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Ford is beefing up its suite of highway safety features with the ability to change lanes, stay within lane markings and adjust speed around curves — sans driver input. The…

Ford, Lincoln to offer hands-free highway driving

Ford began taking reservations for its 2023 Mustang Mach-E on Thursday after a four-month hiatus due to short supply. The automaker also boosted the battery-electric SUV’s range and upped the…

Ford reopens order bank and raises prices for 2023 Mustang Mach-E

Ford said Wednesday it has reached a deal with DTE Energy to power its electricity supply in Michigan with clean energy, a step toward its goal to become carbon neutral…

Ford locks in solar energy deal with DTE Energy

While much of the automotive industry has suffered a downturn due to a lack of supply to meet pent-up demand, Ford has bucked the trend. At least, in terms of…

3 indicators to watch for on Ford Q2 earnings day

Volkswagen Group of America CEO Scott Keogh is stepping down to helm the automaker’s Scout brand for battery-electric pickup trucks and SUVs. Keogh, who has served as president and chief…

Volkswagen’s US CEO steps down to lead its Scout EV brand

Rivian saw its first-quarter losses widen nearly fourfold as the EV maker burned through cash battling supply chain constraints and production bottlenecks to bring its electric vehicles to market. Rivian,…

Rivian shares pop even as Q1 losses widen amid EV production ramp up

Rivian, the Irvine, California-based electric vehicle startup, has faced mounting production pressures since launching late last year in one of the largest IPOs in U.S. history. In March, the company…

3 predictions for Rivian’s Q1 earnings

Ford’s onslaught of electric truck news this week seems calculated to lay claim to the profitable segment — and overshadow a new General Motors rival — ahead of its first-quarter…

3 predictions for Ford’s Q1 earnings

Ford will build a second EV truck, CEO Jim Farley said Tuesday during the automaker’s splashy event to celebrate the production launch of the electric F-150 Lightning truck. The F-150…

Ford teases a second electric pickup truck

Lincoln unveiled Wednesday at an event in Hollywood its first fully electric concept vehicle: The Lincoln Star Concept, a crossover that looks a lot like a Corsair or Nautilus crossover…

Lincoln Star Concept: Could a sport tourer be in Lincoln’s electric future?

Moove, an African mobility fintech that provides vehicle financing to drivers of ride-hailing platforms like Uber and other gig networks, has raised $105 million in new Series A2 financing. Existing…

Moove raises $105M to scale its vehicle financing product across Asia, Europe and MENA

Ford Motor Company is increasing its electric vehicle investment to $50 billion through 2026, up from the previous $30 billion by 2025. CEO Jim Farley announced the news on Wednesday…

Ford increases electrification spend to $50B in attempt to catch up to Tesla

Ford today announced a significant restructuring to better focus on the different challenges and opportunities with electric vehicles and internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. The two units will operate under…

Ford splits EV and combustion units in major restructuring

Companies like Opendoor opened the door to a new way of buying and selling properties by inserting a strong middle player who could buy houses or apartments and redevelop them…

Clikalia clicks on $86M to expand its iBuyer marketplace across Europe and Latin America

Ford Motor Company has signed a five-year agreement with Stripe, an online payment processor, to scale the automaker’s e-commerce capabilities. Stripe will facilitate transactions for vehicle orders and reservations, handle…

Ford signs 5-year agreement with Stripe to scale e-commerce

Einride CEO and founder Robert Falck talks about his strategy for scaling revenue, why autonomous vehicles should be built on electric platforms and why the future is in startups’ hands.

Einride founder Robert Falck on his moral obligation to electrify autonomous trucking

Ford Motor Company confirmed that reservations for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck have surpassed 160,000, less than six months after its debut. The U.S. automaker has been accepting $100…

Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck reservations surpass 160,000

Earlier this year, Ford Motor Company announced an investment of $30 billion toward electrification by 2025. On Monday, the automaker unveiled some specifics for that plan. Ford and its battery…

How Ford’s electrification footprint will change with planned investments

Ford Motor Company and battery manufacturer SK Innovation plan to spend $11.4 billion to build two massive campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce batteries as well as the…

Ford, SK to spend $11.4B to build two US manufacturing campuses dedicated to EVs and batteries

Despite semiconductor shortages peaking during the second quarter of 2021, Ford says it delivered better-than-expected operating results by leveraging strong demand for new vehicles, like its Bronco SUV, according to…

Ford expects semiconductor rebound, new vehicle demand to increase 2021 profits

Ford and its F-150 pickup, the automaker’s best-selling vehicle, have consistently inspired brand loyalty from pickup truck owners. According to the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Automotive Brand Loyalty Study, Ford…

Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup reservations surpass 120,000

Spin, Ford’s micromobility subsidiary, has launched its first custom designed and built electric scooter. The company says the S-100T scooters are its safest and longest-lasting, two qualities that it hopes…

Ford micromobility subsidiary Spin launches first in-house-built e-scooter

Solid Power, a solid-state battery developer backed by Ford and BMW, is going public. The company said Tuesday it would head to the NASDAQ via a merger with special purpose…

BMW and Ford-backed Solid Power will go public via SPAC merger in $1.2B deal

Ford unveiled on Tuesday the Maverick, a new compact hybrid pickup truck for people who didn’t know they needed one. The truck’s smaller more approachable size and its base price…

Ford unveils Maverick, a compact hybrid pickup truck for under $20,000

Ford Motor Company and Seoul, South Korea-based SK Innovation signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture to domestically manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, the two companies said…

Ford and SK Innovation announce battery manufacturing joint venture BlueOvalSK

The Internet of Things just got bigger. Four years after Ford Motor Company introduced an integration with Amazon’s suite of smart home devices, the automaker is beefing up its in-vehicle…

Ford is bringing significant wireless software updates to its vehicles

Ford Motor Company will open a $185 million R&D battery lab to develop and manufacture battery cells and batteries, a first step toward the automaker possibly making battery cells in-house.…

Ford to open new lab to develop next-gen lithium-ion and solid-state batteries

Google and Ford today announced a new partnership around bringing Android Automotive to Ford’s Ford and Lincoln-branded cars, starting in 2023. But at the same time, the two companies also…

Ford bets on Google Cloud for its digital transformation

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The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E disappoints in our first drive

This is not a review of the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Sport SUV. A few weeks back, I spent two short hours in Ford’s upcoming EV. I don’t feel comfortable declaring a conclusion with just a couple of hours behind the wheel. I need more time with the Mach-E, and after Ford reads this article,…

3:00 am PST • December 15, 2020
The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E disappoints in our first drive

General Motors is changing sides in a battle over whether states — and specifically California — can set tailpipe emissions regulations and other rules meant to mitigate climate change that…

GM dumps Trump to side with California in emissions rules fight