Fresh from a year analysts expect will be Ford Motor Co. 's most profitable ever, the automaker plans to hire about 7, 000 people, in part to rev up production of its new C-Max minivan.

新年伊始，分析师就预计，2011年将是福特汽车公司(Ford Motor Co .)有史以来获利最丰的一年。今年，这家汽车厂商计划招聘近7,000人，其中部分人手将用于生产新型C - Max小货车。

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It can brake when it senses an imminent collision, as can Ford's B-Max minivan.

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The EPA does not, and cannot, verify mileage numbers for the majority of light-duty vehicles (though I imagine there's a Ford C-Max Hybrid on the dynamometers in Michigan right now).

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In green car news, Ford's new 2013 C-MAX plug-in hybrid was rated the most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid available in the US this week.

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