No More New Car Smell?... Ford Wants to Eliminate Odor

Ford has filed a patent application for a process that gets rid of a new car’ssmell.

While American shoppers are used to “new car smell,” it’s well known in theauto industry that Chinese consumers can’t stand the odor. (And China is the largest car market in the world!)
A new, special software essentially guides the owners through baking theirvehicles in the sun. The process is one way carmakers are trying to addressthe needs of new markets.

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