the-line performance racer. Carroll Shelby was the car's designer and had an incredible automotive IQ. Last year, Shelby passed away but his spirit lives on in the GT500 and all of the other new Ford models in our inventory.

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New Orleans and Metaire drivers regularly come into Veterans Ford and ask our staff to point out the safest cars in the showroom. Safety is a big concern for many people when they are looking to purchase a new car and we like to tell them that they came to the right place, because the lineup of new Ford vehicles has some of the safest cars on the road. Most recently, we found out that?

If you've been watching the auto industry closely lately, you realize that hybrids and EVs are slowly becoming a bit more affordable. After Nissan slashed prices for its all-electric LEAF, American automaker Ford has responded by lowering its Ford Focus Electric MSRP as well. Consumers can now save $5,000-$10,000 when leasing a Focus Electric, while buyers paying cash will see a price drop of about $2,000.

As you probably already know, the auto industry has been markedly touched by the explosion of hybrid vehicles in the last few years, and many automakers are doing their best to stay ahead of the trends. Sometimes, however, it's more prudent to share ideas than it is to work alone, which is why American automaker Ford has partnered with Nissan and Daimler to research new hybrid technologies.

At Veterans Ford, we feel that the technology found in the new Ford lineup is what sets the automaker apart from the rest. That's because you have many options to choose from, and we thought we'd take the time to highlight a few of our favorites.

Out on the highway, and the information super highway, new Ford models are quite popular. At Veterans Ford, those in the greater New Orleans area can find plenty of them. Before lots of you stop in to our showroom, we know you research models on the internet, and so do many others around the world.