The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Ford Motor Company is tweaking plans in China and seeking to turn around financial losses after five years of lackluster sales within the region. CEO Jim Farley has reportedly returned from Asia to finalize those plans, which were reiterated during a press call about Ford’s first-quarter earnings held earlier in the week.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2016

The IBM board of directors elected Mark Fields, president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, to the board effective 1 March 1, 2016. He is leading Ford into a future where cars are not only vehicles, but increasingly becoming mobile technology platforms. Fields joined Ford in 1989.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles—and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe. Volkswagen is joining Ford in investing in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle technology platform company. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 3, 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation has reached an agreement with Ford Motor Company to explore collaboration with Livio, a Ford subsidiary acquired in 2013 ( earlier post ), for the implementation of SmartDeviceLink (SDL) technology in future Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Ford SYNC 3.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2017

On Monday, Ford Motor Company announced the immediate replacement of Mark Fields as CEO by Jim Hackett, who had led Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016. Ford also announced changes in roles for three top executives: Jim Farley (Global Markets), Joe Hinrichs (Global Operations) and Marcy Klevorn (Mobility).

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Since then Daimler , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Stellantis and Volkswagen Group, have committed an additional $152 billion in investments, a sum four times their combined 2019 operating profits. An additional $60 billion plus in investments have also been made in more than 70 EV start-ups wanting in on the game.

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