Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford Expands Electric-Truck Factory in Michigan as Demand Surges

Ford Motor Co. is spending $250 million to expand its new factory producing the battery-powered F-150 Lightning as demand surges for the pickup truck, which goes on sale next year.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
September 16, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Walmart Teams With Ford, Argo to Launch Driverless Delivery Service

Walmart Inc. is teaming up with Ford Motor Co. and self-driving startup Argo AI to launch a driverless delivery service in three U.S. cities.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
September 15, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous

Ford, Lyft and Argo Team Up to Deploy Robo-Taxis

Ford Motor Co. and its partner Argo AI will start a self-driving ride-hailing service with Lyft Inc. in Miami and Austin, Texas, later this year. It will be the biggest commercial rollout of robot rides.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
July 21, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford Acquires Battery-Management Startup to Charge EV Fleets

Ford Motor Co. has acquired a startup that specializes in managing charging networks for commercial electric vehicles, a business the automaker hopes could generate as much as $1 billion in revenue by 2030.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
June 17, 2021
Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford CEO Farley Stokes Stock With His $30 Billion Bid in EV Race

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley made a bold bid for electric supremacy May 26 by boosting his company’s bet on plug-in models by more than a third, to $30 billion, and promising to electrify virtually the entire lineup.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
May 26, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Pressured to Provide Path to All-Electric Future

Riding a rising stock price, a splashy new model intro and a friendly presidential visit, new Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley faces his biggest test yet: explaining his strategy for making the 118-year-old automaker relevant in the electric age.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
May 25, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Ford’s High-Stakes Electric F-150 Will Start Under $40,000

Linda Zhang, chief engineer of Ford Motor Co.’s new electric F-150 pickup, steers a 3-ton rig onto a test track at the automaker’s suburban Detroit proving grounds and mashes the accelerator.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
May 20, 2021
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Ford-Backed Argo Sees New Sensor as Key for Self-Driving Cars

Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG, has developed a sensor it believes will be key to commercializing autonomous transportation in cities, suburbs and on the highway.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
May 4, 2021
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford to Open Battery Research Lab in Electric Vehicle Push

Ford Motor Co. is building a $185 million battery research lab as part of a push to build its own power sources for plug-in cars.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
April 27, 2021
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Shift Becomes Life-or-Death Risk for Automakers

The shift to electric vehicles won’t happen like the flip of a light switch.

Keith Naughton | Bloomberg News
April 8, 2021