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Volvo wants to fill its South Carolina factory and will build cars for whoever needs capacity. BMW showed two wild concepts Concorso d\"Eleganza. LinksThe VW ID Buzz Took a Year Off and Came Back With a MattressHonda Previews Hybrid Sedan Prototype During Global Honda Business BriefingAcura Previews Hybrid SUV Prototype During Global Honda Business BriefingSummary of 2026 Honda Business BriefingLotus unveils Focus 2030: Reinforcing brand DNA with all-new hybrid-V8 supercarBMW of North America Introduces Preferred Pricing at IONNA Charging Network.Tesla Is Now Testing A Virtual Waitlist For SuperchargersChrysler Showed Dealers A Sub-$30,000 Compact Resurrecting The Pronto Name From Great '90s Plymouth Concepts - JalopnikAfter 60 Years Of Corollas, Toyota Again Makes A Basic Manual Version With No Radio - The AutopianVolvo Is Opening its US Factory to Other BrandsAlleged Toyota Service Bulletin Warns of Looming Motor Oil ShortageBMW Motorrad presents the „BMW Motorrad Vision K18“ at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.VISION BMW ALPINA: SPEED, REFINED.‘Project Orca’: Toyota looks to Texas for new $2 billion U.S. assembly plant, filing showsJeep 4xe Fire: Insurance Denied! Now What?This Wood-Clad, Talking 1983 Chrysler LeBaron Was WAY Ahead of Its Time!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy"},"annotations":[{"startTime":25.2,"endTime":53.839999999999996,"type":"car","title":"Ford Excursion","url":"/cars/ford/excursion","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/00-04_Ford_Excursion.jpg","quote":"...back. But I caught the biggest fish of our little excursion. Sam Abuelsamid (00:20)\nDid you have fun at Disne...","canonicalId":"car:ford:excursion","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Ford Excursion is a large, full-size SUV known for its big size and capability. It’s often brought up in conversations about older, heavy-duty vehicles that were built for towing and space. In the episode, it’s mentioned as part of a story about having fun on an outing.","simplifiedExplanation":"The Excursion is a very large SUV from Ford. 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