Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Ford director Kimberly Casiano was the first Hispanic woman to serve on a Fortune 100 top five corporate board. A founding member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association, she also serves on the boards for Mead Johnson Nutrition and Mutual of America. Her firm, Kimberly Casiano & Associates,… Continue reading Ford director Kimberly Casiano on speaking up about diversity in the corporate boardroom
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Historic UAW election picks reform leader who vows more aggressive approach to auto negotiations
Supporters wave signs during an address at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 5, 2012 on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Mladin Antonov | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – United Auto Workers members have ousted their president in the union’s first direct election, ushering in… Continue reading Historic UAW election picks reform leader who vows more aggressive approach to auto negotiations
Why there may be no return to ‘normal’ for the U.S. used vehicle market
Customers browse in a used car lot on February 15, 2023 in Glendale, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images All new vehicles become used cars and trucks once they’re sold. It’s an obvious statement, but one that needs to be laid out to explain the root cause for ongoing inventory and pricing issues in the… Continue reading Why there may be no return to ‘normal’ for the U.S. used vehicle market
Luminar CFO defends lidar maker’s pricing and revenue in the wake of a Goldman downgrade
A Mercedes-Benz van retrofitted with different types of lidar systems, including Luminar’s Iris, to showcase the differences in the technologies. Michael Wayland / CNBC Lidar maker Luminar Technologies, stung by a recent Wall Street downgrade, is responding in an unusual way: taking its case directly to the shareholders. In a letter seen by CNBC on… Continue reading Luminar CFO defends lidar maker’s pricing and revenue in the wake of a Goldman downgrade
Ford plans to build 500,000 EVs annually at its $5.6 billion Tennessee campus
Ford’s BlueOval City electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee is scheduled to begin production in 2025. It will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code named Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Ford Ford Motor’s new plant being constructed outside Memphis,… Continue reading Ford plans to build 500,000 EVs annually at its $5.6 billion Tennessee campus
Lidar maker Ouster dips as quarterly losses widen, but CEO sees savings in Velodyne merger
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes Ouster Inc. (NYSE: OUST), today, Friday, March 12, 2021, in celebration of its Initial Listing. To honor the occasion, Ouster CEO Angus Pacala, joined by Chris Taylor, Vice President, NYSE Listings and Services, rings The Opening Bell®. NYSE Lidar maker Ouster said on Thursday that it remains on track… Continue reading Lidar maker Ouster dips as quarterly losses widen, but CEO sees savings in Velodyne merger
Apple, Ford and Estee Lauder are in the news Thursday. Here are our takes
Ford Motor Co., CEO Jim Farley gives the thumbs up sign before announcing Ford Motor will partner with Chinese-based, Amperex Technology, to build an all-electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, during a press conference in Romulus, Michigan February 13, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters Go to Source
How Ford plans to turn a profit on EVs in under four years
John Lawler, Chief Financial Officer of Ford, rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), March 23, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Ford Motor disclosed Thursday that its electric vehicle unit, called Ford Model e, lost $2.1 billion in 2022 — and could lose as much as $3 billion in 2023. But… Continue reading How Ford plans to turn a profit on EVs in under four years
Ford’s EV business lost $2 billion in 2022, offset by big profits in fleet and legacy units
The badge of a Ford Motor Co. E-Transit electric vehicle during a presentation in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ford Motor said Thursday its electric vehicle business lost $2.1 billion last year on an operating basis, a loss that was more than offset by $10… Continue reading Ford’s EV business lost $2 billion in 2022, offset by big profits in fleet and legacy units
Cruise robotaxis blocked a road in San Francisco after a storm downed trees and wires
General Motors‘ self-driving vehicle unit Cruise acknowledged that some of its cars stalled out on city streets in San Francisco following rainstorms that downed trees there on Tuesday night. A witness to the Cruise robotaxi failures, John-Phillip Bettencourt, shared photos of the stalled vehicles on Twitter. He told CNBC that around 1:45 p.m. on March… Continue reading Cruise robotaxis blocked a road in San Francisco after a storm downed trees and wires