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Ford to add 900 jobs at Michigan electric battery plant

Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday said it will spend $850 million and add 900 jobs at its plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, that will build electric cars. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker (NYSE: F) said Flat Rock will become the production home to th.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 20th, 2019

Detroit"s near future based on SUVs, not EVs, production plans show

General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co have widely touted their commitment to emission-free electric cars, but their production plans show a growing reliance on ever-larger gas-powered vehicles......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 26th, 2020

Ohio lawmakers press GM CEO to shift work to plant targeted for closure

Ohio's U.S. senators on Wednesday pressed General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra to shift production from Mexico or build electric vehicles in a U.S. plant in their state that the automaker has said it intends to close......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 5th, 2018

General Motors to locate some electric vehicle manufacturing at Mexico plant

General Motors has picked a fifth plant to build electric vehicles and it is in Mexico. The United Auto Worker.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayApr 30th, 2021

Daimler says cost cut plans may see entire platforms eliminated

Mercedes-Benz is embarking on a sweeping cost cutting plan to free up cash to build electric and self-driving cars, a step which could see entire engine families and platforms eliminated, Daimler board member Markus Schaefer said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMar 3rd, 2020

General Motors to invest $2.2 billion in all-electric vehicle plant in Detroit

General Motors Co. said Monday that it will invest $2.2 billion to build a plant in Michigan that will make all electric vehicles. The automaker (NYSE: GM) said it will make the investment at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant where it will produce a.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 27th, 2020

GM to invest $2.2 billion at Detroit factory to make electric trucks, SUVs

General Motors Co will invest $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build electric trucks and sport utility vehicles, a move that would create 2,200 jobs, the No.1 U.S. automaker said on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 27th, 2020

GM to spend $2.2 billion on making electric trucks and SUVs at Detroit factory

General Motors Co will invest $2.2 billion in its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build electric trucks and sport utility vehicles, the No.1 U.S. automaker said in a statement on Monday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 27th, 2020

U.S. DoJ demands Ford Focus, Fiesta documents: Detroit Free Press

The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded documents related to the transmission used in about 2 million of Ford Motor Co's Fiesta and Focus vehicles sold throughout this decade, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 6th, 2019

U.S. DoJ demands Ford Focus, Fiesta documentsL Detroit Free Press

The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded documents related to the transmission used in about 2 million of Ford Motor Co's Fiesta and Focus vehicles sold throughout this decade, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 6th, 2019

Ford transmissions under federal review by NHTSA: Regulator assessing faulty Focus, Fiesta

Congressional leaders urged the review after a Detroit Free Press investigation found Ford sold the vehicles knowing their tra.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayJul 24th, 2019

Volkswagen zooms ahead in extension of alliance with Ford to electric, automated cars

Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG said they will spend billions of dollars to jointly develop electric and self-driving vehicles, deepening a global alliance to slash development and manufacturing costs while positioning VW as the initial winner......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 12th, 2019

Ford and VW team up on self-driving and electric cars

Volkswagen and Ford announced plans Friday to work closely to develop electric- and self-driving vehicles, the latest automakers to partner in the face of massive changes rocking the auto industry......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 12th, 2019

Ford, Volkswagen extend multibillion-dollar alliance to electric, automated cars

Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG said they will spend billions of dollars to jointly develop electric and self-driving vehicles, deepening a global alliance to slash development and manufacturing costs......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 12th, 2019

Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars at UK plant

Jaguar Land Rover is making a multi-million pound investment to build electric vehicles in Britain, in a major boost for the UK government and a sector hit by the slump in diesel sales and Brexit uncertainty......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJul 5th, 2019

Detroit Gets a Major Boost From the Self-Driving Car Business

Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Alphabet Inc., plans to invest $13.6 million in a vacant Detroit manufacturing plant where the company will build self-driving vehicles......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstApr 23rd, 2019

Waymo picks Detroit factory for self-driving fleet, to be operational by mid-2019

Alphabet Inc's Waymo said on Tuesday it had chosen a factory in Detroit to mass produce self-driving cars, looking to the historical heart of the auto industry to build the vehicles of the future......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 23rd, 2019

Ford investing in electric car production, adding 900 jobs at assembly plant near Detroit

Ford plans to begin producing all-electric cars at its plant south of Detroit, adding about 900 jobs the.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 20th, 2019

Can Volkswagen Help Save Ford?

Ford needs alliances to advance its production of future vehicles, particularly on the expensive and research-intensive path toward self-driving cars and electric vehicles......»»

Category: blogSource: 247wallstJun 20th, 2018

Toyota, SoftBank Join Forces to Build Self-Driving Cars That Deliver Meals, Health Care

The companies hope to deliver robot-cooked meals or provide medical checkups to an ageing populace in Japan using Toyota electric vehicles by the latter half the 2020s.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: wsjOct 4th, 2018