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Ford Dealers & Ford Fund Invest $2 Million to Train Future Auto Techs

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DEARBORN, Michigan — Ford dealers and Ford Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, are investing $2 million in. continued] The post Ford Dealers & Ford Fund Invest $2 Million to Train Future Auto Techs appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Ford splitting auto business into two distinct entities: Ford Blue and Ford Model e

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Ford is continuing to transform its global automotive business, accelerating the development and scaling of electric, connected vehicles, while leveraging its nameplates to strengthen operating performance and take full advantage of engineering and industrial capabilities. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley.

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Ford experiments with auto part prototypes made from olive tree waste

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Ford is experimenting with auto part prototypes made from olive tree scraps. Ford engineers in Cologne started researching the possibilities of using food waste to create auto part prototypes. They are not used for anything else,” said Ford Project Lead Inga Wehmeyer.

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A major auto supplier for Tesla, VW, Ford to slash 10K jobs

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Forvia, a major supplier for Stellantis, Volkswagen, Tesla, and Ford, plans to cut as many as 10,000 jobs in Europe over the next five years. The news falls days after major auto supplier Continental announced that it too was cutting its workforce by 7,150 jobs.

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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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Tesla maintenance and repair costs are lowest in the auto industry: data

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companies, including Tesla, Buick, Lincoln, and Ford. Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000 “The difference to maintain a car on average between some brands can be thousands over a 10-year time frame,” said Steven Elek, Program Leader for Auto Data Analytics at Consumer Reports.

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Ford's New Digital Experience Leans Into Apple CarPlay And Android Auto

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If you like your Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, you get to keep your Apple CarPlay and Android Auto in Ford's software future.

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