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Ford to spend additional $850 million to meet F-150 Lightning demand: Report

Strong demand for the F-150 Lightning ahead of its launch next year has prompted Ford to increase the all-electric truck’s production output. Sources familiar with the matter revealed to Automotive News that the Blue Oval plans to spend another $850 million to increase production to more than 80,000 units in 2024. That’s double what was […]

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A 101-year-old man learned to drive in Ford Model T, test drives a Mustang Mach-E

At 101 years old, Harold Baggott has seen a lot during his life. He was born in 1920, around the same time as the automobile started to gain prominence. The first time he drove a car was when he was 10 in his family farm’s milkman delivery float using a Ford Model T. Baggott eventually […]

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Ford E-Transit begins customer trials in Europe

Prospective European customers of the Ford E-Transit, an all-electric version of the popular commercial van, have started trials to see how it integrates into their fleets. A total of 10 vans are being put into a series of real-world operations to evaluate their viability. These scenarios include postal, municipal, utility operations, and last-mile grocery deliveries […]

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Ford Performance teases company’s first crate electric motor

Ford Performance took to Twitter to tease its first crate electric motor ahead of its official debut at the 2021 SEMA show. Called the Eluminator, Ford showed off three diagrams of the electric motor with one featuring measurements. At 570 mm or around 22.4 inches, this unit is compact enough to fit in nearly every […]

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Ford introduces Ice White package for 2022 Mustang Mach-E

With 2021 Woodward Dream Cruise festivities underway, the title sponsor Ford is in the business of making news. Today they debuted a new appearance package for the Mach-E (and standard Mustang). Called the Ice White Edition Appearance Package, it’s the first time a white on white has been offered on Mach-E, and is a retro […]

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2022 Ford F-150 Lightning amasses 120,000 preorders

Ford’s second-quarter results have shown that its electrified models have generated a lot of interest. As part of its Ford+ plan, the Blue Oval aims to make distinct products and services for consumers with electrification spearheading its activities going forward. The biggest highlight is the number of preorders since it debuted earlier this May. The […]

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Alert Starfleet: Ford Ion Park will be located in Romulus, Michigan

Ford has announced that its new battery-electric vehicle development facility, Ion Park, will be located in Romulus, Michigan. This is part of a $185 million investment in testing, developing, and building battery cells and cell arrays. Of that amount, Ford Ion Park makes up the bulk at $100 million. The goal of this space is […]

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General Motors, Cruise file suit against Ford for BlueCruise name: Report

General Motors and Cruise Automation have reportedly sued Ford for the BlueCruise name of its semi-autonomous hands-free driving assistance feature. According to Reuters, GM and Cruise say that the name infringes on the trademarks for Super Cruise and Cruise. “While GM had hoped to resolve the trademark infringement matter with Ford amicably, we were left […]

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Ford builds Mustang Mach-E to honor Women Airforce Service Pilots

One thing the Ford Mustang has been good at in its many years of production is being the basis for one-off special editions. Because the Mach-E is a Mustang, it makes sense to start seeing those concepts appear on the all-electric Mustang. What you’re looking at here is the first one of those types of […]

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Ford and Argo AI are launching autonomous vehicles on the Lyft network by end of 2021

Ford has announced that it will launch autonomous vehicles by the end of 2021 together with its partners Argo AI and Lyft. The three companies are working together to commercialize autonomous ride-hailing on a larger scale with each one contributing something toward a common goal. Argo AI brings in its self-driving tech while Ford will […]

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