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SVT'S RENEWED FOCUS; Ford performance arm could be called `segment vehicle team'.(News)
Byline: BOB GRITZINGER
Ford's Special Vehicle Team, rumored to be on the ropes as recently as 90 days ago ("Is SVT RIP?'' March 27), is showing some signs of life.
During a recent Ford product preview SVT chief Hau Thai-Tang assured us the Ford performance arm is alive and well, employs 60 engineers dedicated to developing SVT products, and is planning for the future.
For now SVT will soldier on with two SVT-badged products-one car, the 2007 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 now on sale, and one truck. Thai-Tang is not revealing much about the truck, other than it will be based on the F-150 like its predecessor, the SVT Lightning. No timeline was revealed for production of the SVT truck, but it is not likely for the 2007 model year.
Thai-Tang says SVT is expanding, with future product falling into three segments:
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