Ford is currently in negotiations with potential dealers with a goal to establish an independent dealer network for the model that will offer a new level of personalized service not currently offered by rivals.

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Its unconventional business model is using the transformational power of the Cloud to provide a new level of service that allows companies to keep their legacy CRM and data management systems, while providing a higher level of customer insight and engagement.

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