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Ford EV sales boost led by Mustang Mach-E, loses #2 sales spot to GM

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The Mustang Mach-E made up the majority of Ford’s EV sales, selling 5,407 units, which was a decline from the previous quarter, as Ford notes that the Mach-E production facility underwent significant production upgrades. Finally, Ford’s market-leading electric van, the E-Transit, sold 1,168 units.

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Ford Fixing MIA Quality Control, ASAP

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In the olden, olden,& olden & days of vehicle production, it wasn’t uncommon for manufacturing and QC managers to be at loggerheads; there was more than one occasion in which meeting build targets took precedence over, y’know, actually getting things right. One of the first out of the gate with a quality control (QC) overhaul?

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. Examples of biobased parts in production. General Motors.

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GM and Ford jointly to develop new 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have signed an agreement under which both companies will jointly develop a new generation of advanced technology 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. —Jim Lanzon, GM vice president of global transmission engineering.

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Which EVs Still Qualify for Federal Tax Credits?

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And here are the models that managed to qualify for one of the $3,750 credits: Ford Escape PHEV (2022-23); Ford Mustang Mach-E (2022-23); Ford E-Transit (2022-23); Grand Cherokee Plug-in Hybrid 4xe (2022-23); Jeep Wrangler Plug-in Hybrid 4xe (2022-23); Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring (2022-23); Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel Drive (2022-23).

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Fitch Ratings: US automakers well positioned for weak demand in 2012; estimates break-even for Detroit 3 at 10.5M units

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In its “2012 Outlook: US Auto Manufacturers and Suppliers”, Fitch assigns the industry a Positive Rating, expecting the credit profiles of the US OEMs and auto suppliers to generally strengthen in 2012, assuming that global economic conditions do not weaken materially from current trends. other to offer new products. Suppliers, in.

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