July 17, 2023
Via: Transport TopicsFord Motor Co. is slashing prices on the electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup by as much as 17%, reversing price hikes implemented last year on its debut battery-powered truck. The F-150 Lightning Pro, the cheapest version of the […]
April 17, 2023
Via: Transport TopicsOnly 10 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will qualify for $7,500 federal tax credits in the U.S. after stricter battery-sourcing rules take effect and render most plug-in models ineligible. General Motors Co., Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. all have […]
March 24, 2023
Via: Transport TopicsFord Motor Co. projects its electric F-Series pickup factory under construction in Tennessee will ultimately produce half a million trucks a year, about 40% more than the company forecast in November. The automaker is ramping up the facility as it […]
July 21, 2022
Via: Transport TopicsFord Motor Co. has secured enough battery supply to build more than half a million electric vehicles annually by late next year, a quantum leap above the 27,140 battery-powered cars it sold in the U.S. last year. The automaker has […]
September 2, 2020
Via: Transport TopicsFord Motor Co. is cutting about 5% of its U.S. salaried workers as part of a sweeping reorganization, which could include layoffs, in a move to help the automaker reverse its declining fortunes. The automaker is offering its white-collar workers […]
June 2, 2020
Via: Transport TopicsArgo AI, the self-driving startup tightly aligned with Ford Motor Co., completed an expected tie-up with Volkswagen AG involving a $2.6 billion investment from the German automaker. VW’s investment includes a $1 billion cash infusion and the folding of its […]
April 15, 2020
Via: Transport TopicsAutomakers are anxious to get their assembly lines rolling again, especially since leaving factories idle is costing them billions of dollars by the week. But the experience many of them have had in China illustrates just how long a slog […]
November 15, 2019
Via: Transport TopicsFord Motor Co., which pioneered the racy pony-car body style 55 years ago, will use the Mustang name and insignia on an electric crossover utility vehicle coming next year. The automaker said it is expanding the Mustang stable for the […]
April 30, 2019
Via: Transport TopicsFord Motor Co. is the latest automaker opening its vehicles’ trunks to Amazon.com., entering a partnership to enable delivery of packages directly to millions of Ford and Lincoln models. Ford follows General Motors Co. and Volvo Cars in joining with […]