Ford teases upcoming F-150 electric pickup by towing 1.25 million pounds of cargo

Back in January, Jim Farley, Ford’s president of global markets, made a blockbuster announcement that caused ripples in the American auto industry. During a presentation at the Deutsche Bank Global Automotive Conference in the MGM Grand in Detroit, Farley boldly stated that the F-150, one of the company’s most successful vehicles to date and arguably […]

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Volkswagen & Ford unite for self-driving electric cars

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The long-expected alliance between Volkswagen and Ford is official. As part of the deal, VW will become an equal stakeholder in Ford’s self-driving cars venture, while Ford will get access to VW’s electric vehicle technology. In detail this means, Ford will use the MEB platform to launch at least one electric car in Europe. Another […]

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Ford – Volkswagen expand their global collaboration to advance autonomous driving, electrification and better serve customers

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG today announced they are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles – and will collaborate with Argo AI to in-troduce autonomous vehicle technology in the U.S. and Europe – positioning both compani…

PHEV vans present practical, accessible solution for cleaner air in European cities, study suggests

Three months since the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) in London, results of a year-long trial in the U.K. capital suggest that plug-in hybrid electric commercial vehicles could present the most practical, readily available option f…

Ford & VW investigating cooperation possibilities

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Ford and Volkswagen have been investigating a possible cooperation since January. The two companies have already reached agreement on the pickup models, and now things are obviously becoming concrete in the field of e-mobility as well: an important decision could be made next week. As was reported by the German Handelsblatt, VW CEO Diess intends […]

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Ford shrinks European plants but adds more electric models

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Ford is bundling the development for European passenger cars, including battery electric models, in the German area of Cologne-Merkenich and will produce a future “family of battery electric vehicles” in Europe. The US carmaker made the announcement in a press release on the restructuring of their operations in Europe. The plan is to cut around […]

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