Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Christopher Bondanza

John Wayne Jaranson

Peter A Friedman

Ari Garo Caliskan

Christian J Hosbach

Jonathan Weiler

Michael Musa Azzouz

A vehicle assembly method includes assembling a chassis platform, mounting a floor pan to the platform, mounting a modular interior to the floor pan, assembling a body top-hat separate from the platform and the floor pan, and mounting the body top-hat to the platform and the floor pan after mounting the modular interior to the floor pan.

Method of assembling vehicle including an integrated interior module and top-hat

A vehicle includes a floor including a top panel and a bottom panel defining a cavity therebetween. At least one of the top panel and the bottom panel includes a polymeric material. A passenger-climate-control duct is disposed in the cavity and is integral with the at least one of the top panel and the bottom panel.

Polymeric vehicle floor

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Grosse Pointe Shores, MI, United States of America

Christopher Bondanza