Ford News
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Carmaker Ford said Monday losses exacerbated by the coronavirus epidemic would see it close its three factories in Brazil, where it has operated for a century, terminating some 5,000 jobs.
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Ford unveiled its new all-electric Mustang Mach-E crossover SUV on Sunday. With its emphasis on affordability and performance, the newest member of the Mustang family is expected to be comparable to Tesla’s upcoming Model Y.
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Ford and Geotab have announced their partnership to integrate Ford vehicle data into the MyGeotab platform. This is for vehicles manufactured in 2020 and beyond.
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Ford-owned Spin, the dockless scooter company announced that it will deploy 15,000 scooters in eight US cities beginning this August. Spin also revealed its latest mode e-scooter with anti-theft technology and custom parts to deter vandalism.
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Ford said it will cut 12,000 jobs in Europe by the end of next year to try to return the business to profit, part of a wave of cost reductions in an auto industry facing stagnant demand and huge investments to build low emission cars.
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By AFP
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US automaker Ford will close its engine plant in south Wales next year, threatening more than 1,500 jobs, in a "grotesque act of economic betrayal", British unions said on Thursday.
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Ford is investing $500 million into a promising electric vehicle startup company called Rivian. The U.S. car giant is hoping that the additional investment will help it edge ahead in the increasingly competitive eclectic vehicle race.
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Ford Motors announced it will be coming out with a new Mustang inspired high-performance electric SUV that it says will have a 300-mile range. Ford has also filed trademark applications in Europe and the US for the "Mustang Mach-E" name and logo.
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Ford Motors is recalling 1.5 million F-150 pickups in North America because the transmissions can suddenly downshift into first gear.
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Ford will invest $1 billion and hire 500 new employees at its stamping and assembly plants in Chicago, the automaker said on Thursday in a press release.
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Some cars are more comfortable than others and there is one comfort factor that people often shy away from asking about - 'will I sweat a lot when sitting on this car seat?' Now Ford have a technology solution for this.
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U.S. auto manufacturer Ford is talking with Volkswagen in Washington, DC about the German auto maker possibly using Ford plants to make electric vehicles and sharing its platform with Ford in the U.S.
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By AFP
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President Donald Trump on Tuesday openly mocked the university professor who has accused his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, joking about her inability to remember details surrounding the night of the alleged attack.
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Ford, General Motors, and Fiat Chrysler cut profit forecasts and their shares fell sharply on Wednesday, in a clear sign the global trade war is hurting the world’s largest car makers.
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In June, sales were stronger for top US auto manufacturers. Consumers continued to buy sport utility vehicles and trucks in larger numbers. So far there seems to be no negative reaction to higher fuel prices, interest rates and trade tensions.
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Ford has been using the city of Miami as a site to test its self-driving vehicles since earlier this year. Recently the company joined forces with Postmates to research how people will react and interact with deliveries by autonomous delivery vans.
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After a May 2 fire at a supplier's factory in Michigan caused a shortage of parts, Ford on Wednesday suspended production of its F-150 pickup truck—the best-selling vehicle in the US for more than three decades.
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Ford has announced a partnership with Qualcomm to develop "C-V2X" tech to connect cars to their surroundings. Short for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything, the concept would allow vehicles to share information between themselves and city infrastructure.
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By AFP
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The United Auto Workers chief on Wednesday blasted Ford's decision to send production of electric vehicles to Mexico, out of its home base in Michigan.
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Commuters rejoice! Bicycling and air travel have a connection as Ford GoBike and Alaska Airlines launched the ‘Miles for Miles’ member rewards program this past October 26 in San Jose.
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Ford has invested in Silicon Valley start-up firm Autonomic Inc. The company's software provides services useful to autonomous ride-hailing businesses, including networked data streams between vehicles and operators. Ford will build open-source services.
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With China moving to ban gasoline-powered vehicles in the near future and California planning to do the same, automakers in the United States and worldwide are scrambling to embrace electric vehicles.
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On October 1, iconic rock group Chicago performed at the Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, New York.
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Ford has started using Microsoft's HoloLens headset to streamline its car development process. The company is using the mixed reality device to more rapidly iterate over design prototypes, allowing it to test the look of different parts in near real-time.
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By AFP
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US auto giant Ford is poised to cut thousands of jobs worldwide, with reductions expected to total about 10 percent of its global workforce, the Wall Street Journal reported late Monday.
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2017 will likely go down in the history books as a year of disruption. Old industries are being reshaped by bold new ideas, technologies and modes of communication.
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By AFP
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Hollywood star Harrison Ford is to avoid punishment over a near-miss at a California airport as he was piloting his private plane, his lawyer told AFP on Monday.
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President-elect Donald Trump is claiming he is responsible for Ford Motor Company keeping an assembly plant in Kentucky and not moving it to Mexico. Actually, Ford never said it was moving the plant.
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By AFP
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Booze and driving are a bad combination, but US auto company Ford and Mexico's tequila maker Jose Cuervo have found a way to mix together.
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Aside from acquiring the ability to help build cars, robots at the Ford Motor Company’s assembly plant in Germany can also make coffee and even give massages.
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Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept car Ford Motor Company
Ford's decision to shut its engine plant in Wales is the latest blow to British car-making amid heightened uncertainty over Brexit JUSTIN SULLIVAN, GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP
The Ford Mustang Mach-E—a fully electric SUV. © 2019 Ford Motor Company
The turn out for the event this past Oct. 2017 was exciting. Diana Birkett Rakow, Alaska Airlines’ Vice President of External Relations, talked about the unique aspects of the partnership between the airlines and Ford to help make this innovation of commuting, bicycling and air travel, possible. Ford GoBike
The Ford 2018 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. Ford Motors
2018 F-150 Power Stroke Diesel Ford Motor Co.
Ford F-150 Photo by IFCAR
Ford is making car parts out of coffee waste from McDonald's. Ford Motor Company
A car seat designed by Ford that can allegedly detect a driver going through a heart attack Via Ford
Ford Focus Active Ford Motors
KUKA robots KUKA Systems GmbH
Ford will develop C-V2X tech Ford
Meet the Ford Mustang Mach-E Ford Motor Company
Introducing the smartest Ford SUV ever. The 2019 Ford Edge. Ford Motors
The 2020 Ford Edge ST Ford Motors
The popularity of pony cars is largely due to the launch of the Ford Mustang in 1964. dave_7
Media scrum for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.
A 1966 Mustang shown at the Carolina Classic's 13th annual Big Show in Spartanburg, SC.
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