ARI announces agreement with Ford to provide Telematics Solution

ARI, announced a new data integration service with Ford Commercial Solutions that will provide telematics solution for fleet customers. The agreement combines Ford Commercial Solutions’ Data Services product with ARI insights®, ARI’s proprietary fleet management portal, to deliver real-time visibility into the precise operating conditions of fleet vehicles. By the end of 2019, most Ford… Continue reading ARI announces agreement with Ford to provide Telematics Solution

French minister optimistic over buyer for Ford Blanquefort plant

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – French Economy minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that talks with Belgian transmissions supplier Punch Powerglide over the purchase of Ford’s (F.N) Blanquefort gearbox plant in southwestern France should be concluded next month. FILE PHOTO: A Ford logo is pictured at a store of the automaker, in Mexico City, Mexico,… Continue reading French minister optimistic over buyer for Ford Blanquefort plant

Faraday Future (FF) Invites Futurists To Help Define The ‘Shared Intelligent Mobility Ecosystem’ At Inaugural ‘919 Futurist Day’

919 Futurist Day follows last month’s first pre-production FF 91 being completed at FF’s Hanford, California, manufacturing facility. The Los Angeles town of Gardena serves as FF’s R&D world headquarters, where electrical and chassis engineering, design, and product validation are all conducted by seasoned veterans who have come to FF from the automotive and tech… Continue reading Faraday Future (FF) Invites Futurists To Help Define The ‘Shared Intelligent Mobility Ecosystem’ At Inaugural ‘919 Futurist Day’

Ford Mobility CFO Neil Schloss to Retire

DEARBORN, Mich., Sept. 20, 2018 – Ford Motor Company today announces Neil Schloss, vice president and chief financial officer of Ford Mobility, will retire Dec. 31 after a 36-year career with the automaker. In addition to being the founding CFO for Ford’s mobility efforts, Schloss served as the company’s treasurer during the Great Recession, playing… Continue reading Ford Mobility CFO Neil Schloss to Retire

Ford’s first electric van is built in Cologne

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Talking Tesla, Fisker Reveals Major OEM Partnership

Leans toward #TeamElon Fox Business News had Henrik Fisker, founder of Fisker Inc., on its set today, ostensibly to talk about Tesla. Specifically, he was asked by host Stuart Varney whether he thought the California automaker’s CEO Elon Musk should “move away from his current role” to concentrate on being a “visionary.” While the designer-turned-auto-entrepreneur had… Continue reading Talking Tesla, Fisker Reveals Major OEM Partnership

Revolution Racecars to launch new track-only model

Revolution Racecars, a new British maker headed by the co-founder of Radical Sportscars, will be launching a lightweight, track-only model later this year.  Called ‘The Revolution’, the two-seater is described as “an all-new track and race car conceived, designed, developed and built by racers for racers”. It will bring LMP (Le Mans Prototype) technology and safety… Continue reading Revolution Racecars to launch new track-only model

Ford Transit Custom PHEV debuts at IAA Commercial Vehicle Show

The new Ford Transit Custom PHEV has been revealed promising 30 miles of zero emissions range, with a claimed total range north of 300 with use of an on-board generator – a 1.0-litre EcoBoost engine. The front wheels are driven by an electric motor, which gets its power from a 14kWh liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery pack, which in turn… Continue reading Ford Transit Custom PHEV debuts at IAA Commercial Vehicle Show

New Ford Transit facelift revealed – pictures

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