Ford CEO sees ‘cost and chaos’ in Trump tariffs, GM aims to ease impact

Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s passage of tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports this week, Ford and General Motors (GM) are evaluating how to handle expected cost increases—with the two companies thus far having responded a little bit differently. The Trump administration on Monday officially imposed a 25 percent tariff on all steel and […]

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NHTSA dives deeper into Ford BlueCruise investigation

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an Engineering Analysis (EA) into Ford’s BlueCruise to investigate the system’s limitations and drivers’ response capabilities. “This Engineering Analysis (EA) is being opened to further investigate these system limitations and to evaluate drivers’ ability to respond to scenarios that exceed system limitations,” noted the NHTSA report. On […]

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Trump’s inaugural fund receives $1M donations from automakers  

President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural fund has received donations of $1 million each from various automakers with investments in the United States. Hyundai Motor, Stellantis, Ford Motor, and General Motors are among the automakers that have donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The list includes companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta–Facebook’s parent company. […]

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Ford set to get $9.6 billion loan for battery joint venture

The U.S. is set to grant a more-than $9.6 billion loan to Ford and a partner for the construction of new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plants, with the country’s top energy agency this week saying that it has finalized the offer. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has finalized […]

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