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For Rear-Seat Passengers, Ford Puts Air Bags in Belts

Detroit : MI : USA | 25 days ago  
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Mich. — The Ford Motor Company has turned its seat belt into a marketing tool. Ford said on Thursday that beginning in 2010, it planned to be the first automaker to offer inflatable rear seat belts, a technology aimed at reducing injuries to children and elderly passengers in a crash.
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