Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. At Ford, we view ourselves as both a mobility and an auto company, as we drive innovation in every part of our business.

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APRIL 6, 2023

Ford has unveiled its latest electric van offering, the E-Transit Courier, further expanding its lead in the commercial sector. Ford is the clear leader in the electric van market, especially in the United States, where the company proudly advertises that it currently constitutes roughly 90% of sales.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Ford is opening an E-Transit registration site today for commercial customers ahead of order banks opening by July. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van. It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ford Motor Company, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a demonstration project with connected Ford Escape test vehicles that can drive and park themselves inside Bedrock’s Assembly Garage in Detroit using Bosch smart infrastructure. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer at Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

Ford and State Farm are working together to improve the safety and overall cost of vehicle ownership by better matching price to risk. State Farm is also sharing claims data with Ford to help inform them on how specific vehicle features impact auto claims.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Rocsys, the first provider of autonomous charging solutions powered by robotics and artificial intelligence ( earlier post ), has joined ROCIN-ECO , a consortium with IONITY, Audi, TÜV SÜD, Porsche, BMW, Ford, Mercedes-Benz, AVL, and Huber+Suhner. —Crijn Bouman, CEO and co-founder of Rocsys.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

ABI Research forecasts that the installed base of embedded OEM and aftermarket connected car systems is expected to grow from 41 million at the end of 2011 to 189 million by 2016. Despite all the hype about hybrid and smartphone-based telematics solutions, embedded connected car systems still have a bright future.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2014

Ford Motor Company will hold an automotive app developer conference on 8 September as part of the Connected Car Expo taking place at CTIA’s Super Mobility Week at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. —John Ellis, Global Technologist and Head of Developer Program for Ford.

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MAY 9, 2024

The 'Highland' model achieved a rapid charging pace, reaching a rate of 174 kW within just the first minute of connection. MP6 3rd place: Ford Mustang Mach-E - 32.5 MP6 7th place: Ford F-150 Lightning - 22.0 MP6 3rd place: Ford Mustang Mach-E - 32.5 MP6 7th place: Ford F-150 Lightning - 22.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2017

Ford Motor Company is investing $1.2 Ford is investing $850 million in Michigan Assembly Plant to retool the plant to build the all-new Ford Ranger and Ford Bronco. In addition, Ford is investing $200 million for an advanced data center to support the company’s expansion to an auto and a mobility company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2018

Ford has released the first images of the new Territory, a mid-size SUV targeted at new buyers in emerging cities in China. Ford developed the Territory together with its joint venture partner, Jiangling Motors Corporation (JMC). —Peter Fleet, president, Asia Pacific and chairman & CEO, Ford China.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. —Bill Ford, executive chairman. Mobility and electrification. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2014

Ford and Intel are researching new opportunities for the connected car, including giving drivers the ability to remotely peer into their car using a smartphone, or a vehicle that could identify its owner using facial recognition software. —Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president, Ford Research and Innovation.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Ford Motor Company has created a new subsidiary—Ford Smart Mobility LLC—to design, build, grow and invest in emerging mobility services. Jim Hackett, former Steelcase vice chairman and CEO, is leaving his position on the Ford Board of Directors to serve as chairman of the new subsidiary. Ford Smart Mobility.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

In addition to the CASE (Connected-Autonomous-Shared-Electrified)-driven transformation of the industry, a combination of additional internal and external factors is piling on complexity. Additionally, Ford has just announced a ‘resizing’ in plans to build a $3.5 The United Auto Workers strike in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2017

Ford Motor Company has appointed Jim Hackett as Ford Motor Company president and CEO, replacing Mark Fields, who is retiring, effective immediately. s turnaround, served as interim Athletic Director at University of Michigan, and has led Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016. He served on Ford’s board from 2013 to 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2015

In the opening keynote at Ford’s annual trends conference, 2015 Further With Ford, CEO Mark Fields announced the next phase of the company’s Smart Mobility plan, originally announced in January this year at CES ( earlier post ). Ford CEO Mark Fields at 2015 Further with Ford. That’s where Ford Smart Mobility comes in.

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Baua Electric

MAY 27, 2023

As automakers paintings to persuade sellers and traders that they are able to generate bulky earnings within the years forward by means of charging per 30 days subscription charges for software-based products and services, Ford Motor Co. is proving the industry style to be greater than theoretical — a minimum of with some patrons.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Smart Mobility builds upon Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility ( earlier post ). —Mark Fields.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford is investing an additional $4.5 Fun-to-drive character, with agile steering and handling engineered into the vehicle to give drivers a more connected feel to the road. Ford also is reimagining how to set itself apart in the marketplace by focusing on the customer experience and not just the vehicle itself. —Raj Nair.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2014

Ford introduced SYNC 3, its reworked communications and entertainment system that is faster, more intuitive and easier to use with an improved user interface and enhanced response to driver commands than its predecessor. This plan is ambitious, but possible because Ford did not reinvent the wheel with SYNC 3. —Mark Boyadjis.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Ford has issued its third annual trends report, a compilation of consumer research and insights from thought leaders around the world, which is intended to provide a look at micro-trends expected to influence products and brands for 2015 and beyond. —Sheryl Connelly, Ford global consumer trend and futuring manager.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Ford is working with platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider Pivotal to build a software platform supporting FordPass, announced at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) ( earlier post ), that will enable the company to innovate rapidly and to iterate on new applications and mobility solutions for consumers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2015

Ford Motor Company will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public. billion) by 2020, Ford is introducing GoDrive to target on-demand use and gain insight on emerging mobility trends and customers’ car-sharing habits. —Alicia Agius, project lead, GoDrive, Ford of Europe.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Ford is piloting an on-demand Dynamic Shuttle service for its Dearborn, Michigan, employees this month, providing a new mobility solution featuring smart ride-hailing technology with premium customized shuttles, applying insights from earlier experiments and research with global urban commuters. Making a premium shuttle.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2010

Ford Motor Company is extending its global electric vehicles plan to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges to be introduced in that market by 2013. Around the world by 2020, we see 10 to 25 percent of the Ford fleet electrified. Prototype Trials in Europe.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

Ford announced its E-Transit only in November 2020, and deliveries started in February 2022. After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van. GM’s BrightDrop vans are assembled in Ingersoll, Canada. inches respectively.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The iPhone maker is also reportedly working on vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology, which allows cars to communicate with each other and connect to the Internet of Things (IoT). The company in 2022 hired veteran Ford executive Desi Ujkashevic to help it develop a fully electric autonomous car.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Ford announced its E-Transit only in November 2020, and deliveries started in February 2022. After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van. GM’s BrightDrop vans are assembled in Ingersoll, Canada. inches respectively.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Additionally, insurers need new insights about existing and prospective policyholders and are increasingly turning to vehicle and driving data, such as actual vehicle mileage and garaging locations, which can come directly from the vehicle or in combination with aftermarket data options.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2016

Leading car OEMs exploring AR interfaces include Faraday Future, Ford, Hyundai, JLR, Hyundai, and PSA. This report is part of the company’s Automotive, Smart Mobility & Transportation sector, which includes research, data, and analyst insights. Suppliers include Continental and its subsidiary Elektrobit, as well as Denso and WayRay.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2017

The resulting insights help improve fleet safety and operations, as well as save lives and reduce liability and expenses. Francis (Ford, GM) and Bruce Leak of Playground Global. Over time the Nauto data platform will inform the transition to and co-existence of human-driven and autonomous vehicles.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. They make sightseeing vehicles, and they’d built an EV that resembled a Ford Model T,” Steiner said. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. This saved me the trip.”. Hoosier EVA members.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Ford SmartMobility/Chariot –Time for Spin? Her insights greatly helped with this article.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 5, 2021

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. They make sightseeing vehicles, and they’d built an EV that resembled a Ford Model T,” Steiner said. It’s basically just a souped-up golf cart, but Ford wouldn’t allow them to import it into the US. This saved me the trip.”. Hoosier EVA members.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

to 19,173 units) and Ford hybrids (up 323% to 5,353 units). Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury retail sales increased 9% versus a year ago. Ford’s fuel-efficient vehicles pace July sales results.

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