Tag: Ford

Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla

DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users, joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon.com Inc and United Parcel Service Inc, five people familiar with the plans told Reuters. Models of the Rivian-built Amazon electric delivery vans… Continue reading Exclusive: GM plans electric van for business users in bid to pre-empt Tesla

IONITY Selects Caverion As A Service Partner In 5 Countries

IONITY fast-charging network announced that Caverion will become an international service partner, responsible for the service and maintenance of transformers at the stations in five countries: Norway, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Caverion was already partnering with IONITY in Norway, so this is another chapter of the partnership. Caverion is also engaged in installations of new IONITY… Continue reading IONITY Selects Caverion As A Service Partner In 5 Countries

Rivian makes cuts and names new chief operating officer

Amazon-backed EV startup Rivian has laid off about 40 employees at its engineering and design center in Plymouth, Michigan, The Verge has learned. The cuts, which the company has confirmed to The Verge, were made across departments and included engineers, recruiters, and others, according to two former employees. The company has also made a number… Continue reading Rivian makes cuts and names new chief operating officer

FCA says almost 90% of North American hourly workforce back on job

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles says almost 90% of its hourly workers in North America are back on the job this week. The automaker released a breakdown this week of the return to work following the lengthy manufacturing shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The company said 48,145 of 54,940 hourly workers, or 88%, have returned to work in… Continue reading FCA says almost 90% of North American hourly workforce back on job

Lancia Delta Integrale Will Start E-Retrofit Premium Series And Become An EV

While some car collectors are at ease in turning their classic vehicles into EVs, others classify that as heresy. The former often use these machines as daily drivers, and they do not want to give them up due to traffic restrictions such as the ones that London or Paris already have in place. These are… Continue reading Lancia Delta Integrale Will Start E-Retrofit Premium Series And Become An EV

@Ford: Going Global: Herzlich Willkommen, Argo Munich!

By Bryan Salesky, CEO, Argo AI and Reinhard Stolle, Vice President, Argo Munich Argo AI locations, June 2020. Munich is European Headquarters, building on seven offices in the US, including Global Headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA. Today, with the close of Volkswagen AG’s investment, we become a global company and welcome new teammates to the Argo AI… Continue reading @Ford: Going Global: Herzlich Willkommen, Argo Munich!

VW closes $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI

June 2 (Reuters) – German automaker Volkswagen AG has closed its $2.6 billion investment in Argo AI, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving startup disclosed in a blog post on Tuesday. Argo, founded in 2016 by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander, is now jointly controlled by VW and Ford Motor Co, which made an initial investment in Argo… Continue reading VW closes $2.6 billion investment in self-driving startup Argo AI

Ford restarts all its operations south of the border, FCA adds shifts

CLOSE Ford knew its decision to build a new plant in Mexico would create a political firestorm on Tuesday, yet it forged ahead anyway.  (Photo: Paul Sakuma, AP) Ford Motor Co. has restarted its plants in Mexico after weeks of shutdown due to the coronavirus, it said Monday.  The automaker offered little detail on exactly… Continue reading Ford restarts all its operations south of the border, FCA adds shifts