Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Ford Motor Company Limited

Freeman Thomas

David Woodhouse

Jeremy R Leng

Tyler Jon Blake

Jordan Bennett

Stuart Jamieson

Kris Tomasson

Jeffrey Nield

Andreas Nilsson

Gregory Hutting

John Paxton

Ehab N Kaoud

Matthew Edwards

Sven Etzelsberger

Brian White

Matthew A Hill

Mark Gorman

David Ivan Woodhouse Lampkin

A door handle system for an automotive vehicle door includes a door handle and a body panel. The body panel is moveable between a flush position and a recessed position. If the body panel is in the flush position, portions of the door handle are concealed. If the body panel is in the recessed position, portions of the door handle are visible.

Door handle system for an automotive vehicle

A display system for an automotive vehicle indicates the position of a throttle valve.

Automotive vehicle throttle valve display system and method of use thereof

Vehicle exterior

Vehicle grille

Vehicle hood

Vehicle wheel cover

An automotive vehicle is provided with a vehicle body and at least one tow hook. The vehicle body has a front end and a rear end. The at least one tow hook is pivotally connected to the front end of the vehicle body and may pivot between a stored position at least partially recessed within the vehicle body and a deployed position extending beyond the vehicle body to facilitate access to the at least one tow hook. The vehicle may further have an actuator to cooperate with the at least one tow hook to pivot the at least one tow hook relative to the vehicle body. The vehicle may further have a pair of tow hooks on the front end and a pair of exhaust members mounted within a pair of exhaust apertures formed in the rear end.

Automotive vehicle tow hooks

A vehicle is disclosed having a vehicle body and a module. The vehicle body has a front end and a rear end with an opening formed through the rear end. The module is sized to be received within the rear end opening. The module has at least a portion of a vehicle interior mounted therein. The module is adapted to be inserted into the opening of the rear end to cooperate with the vehicle body to form the at least a portion of the vehicle interior. A modular vehicle interior system is disclosed with a module which is sized to be received within a rear end opening of a vehicle body. A method for assembling a vehicle interior is also disclosed.

Modular vehicle interior system

Vehicle instrument panel

A headrest system for an automotive vehicle having a seat and a roof includes a headrest to limit the movement of a head of an occupant seated in the seat, a bracket to support the headrest and being attached with the headrest, and a track including a bracket receiving portion configured to receive a portion of the bracket. The track is attached with the roof of the vehicle. The headrest is not attached to the seat. The bracket includes an adjustable feature to permit the headrest to adjust relative to the track.

Headrest system for an automotive vehicle

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Laguna Beach, CA, United States of America

Freeman Thomas