Category: US Motoring Press

US Postal Service delivery trucks to have Ford engines, transmissions in new fleet

 As part of its continued growth in the area of commercial business, Ford Motor Co. has confirmed it will provide engines, transmissions and other parts for new U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles. “The U.S. Postal Service and Oshkosh will use Michigan-made engines and transmissions from Ford Component Sales to help deliver the mail,” Mike Levine, Ford North… Continue reading US Postal Service delivery trucks to have Ford engines, transmissions in new fleet

Ford Motor Co. hires former Renault exec Franck Louis-Victor to lead new businesses

 A former Groupe Renault executive, Franck Louis-Victor, will join Ford Motor Co. on July 1 as vice president of new businesses, the Dearborn automaker announced Monday. His role is essential to developing and implementing a strategic plan for the Ford+ plan to create new value for customers and stakeholders, the company said in a news release. He will… Continue reading Ford Motor Co. hires former Renault exec Franck Louis-Victor to lead new businesses

Lordstown Motors Invites Investors and Analysts to Its Factory

Its fortunes took a turn this year when a small investment firm, Hindenburg Research, issued a report noting that almost none of the pre-orders were firm commitments to buy trucks, and some had come from small companies not currently operating truck fleets. The company has promised to start production of the Endurance in September, but… Continue reading Lordstown Motors Invites Investors and Analysts to Its Factory

GM eyeing ‘viable’ markets for fuel cells: locomotive and aerospace

Detroit — General Motors Co.’s hydrogen fuel cell business is attempting to prove its capabilities with news this week that it’s working with both locomotive and aerospace companies. Hydrotec, a small business within GM, and Liebherr-Aerospace, a global supplier of on-board aircraft systems, on Thursday said they signed a joint development agreement to work on a hydrogen fuel cell-based electrical power… Continue reading GM eyeing ‘viable’ markets for fuel cells: locomotive and aerospace

Flex-N-Gate adds 245 jobs with new Troy manufacturing facility

Global auto supplier Flex-N-Gate will add 245 jobs at a manufacturing facility in Troy, the Michigan Economic Development Corp. said Thursday. The tier-1 auto supplier, whose Troy business unit creates sequenced plastic fascias and welded underbody real rails, will privately invest $52.1 million. Flex-N-Gate’s venture, company leaders said in announcing the facility, will solidify the auto supplier’s position… Continue reading Flex-N-Gate adds 245 jobs with new Troy manufacturing facility

Lordstown Motors reverses, says it has no firm truck orders

TOLEDO, Ohio — Struggling electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said Thursday it doesn’t have any firm orders for its vehicles, just days after its president said the company had enough to maintain production through 2022. Questions have been mounting about whether Lordstown Motors has enough money to stay in business and about its previous claims… Continue reading Lordstown Motors reverses, says it has no firm truck orders