For Bill Ford Jr., workdays and weekends have begun to blend together. Pretty much — he said — like everybody else lately. Ford plays a key role in running a multibillion-dollar global automotive company founded by his great-grandfather. The pace has always been fierce. But this is dealing with life during a pandemic. “I’m still going to… Continue reading Bill Ford: We have to keep work-at-home healthy for employees – Detroit Free Press
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Jeep rolls out Wagoneer SUVs in challenge to GM and Ford
FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo DETROIT (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) on Thursday unveiled its new family of Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer sport utility vehicles, and the head of the Jeep brand told… Continue reading Jeep rolls out Wagoneer SUVs in challenge to GM and Ford
@Ford: Taking Self-Driving to the Moon with Roboticist Red Whittaker
By: Alex Roy via the No Parking Podcast The 13 kilogram autonomous rover known as MoonRanger is being developed by Astrobotic in Pittsburgh, Pa., to provide high-fidelity 3D maps of the Moon’s surface in areas such as polar regions and lunar pits. The project is one of several multi-million dollar contracts awarded through NASA’s Lunar Surface… Continue reading @Ford: Taking Self-Driving to the Moon with Roboticist Red Whittaker
GM, Honda to jointly develop vehicles in North America, expanding consolidation
(Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) and Honda Motor Co (7267.T) on Thursday revealed plans to team up in North America to make a range of vehicles, deepening their ties as the auto industry comes under greater pressure to share technology and costs to meet demands for cleaner vehicles. FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is pictured… Continue reading GM, Honda to jointly develop vehicles in North America, expanding consolidation
Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage
Ford is training dealers to favorably compare the Mustang Mach-E against the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y in new training material. When Ford first launched the Mustang Mac-E, it came with some inevitable comparisons with Tesla. As the market leader in electric cars, most automakers are benchmarking against Tesla vehicles and EV buyers are… Continue reading Ford is going for Tesla with Mustang Mach-E dealer training material highlighting price advantage
Ford wants to cut 1,400 salaried jobs in U.S.: Who is targeted
Ford Motor Company alerted its employees early Wednesday during a weekly virtual global meeting that the automaker plans to trim its headcount by 1,400 salaried workers by offering them an opportunity to retire this year if they meet certain qualifications. Kumar Galhotra, president, Americas & International Markets Group, who oversees the profit and loss of the business units, told workers the news. He… Continue reading Ford wants to cut 1,400 salaried jobs in U.S.: Who is targeted
Ford to cut 1,400 U.S. salaried jobs through buyouts by year end
FILE PHOTO: Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Wednesday it is targeting the elimination of 1,400 U.S. salaried jobs by year end as part of a multiyear $11 billion restructuring. The layoffs will… Continue reading Ford to cut 1,400 U.S. salaried jobs through buyouts by year end
@niche: FU-KING MOTORS: FUTURE PRODUCT PIPELINE.000039
By Peter M. DeLorenzo Detroit. Our colleagues over at Automotive News have a recurring feature called “Future Product Pipeline,” in which they dissect and interpret the future product offerings from all of the auto manufacturers – import and domestic – selling vehicles here in the U.S. We enjoy reading these stories if only because we imagine the assignment requires… Continue reading @niche: FU-KING MOTORS: FUTURE PRODUCT PIPELINE.000039
@Ford: Imagining Autonomy’s Worst-Case Scenario with Screenwriter Josh Davis
By: Alex Roy via the No Parking Podcast Teacher Fredi Cameron (George Lopez), second from right, guides a group of undocumented immigrant high school students through an underwater robotics competition sponsored by NASA and the Office of Naval Research in the 2015 film “Spare Parts.” The film was based on a Wired Magazine article and book,… Continue reading @Ford: Imagining Autonomy’s Worst-Case Scenario with Screenwriter Josh Davis
GM, Ford wrap up ventilator production and shift back to auto business
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread to the United States, a number of automakers and other manufacturers announced plans to retrofit factories to help ease the shortage of personal protective gear and ventilators. Now, two U.S. automakers have fulfilled their separate multi-million-dollar ventilator contracts — together delivering 80,000 of the devices to the U.S. government. General… Continue reading GM, Ford wrap up ventilator production and shift back to auto business