Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

Mahindra Group and Ford Motor Company will jointly develop new SUVs, and a small electric vehicle as part of several initiatives announced between the two companies. Under the initiatives, Mahindra and Ford will leverage their strengths in the utility vehicle space to co-develop a midsize sports utility vehicle (C-SUV).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In Shanghai, Ford Motor Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Hackett outlined the next phase of the company’s China expansion strategy, focused on SUVs, electric and connected vehicles, a streamlined business structure and closer connections to Chinese customers. —Bill Ford.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2020

According to recent figures published by global tech advisory firm ABI Research, a total of 41 million 5G connected cars will already be on roads by 2030. That number will rise to 83 million 5G connected cars by 2035. By then, 5G connected cars will make up more than 75% of the total C-V2X equipped cars. Source: Qualcomm.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Ford in Europe announced next steps in the transformation of its business. The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Ford unveiled the F-150 Lightning battery-electric pickup. 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum, Lariat, XLT. Ford is taking reservations with a $100 deposit. The F-150 Lightning is a massive moment for our Ford team. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. F-150 Lightning targets 563 horsepower, 775 lb.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In moving forward on that, Fields said, Ford will focus on five key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Ford is teaming up with insurance carriers across the US to help customers save money on premiums based on driver behavior, utilizing its built-in connectivity technology on eligible vehicles. For Ford customers, this means that the way they drive can influence how their premiums are calculated.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

Ford introduced the new 2019 Transit Connect Cargo Van. The best-selling compact cargo van in the US, Ford Transit Connect has a 46% market share. More than 300,000 Transit Connect vehicles have been sold since 2009 when Ford created the segment in the United States. Exclusively for fleets, a 2.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 17, 2023

Ford on Monday unveiled a versatile small EV that won't make it to the U.S, The Ford E-Tourneo Courier is a small van similar to (but even smaller than) the Transit Connect that was recently withdrawn from this market, but with an all-electric powertrain. but could be a template for success in America.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2020

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. The announcement took place in front of Michigan Central Station which Ford purchased in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Ford in Europe is testing smart driver alert technology that could indicate the direction from which people and objects are approaching. —Oliver Kirstein, SYNC software engineer, Enterprise Connectivity, Ford of Europe. Tomorrow’s technology could alert us to both exactly what the hazard is and where it is coming from.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Ford in Europe has chosen its plant in Valencia, Spain, as the preferred site to assemble vehicles based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. Pending product approval, the Valencia plant could produce the electric and connected vehicles beginning later this decade.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Insurance carrier Metromile and Ford Motor are teaming up to provide Ford connected vehicle owners with personalized car insurance to be more affordable and fairer. The agreement with Ford is Metromile’s first with a major manufacturer; Ford’s models are the most popular domestic make among Metromile customers.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ford CEO Jim Farley believes there may be some merit to separating the automaker’s electric vehicle project from the company’s main operation. This may prove to be too difficult, and Ford is not considering the option, according to the report. Ford also expanded its production goals on Farley’s request.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 28, 2024

Ford took a victory lap this week after realizing the Mustang is now the only traditional front-engine, rear-drive, V8-powered American sports coupe that’s still available after 60 years on the market. But it’s likely that Ford will be learning as much about its customers as it will be educating them about future products.

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Teslarati

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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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 13, 2024

Ford has trademarked an interesting name from its back catalog. Oval has filed trademarks for "RS200" and "Ford RS200" within the European Union Intellectual Property Office, according to our sister publication. Everything is connected. Ford may not have any formal plans for the RS200, tragic as that would be.

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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

MARCH 30, 2017

Ford is investing an additional C$500-million (US$375 million) in its Canadian research and development presence, adding connectivity software and hardware engineers and establishing a new Ottawa Research and Engineering Center. Connectivity is the critical component to the future of mobility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the deployment of electrified vans used for logistics operations worldwide. Additionally purchases of Ford Pro Special Vehicles with a customized box for inner city distribution in Germany, were concluded.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Ford Motor Company is researching new smartphone-based communications technology that could potentially help warn drivers of pedestrians, bicyclists and more—even those approaching a vehicle’s path but blocked from a driver’s view. BLE connectivity technology creates wireless personal area networks using radio waves in the 2.4-gigahertz

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Ford has given the 2023 Escape SUV a makeover that includes a stylish new ST-Line series, available 13.2-inch inch display with cloud-connected SYNC 4 Technology and new advanced driver-assistance system technologies. 2023 Ford Escape Plug In Hybrid (left) and ST-Line Elite (right). The ST-Line offers a 1.5-liter

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In New York yesterday, Ford Motor Company provided a strategic update to investors; the presentation follows a four-month deep dive into Ford’s strategy and business operations led by President and CEO Jim Hackett and Ford’s senior leadership team. By 2019, 100% of Ford’s new US vehicles will be built with connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2020

Ford Mustang Mach-E owners in the US will receive 250 kWh of complimentary charging through FordPass Rewards at Electrify America fast-charging stations. Electrify America’s network, part of the FordPass Charging Network, offers the largest number of high-powered public charging stations on the market today.

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EV Connect

JUNE 9, 2023

Recently, Ford and GM announced they would adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS). NACS is an electric vehicle charging standard developed by Tesla and used on all North American market Tesla vehicles since 2012. EV Connect is an open and flexible platform, ensuring a seamless experience for all EV charging drivers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2023

announced an agreement with Ford Motor Co., The collaboration will deliver materials essential for the auto industry’s shift to EVs, enhance Indonesia’s EV manufacturing industry and support Ford’s plan to deliver a two-million EV production run rate by the end of 2026 and further scale over time. Morgan Stanley & Co.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Mahindra Group and Ford Motor Company have agreed to explore a strategic alliance designed to leverage the benefits of Ford’s global reach and expertise and Mahindra’s scale in India and successful operating model. Connected vehicle projects. Distribution within India; improving Ford’s reach within India. Electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. Ford announced that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., 150,000 F-150 Lightnings for North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Ford is now shipping beta test kits of its open-source connectivity research platform, OpenXC ( earlier post ), to developers and universities around the world. OpenXC is an open-source hardware and software platform developed by Ford Research and Innovation and New York City-based Bug Labs. OpenXC architecture.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Ford committed today that by mid-2026, 100% of Ford’s passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, and will be completely all-electric by 2030. We successfully restructured Ford of Europe and returned to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ford and Google announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the transformation of Ford’s customer experience. Ford also named Google Cloud its preferred cloud provider to leverage Google’s expertise in data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). These apps are optimized and integrated for in-vehicle use.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Arity , a mobility data and analytics company, is teaming up with Ford Motor Company to enable any participating insurer to deliver simple and secure usage-based insurance (UBI) programs to eligible connected Ford and Lincoln vehicle owners.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

Advancements such as connectivity, big data, autonomous vehicles and artificial intelligence are driving new economic models for automakers, and most see tremendous revenue potential and consumer value in leveraging driver and vehicle data to offer mobility services, according to the 2017 KPMG Global Automotive Executive Study.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

American automaker Ford, whch is known to be working on an affordable EV platform, is set to build more electric vehicle (EV) software capabilities at its Ford Business Solutions India operation, based in Chennai. Meanwhile, Ford is understood to be evaluating its India market re-entry.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Ford is introducing a seven-passenger people mover expected to break the 30 mpg-plus highway barrier. The Transit Connect Wagon offers customers a choice between two four-cylinder engines: a 2.5-liter Transit Connect Wagon Click to enlarge. Transit Connect Wagon Click to enlarge. l/100 km) on the highway.

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