Ford Motor Co.鈥檚 recently appointed chief operating officer said the struggling automaker is operating with the same sense of urgency and crisis that kept the company out of bankruptcy a decade ago.
February 26, 2020Latest News Updates From Keith Naughton
Ford鈥檚 Lincoln Partners With Rivian for First Electric Model
Lincoln is building its first fully electric vehicle with Rivian Automotive Inc., the battery-powered truck and SUV maker Ford Motor Co. backed with a $500 million investment last year.
January 29, 2020Ford Sales Miss Estimates on 15% Drop in Explorer Deliveries
Ford Motor Co.鈥檚 fourth-quarter U.S. sales fell more than expected as a decline in deliveries of its redesigned Explorer dragged down sport-utility vehicle results.
January 6, 2020Ford Challenges Tesla to a Truck Tug of War
Tesla Inc.鈥檚 Elon Musk plainly says his pickup is a 鈥渂etter truck than an F-150.鈥 Ford Motor Co. is taking issue with that claim.
November 25, 2019Ford Unveils Electric Mustang SUV to Challenge Tesla Dominance
Ford Motor Co. is reinventing one of its marquee models 鈥 the Mustang muscle car 鈥 as a battery-powered crossover to become a player in the electric-vehicle market that is expected to take off in the coming decade.
November 18, 2019Ford Puts Iconic Mustang Name on First Electric Crossover
Ford Motor Co., which pioneered the racy pony-car body style 55 years ago, will use the Mustang name and insignia on an electric crossover utility vehicle coming next year.
November 15, 2019Ford to Close Michigan Engine Factory
Ford Motor Co. is closing a Michigan engine factory as part of the tentative agreement it reached with the United Auto Workers Oct. 30, as the automaker begins to shift from traditional internal combustion engines to battery-powered vehicles.
October 31, 2019Waymo CEO Sees Driverless Trucking Catching on Faster Than Taxis
True driverless cars have arrived from Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet Inc., but the company鈥檚 chief executive officer says robot ride hailing may not be the first form of automotive autonomy to take off commercially.
October 29, 2019Ford Cuts 2019 Outlook
Ford Motor Co., struggling to roll out its redesigned Explorer sport-utility vehicle, cut its full-year forecast by $500 million, in a sign an $11 billion restructuring by Chief Executive Officer Jim Hackett will take more time before a promised payoff.
October 23, 2019Lyft Making Driverless Data Public in Bid to Speed Development
Lyft is making research data on self-driving technology available to the public in a bid to accelerate the development of robotic cars, which is seen as critical to the ride-hailing giant鈥檚 future viability.
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