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CEO of Ford’s China operation resigns

Jason Luo (Photo: Ford Motor Company) The chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Co.’s Chinese operations resigned Monday, less than six months after taking over there. Jason Luo resigned for unspecified “personal reasons that predate his time at Ford,” according to Peter Fleet, Ford’s president of the Asia Pacific region. Fleet will take on Luo’s… Continue reading CEO of Ford’s China operation resigns

California governor pushes for 5M zero-emission cars

Darshan Brahmbhatt plugs a charger into his electric vehicle at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District charging station in Sacramento, Calif. Calif., Gov Jerry Brown, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, issued and executive order outlining a plan to put 5 million zero-emission vehicles on California’s roads by 2030. (Photo: Rich Pedroncelli / AP) Sacramento, Calif. –… Continue reading California governor pushes for 5M zero-emission cars

Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years

Senior flight dynamics engineer Hans Joore demonstrates a simulator of the PAL-V flying car at the company’s headquarters in Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands, last May. (Photo: Emmanuel Dunand / Getty Images) Flying cars will be zipping across U.S. skies within the coming decade — at least that’s what Uber Technologies Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi predicts.… Continue reading Uber CEO: Flying cars across U.S. skies within 10 years

FCA workers to get $5,500 in profit-sharing

Buy Photo Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay its 40,000 hourly United Auto Workers employees profit-sharing checks averaging about $5,500, the company said Thursday. (Photo: Todd McInturf / The Detroit News file)Buy Photo Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will pay its 40,000 hourly United Auto Workers employees profit-sharing checks averaging about $5,500, the company said Thursday.… Continue reading FCA workers to get $5,500 in profit-sharing

Ford to award profit-sharing checks of $7,500

The 2018 Ford Expedition SUV goes through the assembly line at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant October 27, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo: Bill Pugliano / Getty Images) Dearborn — Ford Motor Co. will give more than 54,000 United Auto Workers hourly employees profit-sharing checks of about $7,500 this year, the company said Wednesday. The… Continue reading Ford to award profit-sharing checks of $7,500

Ford urged to recall 1.3M Explorers over fume fears

A Washington-based auto safety group is repeating its call for Ford Motor Co. to recall more than a million Explorer sport-utility vehicles, citing an increase in the number of complaints about exhaust fumes seeping inside the vehicles. (Photo: Chris O’Meara / AP file) A Washington-based auto safety group is repeating its call for Ford Motor… Continue reading Ford urged to recall 1.3M Explorers over fume fears

German authorities tell Audi to recall diesels

Audi brand is being told to recall 127,000 cars diesel cars that reduce emissions controls when not being tested. 77,600 of the cars were registered in Germany and that the affected models were: the A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, shown, SQ5 and Q7. (Photo: Audi) Frankfurt, Germany – A spokeswoman for Germany’s transport ministry… Continue reading German authorities tell Audi to recall diesels

Chao promises 'tech-neutral' robot car approach

CLOSE United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao talks about the future of technology in the automobile industry at Cobo Center during a press event at the Detroit Auto Show. Daniel Mears, The Detroit News United States Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao speaks in the Cobo Center Atrium in Detroit, Michigan on January 14,… Continue reading Chao promises 'tech-neutral' robot car approach

Ford reveals all-new Ranger

Show Thumbnails Show CaptionsLast SlideNext Slide The Ranger’s body features a high beltline that emphasizes strength, while a raked grille and windshield provide an athletic appearance, designed to aid in aerodynamics and reduce wind noise.(Photo: Ford) Ford Motor Co. pulled the curtain off the new 2019 Ranger, bringing the midsize pickup back to North America… Continue reading Ford reveals all-new Ranger