Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The first Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck pre-production units have begun leaving the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center; the all-electric F-150 Lightning goes on sale next spring. Ford has invested $7.7 —Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2022

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) robotics researchers working with Ford Motor Company have found a way to tell an autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating. Dr. Punarjay (Jay) Chakravarty is leading the project on behalf of the Ford Autonomous Vehicle Future Tech group. —Professor Milford.

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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

JULY 22, 2021

Argo AI, Lyft and Ford Motor Company are collaborating to commercialize autonomous ride hailing at scale. Argo AI and Ford will deploy Ford self-driving cars, with safety drivers, on the Lyft network, as part of a network access agreement, with passenger rides beginning in Miami later this year and in Austin starting in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

Ford Motor Company and the Volkswagen Group are expanding their e-mobility partnership. Ford, which just announced plans to introduce another 7 EVs in Europe by 2024 ( earlier post ), plans to produce an electric model for the European market based on the MEB platform. We are tackling both together with Ford.

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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 Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Ford announced that it intends to invest up to £230 million (US$316 million) at its Halewood vehicle transmission facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles sold in Europe. —Stuart Rowley, president, Ford of Europe. billion (US$3.4

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ford Motor Company and Volvo Cars are the first automakers to support the program directly, but Redwood will accept all lithium-ion (Li-ion) and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries in the state. When the first major wave of EVs begins to retire from roads, it will happen in California.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company are partnering on a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot. Pilot incentives will reduce vehicle lease payments for program participants who lease an eligible electric vehicle (EV), including Ford F-150 Lightning trucks. Additionally, customers will need Ford’s software package to enroll in the program.

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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. Hackett led Steelcase Inc.’s

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will begin producing in Michigan the Airon pNeuton model A ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed. At full production, Ford plans to make 7,200 Airon-licensed Model A-E ventilators per week.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Ford has begun deliveries of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck in Europe, with the first of the units going to a couple located in Norway. As reposted with photos by Ford CEO Jim Farley on X on Saturday, the first F-150 Lightning in Europe has been delivered to Dag and Angela, who are originally from Texas and now live in Norway.

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Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 20, 2024

Ford Motor Company announced plans to create nearly 900 new jobs as part of a new third crew at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne to meet demand for the popular Bronco and Bronco Raptor and the all-new Ranger and Ranger Raptor.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2022

Ford Motor. General Motors. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America. Minimum 50%. Cleveland-Cliffs. 10% 30% in Water Intensity. Harley Davidson. Johnson Controls. Nissan North America. 15% 15% in Water Intensity. 20% 20% in Water Intensity.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. E-Transit is part of Ford’s more than $11.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2017

Ford Motor Company is exploring how large-scale one-piece auto parts, such as spoilers, could be printed for prototyping and future production vehicles, as the first automaker to pilot the Stratasys Infinite Build 3D printer. The new 3D printer system is housed at Ford Research and Innovation Center in Dearborn.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ford has stopped shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning, but not because there isn’t demand for the electric truck. Reports stated that an earlier pause in January was due to a concern with supplier parts, which halted both gas and electric F-150 models. Image: Ford] Become a TTAC insider.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. Among the specific findings: Up to 14 US jobs are supported by each direct Ford F-Series employee.

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EV Central

APRIL 14, 2024

The 2025 Ford Mustang Mach-E will up its efforts to steal sales against the likes of the best-selling Tesla Model Y with new upgrades designed to enhance performance, increase the driving range and reduce the amount of time it takes to charge. As part of the updates all models now come with a new electric rear motor.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Ford is said to be in early stages of dumping parking assistance features on future models because drivers aren’t using the feature enough. From CarBuzz : The parallel parking assistance feature is part of Ford's Active Park Assist suite of driver-assistance tech. Image: Ford Motor Co.]

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

Ford Motor Company has made a $500-million minority equity investment in electric vehicle maker Rivian ( earlier post ). In addition to the investment, the companies have agreed to work together to develop an all-new, next-generation battery electric vehicle for Ford’s growing EV portfolio using Rivian’s skateboard platform.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2023

In a letter to the NHTSA, Ford announced that it is abandoning its petition that would allow it to operate autonomous vehicles without physical human controls. More specifically, Ford has announced that it will no longer pursue a petition to the NHTSA to operate autonomous vehicles without human controls.

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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. Ford may not have any formal plans for the RS200, tragic as that would be. Images: Ford Motor Co.]

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 10, 2023

& Last week, Unifor criticized General Motors for failing to meet important elements of its pattern agreement with Ford Motor Company. Catharines powertrain plant, and Woodstock parts distribution center. & [Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC& insider. Unifor is similarly disappointed.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

In its report of first quarter 2021 financial results and outlook, Lordstown Motors, a startup developing electric light duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market ( earlier post ), said that the expected production of its Endurance full-size electric pickup in 2021 will be limited—at best 50% of prior expectations.

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InsideEVs

MAY 27, 2024

General Motors and Ford are also reportedly looking to secure their supply chains in case something goes wrong.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 27, 2023

Volvo Cars announced today it will join Ford, General Motors and Rivian Automotive in adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS).

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nevertheless, it’s an open secret that Ford would like to introduce different variants of the Lightning, including high performance model (as if 775 lb-ft of torque in a pickup isn’t enough) and an off-road beast. Image: Ford] Become a& TTAC insider. We’ll keep our ears to the ground and an eye on the forums for more details.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 11, 2023

Ford Motor Company is investing C$1.8 billion in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada – a key part of the company’s plan to scale production of electric vehicles and make them more accessible to millions of customers.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ford Motor Co. Ford’s electric vehicle sales are growing, and so are the sales of other automakers that are competing in the EV sector. Ford’s electric vehicle sales are growing, and so are the sales of other automakers that are competing in the EV sector. The EV unit also lost $3.1 The EV unit also lost $3.1

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 7, 2023

When motoring content firm Hagerty published its video review of the Tesla Cybertruck, automotive journalist Jason Cammisa lightly noted that Tesla had sent other auto CEOs a pamphlet called “How to Design a 48-Volt Vehicle.” Farley also remarked that Ford had received the pamphlet on December 5, 2023.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Ford Motor is investigating possible concerns in its emission testing procedures. Kim Pittel, group vice president, Sustainability, Environment & Safety Engineering, said that in September, employees raised a concern through regarding the analytical modeling that is part of Ford’s US fuel economy and emissions compliance process.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2020

Ford Motor Company, joining forces with firms including 3M and GE Healthcare, is lending its manufacturing and engineering expertise to expand quickly production of urgently needed medical equipment and supplies for healthcare workers, first responders and patients fighting COVID-19. Powered air-purifying respirators. Ventilators.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have been striking against the Big Three (Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis) for over a month now, and layoffs due to supply chain disruptions have also been ongoing. The post Ford layoffs increased at two plants due to ongoing UAW strikes appeared first on TESLARATI.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Ford's entry was the Fairlane, which debuted as a 1962 model. There's a lot of great vintage stuff at Colorado Auto & Parts right now. The Fairlane name was lifted from Henry Ford's estate in Dearborn , Fair Lane, which itself was named after the street in Cork, Ireland, where Henry's grandfather was born in 1804.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 11, 2023

Ford mentioned the project was once being shaped “to better grasp the development trend of electrification and intelligence in the auto industry.” Gross sales of Ford with Changan fell 12.6 % within the first part mode the year-ago length, China Affiliation of Car Producers knowledge confirmed.

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