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Ford EV production push receives another shove

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“Ford of Canada has been a leader in the country’s auto industry since it was founded 119 years ago, driven by hard-working, dedicated employees,” said Bev Goodman, president, and CEO of Ford Canada.

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

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. “Liz brings deep, relevant domain experience — including leveraging the Internet of Things to create great value for customers — from both outside and inside the global auto industry,” Lawler stated in a commentary.

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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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We are going to build on that those provide the building blocks for full autonomy down the road. Focus RS, which builds on a pedigree of driving excellence dating to the first Ford RS in 1968, was last introduced in 2009. We are going to help enable that with our next generation sync system. Customer experience.

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Welcome to the Year of the EV—Whatever It Will Be

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The impact on the auto industry, particularly the still growing electric sector, could be profound. A bigger concern for industry is the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain, which has throttled back the capability of building modern cars. There may be no more “return to normal” or even a semi-normal.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

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Note that the Rivian R1T isn’t a direct competitor to next year’s Ford F-150 Lightning , the all-electric version of Ford’s best-selling full-size pickup truck. Instead, it’s aiming to build an authentic-truck brand among what we suspect are current buyers of Land Rovers, top-end GMCs and German luxury trucks. Stay tuned.

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News: Tesla Announces Annual Earnings, New Focus on Production

Clean Fleet Report

Rivian is already delivering its electric pickup and Ford will be selling the F-150 Lightning EV before the Cybertruck sees the light of day in more than a year. Tesla has a strong lead and a loyal fan base, but in the auto industry nothing’s forever. Productivity, Chips & Batteries.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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It’s the technical details of the E-GMP platform that underscore the company’s determination to build fully capable EVs. The practical effect is that the Ioniq 5 can use DC fast charging stations that run at higher rates than the 125-to-150 kW limit on most 400-volt EVs. However, the electric F-150 exports up to 9.6

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