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GlobalFoundries, Ford partner to address auto chip supply and meet growing demand

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GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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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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Mahindra and Ford to explore strategic cooperation to drive profitable growth in India and other emerging markets

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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. —Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president and president of Global Markets.

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Ford, University of Michigan open $8M battery lab focused on test production of advanced technologies

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Ford and the University of Michigan opened a new $8-million battery lab, housed at the U-M Energy Institute, which will serve as a battery manufacturing facility designed to support pilot projects. Ford, the only automaker to invest in the facility, contributed $2.1 —Ted Miller, Ford’s manager of battery research.

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Ford hires Whirlpool government Liz Door as well-known provide chain officer

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Ford Motor Co. The go comes 9 months next Ford warned Wall Boulevard about surging portions prices and put its CFO in command of provide chain efforts on an intervening time foundation past it looked for any person to remove at the newly created position. Robinson nearest day. Door’s appointment takes impact June 12.

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Rivian preempts NHTSA accelerator pedal recall with software solution

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I spoke to Wassym Bensaid , Rivian’s head of Software Engineering about the fix and he laid out how it came to Rivian’s attention – through a customer visit. Rivian then was able to build and test a fix, first locally then OTA on test vehicles. But it won’t be easy for Legacy Auto to catch up.

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Stellantis looks to invest $2.8B in Canada to boost electric vehicle production

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We’re building a world-class Canadian auto industry, an innovative economy and a clean, strong future for everyone. Stellantis notes that the funding would add over 650 engineering jobs to the Windsor R&D center.

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