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Ford leverages EV production head start against rivals in latest ramp

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Despite Ford entering the EV market significantly behind Tesla and even lagging General Motors, its vehicles have quickly overtaken its traditional rivals, making the Blue Oval the second most popular EV brand in the United States. This isn’t to say that GM doesn’t have a production ramp planned at all.

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UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With All Detroit Automakers, Striking Ends

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But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. It was apparently too much for the company to endure and news broke early on Monday that General Motors (now standing alone against the UAW) had likewise reached a tentative contract agreement with the union.

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Ford announces $3.7bn investment into EV and ICE projects, 6,200 new UAW jobs

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Missouri: $95 million investment and 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant to increase production of the Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van, and the all-new E-Transit electric van. The investment will era in the development of a new commercial electric vehicle for Ford Pro customers.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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General Motors. Kansas City Power & Light. Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) commits to continuing its leadership and support of the electric transportation market by deploying 10 percent of its Clean Charge Network in underserved and low-income areas of its service territory. Eversource Energy.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. Construction of US manufacturing capabilities to produce the second-generation GM global rear-wheel electric drive system. General Motors. Ford Motor Company. $30. Manufacturing: Kansas City, MO; Deployment: Several partners’ fleets.

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