Share Facebook Tweet Pinterest Email Vietnamese automaker VinFast will use the Paris auto show to raise its global profile by unveiling Italian-designed first production cars. VinFast said it will debut a production-ready SUV and production-ready sedan at the Paris auto show in October. The SUV is similar in size to the BMW X5 crossover, while… Continue reading Vietnam’s VinFast gets Italian design, German engineering
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Ford says slow-and-steady will win the self-driving car race
Ford doesn’t want to be the first company to offer self-driving cars to the public; it it wants to be the brand most synonymous with the word “trust” — at least, that’s what the company says in its self-driving safety report, which it delivered to the US Department of Transportation Thursday. The 44-page document, entitled… Continue reading Ford says slow-and-steady will win the self-driving car race
Ford’s New CEO Has a Cerebral Style—and to Many, It’s Baffling
Senior executives at Ford Motor Co. have come to expect emails from their new boss, Chief Executive Jim Hackett, that include links to TED Talks and articles from Science Daily. They often come around 11 p.m., when he catches up on his reading. The former chief of an office-furniture maker, Mr. Hackett frequently references the… Continue reading Ford’s New CEO Has a Cerebral Style—and to Many, It’s Baffling
Ford recalls 3,968 cars over clutch pressure plate issue: regulator
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s standards agency said on Tuesday it had been informed about the recall of 3,968 Ford (F.N) cars sold between 2011 and 2016. The Ford logo is seen at the New York Auto Show in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The cars,… Continue reading Ford recalls 3,968 cars over clutch pressure plate issue: regulator
Ford-owned Autonomic partners with Alibaba Cloud for mobility solutions
Autonomic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Smart Mobility LLC, and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bring to China the Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC) – the world’s foremost transportation and mobility solution for connected vehicles developed by Autonomic. Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president… Continue reading Ford-owned Autonomic partners with Alibaba Cloud for mobility solutions
Noble M500 unveiled at Goodwood
16th Jul 2018 9:00 am Carmaker’s more road-friendly alternative to the M600 generates 558hp and gets a fibreglass body. Noble Automotive has revealed the M500 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed as its entry-level model. At launch, it will have around 558hp, coming from a twin-turbocharged Ford V6 – the same unit that is used… Continue reading Noble M500 unveiled at Goodwood
Two Chinese EV sharing platforms in $730 mln push to fuel growth – sources
By Kane Wu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG: Two electric vehicle-sharing platforms backed by powerful Chinese carmakers plan to seek external funding totalling almost $730 million to fuel their growth, people with direct knowledge of the plans said. The moves come as Beijing continues its push into the new energy vehicle (NEV) sector as part… Continue reading Two Chinese EV sharing platforms in $730 mln push to fuel growth – sources
Brexit: what it means for the British car industry
If there was ever a company that tracked the recent downs and ups of our car industry, it’s Unipart, which was once a division of the state-owned dinosaur British Leyland but is now a thriving independent parts and logistics firm. Neill’s worries are those of the wider industry. Tariffs would be bad, but worse would… Continue reading Brexit: what it means for the British car industry
GM squeezes pounds and pennies to attack Ford’s pickup profit machine
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Reuters) – When General Motors Co (GM.N) engineers were developing the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup trucks, some of them joined public tours of Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) Dearborn, Michigan factory to watch aluminum-bodied F-series trucks go down the assembly line. FILE PHOTO: General Motors reveals its 2019 Chevrolet Silverado… Continue reading GM squeezes pounds and pennies to attack Ford’s pickup profit machine
Ford executive says baby offroader in product pipeline
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co (F.N) plans to introduce a small utility vehicle based on its compact Focus sedan, with more rugged offroad styling cues than the Escape, a top executive said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO – A Ford logo is pictured at a car dealership in Monterrey, Mexico, November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril/File Photo… Continue reading Ford executive says baby offroader in product pipeline