Are YOU A Fan Of "New Car Smell?" Well, It May Be Going Away If Ford Gets It Right...

Ford Motor Co. has filed a patent application for an odor-removal process that eliminates the new car smell after a vehicle has been purchased.

This is the latest attempt in an industry effort to accommodate consumer tastes in different parts of the world: Consumers in China say they hate the new car smell.

“Unpleasant interior smell/odor remains the top industry problem in that market,” said Brent Gruber, senior director, global automotive, at J.D. Power. “To put that in context, it is nearly double the problem rate of the second most prevalent problem, excessive fuel consumption..."

MDaringer1 - 11/20/2018 7:49:36 PM

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Maybe if it smelled like fish guts they would like it.

TomM - 11/20/2018 8:00:15 PM

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We already have LOTS of ways to introduce new fragrances into rooms, buildings, even outhouses - and have had for decades. I do not see the need for another

qwertyfla1 - 11/21/2018 7:23:54 AM

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The new car smell is nothing more than chemical soup. The GF's X3 is so bad that I want to barf when you open the car door even though it is now 6 months old. I'd rather be breathing the August air in Shanghai than to smell her car's glues, solvents and VOCs.

I've been thinking of burning off some Century Sam cigars inside to kill off that retched smell with another lesser retched one...

PUGPROUD - 11/21/2018 9:10:31 AM

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"New Car Smell" will be an option on all new cars in 2025!

skytop - 11/21/2018 9:16:26 AM

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Chinese eat dogs. So much for their taste.

qwertyfla1 - 11/21/2018 4:36:59 PM

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skytop

And we eat cows, pigs, chickens and other critters. Is one animal more worthy of being saved than others. Truth is it's all cruel but we are omnivores by nature and unfortunately most animals are lower on the food chain.

Before I get flamed I WAS a vegetarian for over 6 years and did nothing but raw fruits and veggies to be really purist and it almost killed me. Not a healthy lifestyle -we need everything (meat included) in moderation.

MDarringer - 11/21/2018 10:54:14 PM

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Chimichanga

cidflekken - 11/21/2018 7:57:44 PM

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It does make you wonder (ok, it makes me wonder) about the Chinese's sensitivity to smell as a result of pollution. Is there a cause and effect? Not sure but seems odd that the new-car smell would be such a problem.