The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van, due in 2010; Focus battery-electric passenger car (pictured), due in 2011; a next-generation hybrid vehicle, due in 2012; and a plug-in hybrid , due in 2012. … Ford, which is based in Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 200000 employees and about 90 plants worldwide, the company’s automotive brands include Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. …