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Former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca has died at age 94
Jul 3, 2019
In his 32-year career at Ford and then Chrysler, Iacocca helped launch some of Detroit’s best-selling and most significant vehicles, including the minivan, the Chrysler K-cars and the Ford Escort.
With Ford plant set to close, Welsh town braces for impact
Jun 27, 2019
Ford’s plan to close a 40-year-old engine factory at Bridgend, South Wales has angered and alarmed the local community.
Ford invests $500 million in Rivian EV pickup truck
Apr 24, 2019
Will battery charge pose a challenge?
Why Detroit is going all-in on heavy-duty trucks
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Ben Bradford
Feb 6, 2019
General Motors this week announced plans to build a new heavy-duty Chevy Silverado pickup truck in Michigan as it cut 4,000 jobs.
Kansas City’s auto industry is thriving thanks to the popularity of trucks
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Peggy Lowe
Jan 24, 2019
While layoffs in the auto industry have dominated headlines, there are places where the U.S. automotive industry is doing pretty well.
Ford plans to close plants and slash its workforce in Europe
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Justin Ho
Jan 10, 2019
The Ford Motor Co. announced Thursday morning that it’s going to “transform” its operations in Europe. That means the automaker will close plants, stop producing some models and lay off what a Ford executive called a “significant number” of its 50,000 European employees. Ford’s been in Europe for more than a century. It’s also the […]
Why is the Motor City encouraging e-scooters?
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Eli Newman
Dec 28, 2018
For a city that built its name on car production, it might seem a little counterintuitive that Detroit would take such a liking to electric scooters. But Ford Motor Co. is getting into the game with its recent acquisition of e-scooter startup Spin. Detroit has other e-scooter companies in the area as well. The city is […]
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Why American auto companies no longer want to sell actual cars
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Janet Nguyen
Nov 26, 2018
The Big Three — Ford, GM and Chrysler — are moving away from car sales in the U.S. and instead focusing on bigger vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks for the American market.
Ford jumps into scooter wars with purchase of Spin
Nov 8, 2018
The automaker will compete with rideshare giants Uber and Lyft and early innovators Bird and Lime
U.S.-imposed tariffs are hitting American firms’ bottom line
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Renata Sago
Sep 27, 2018
The CEO of one of the nation’s largest automakers says metal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration earlier this year have cost his company $1 billion in profits and sales. Ford boss Jim Hackett made the comment at a gathering of business leaders in New York on Wednesday. The administration imposed the steel and aluminum […]