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yo rk re gi on c eeonomis- siin wheals eclitibn v- of wwwyorkregionwheelscom the 2002 explorer the next genera tion of the bestselling sport utility vehi cle in the world have began leaving the assembly plant and are headed for ford dealerships more than 75000 dealer orders have been placed already for the alhnew explorer which features major improve ments in interior space suspension and safety the vehicles will be appearing in dealer showrooms over the next few weeks and can be sold upon receipt the new explorer is a wonderful example of the best getting even better said jimojcoftnor ford division presi dent last year the explorer set an all- time sales record and we believe that the allnew vehicle will help us to maintain our leadership and strengthen our line- up- in order to ensure extremely high quality the rollout of the new explorer included extraordinary rigorous testing resulting in a number of best practices that will be cascaded to other facilities ford took a strategic approach to this important launch in order to ensure quality and to sustain customer enthusi asm and anticipation for the newest bestselling suv our strategic approach for this launch has been unprecedented includ- irig a slower production ramp up ceo- level supplier involvement and extensive field evaluation by senior management arid top explorer dealers said gurminder bedi vice president north american truck this approach gives us great confidence in the excellent quality of the very first 2002 explorers arriving in dealerships featuring a new independent rear suspension irs system and unique portholeinframe design allowing for a lower step in height as well as a third- row seat explorer is designed to offer an improved ride in a more comfortable and user friendly interior ford explorer also offers customers many standard and optional features that make it stand out from the competi tion including 25inch wider stance and 2inchlonger wheel base than cur rent model optional adjustable pedals and improved controltrac four-wheel- drive system also available later in 2001 are new safety fea tures the personal safety system which includes driver and passenger dual- stage air bags and the safety canopy an indus tryfirst system with rollover sensors deploying sidecurtain air bags to protect passengers in the event of a rollover the volume model an xlt 4x4 equipped with the standard 40- liter v6 engine and optional premium electronic amfm stereoclocksingle cd player will carry a base msrp of 30475 including destination and delivery charges currently the louisville assembly plant in louisville ky and the st louis assembly plant in st louis mo are pro ducing the new explorer with the v6 engine both plants will begin building ford explorer and mercury mountaineer models with the new 46liter sohc v8 engine later this year this plan allows both plants to opti mize the build of one series of models before adding the complexity of an addi tional powertrain 2500 3000 4500 5600 6700 5300 its true hurry bm while supply lasts buy finance and save with 19 financing over a term of 36 months listed savings compares cost of borrowing with a chartered bank at 9 savings amounts listed assumes purchase price of loaded model freight pdi dir hhdl of s1063 for cars and s1188 for trucks all applicable taxes and assumes a so downpayment assumption of credit approval through toyota credit actual savings may vary depending on fixed rates secured through other financial institutions amount of actual downpayment and specific options selected example borrow s10000 c 19 over 36 month term pymt s28719 cob s33884 oac a s 1 v