Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2010

Such “ excessive and unpredictable ” pricing policy would affect the competitiveness of manufacturing in Europe, including the automotive industry, according to a statement from ACEA, the European auto industry’s trade association.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

The auto industry in principle is not opposed to the introduction of such mid-level blends (i.e., The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is current considering a request to allow more than the current limit of 10% ethanol in gasoline to increase overall ethanol consumption in the US fuel pool. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

companies, including Tesla, Buick, Lincoln, and Ford. Tesla says its standard tech can save police departments over $4,000 “The difference to maintain a car on average between some brands can be thousands over a 10-year time frame,” said Steven Elek, Program Leader for Auto Data Analytics at Consumer Reports.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

In a pre-Christmas media event, Ford president and CEO Mark Fields said while 2014 was a good year for the company, 2015 has the potential to be a “ breakthrough year ”. In moving forward on that, Fields said, Ford will focus on five key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

Ford plans to survey 35 top global suppliers on their energy use and estimated greenhouse gas emissions as part of a broader effort to reduce carbon emissions within the auto industry. Tony Brown, Ford group vice president, Global Purchasing. Ford is the only automaker participating in both initiatives.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Ford released its US auto sales for November today, and although electric vehicle sales were up over 100% YOY for the fifth straight month, gas-powered car sales continued to slide. The sales report highlights the direction in which the US auto industry is headed – forward.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 17, 2021

Tuopu is an auto parts supplier that services a wide variety of brands, from Geely and SAIC to Ford, GM, Volkswagen, and other major automakers. Ltd (Tuopu) recently stated in its most recent earnings call that Tesla has a five year gap on other car companies, Teslarati reported. Teslarati learned […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Comparing the 3rd quarter of 2021 to the 3rd quarter of 2020, US Tesla sales were up 67% while overall US auto sales were down 13%. Compared to 2019, the difference was even more stark — Tesla sales were up 104% and US auto sales were down 22%.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

Ford announced that its new 2015 F-150 ( earlier post ) 2015 Ford F-150 features more than 100 new Ford patents and/or patent applications, making this vehicle a benchmark for new technologies in Ford’s history, and its most patented truck. Ford is first in the auto industry to use this methodology.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The US auto industry is truly on the rebound. Seemingly not, as US auto industry sales in the 4th quarter of 2022 were 10% higher than […] In the 3rd quarter, sales increasing 1% compared to the 3rd quarter of 2021, the first positive trend in a while. But was it just a lucky little blip?

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

It was an atypical and interesting conversation for me, because it wasn’t with someone entrenched in and coming from the EV industry. This is a more conventional auto guy.

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Teslarati

MAY 30, 2022

It’s easy to fall into the Tesla vs. legacy auto narrative. Since the days of the original Roadster, it appeared that Tesla was this company that was determined to make a change by forcing the automotive industry to go electric. But while this was true to a point, Tesla’s battle is much bigger than that. So that’s Tesla’s rival.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Ford Motor Company is reorganizing its Asia Pacific operations. As part of those actions, which include hiring a new President and CEO (Anning Chen) for Ford China, Ford China is elevated to a stand-alone business unit reporting to Ford global headquarters. —Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The US auto industry has been declining steadily for a few years at least. Compared to 2021, the American auto industry’s annual sales were down by more than 1 million units, or 8%. Compared to 2020, there were “only” down by 725,726 units (5%).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Progress Energy are working together to help prepare the Research Triangle area of North Carolina for the operation of electric vehicles. An easy charging station permitting process is considered one of the keys to electric vehicle acceptance.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2016

Google ranks 19 th in the world in this area, followed by Ford at number 20. Although auto industry companies dominate the category, a number of more specialized technology and research institutions have amassed a noteworthy collection of self-driving vehicle-related patents. Toyota and Hyundai take the second and third places.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2011

The 2011 KPMG survey also finds the auto industry heavily investing in future technology, new products and safety improvements. When asked to predict global market share winners over the next five years, Ford jumped to 43% seeing market share gains compared with 29% in 2010 and 13% in 2009. Investments.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 24, 2012

There's no denying that the Ford Model T is one of the most important cars of all time. It jump-started the auto industry as we now know it. But Tesla is looking to change the automotive industry, and the new 2012 Model S just might be the most important new car since the Model T.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 3, 2022

And Ford’s CEO sees EVs as the spark for a big industry consolidation. Is the auto industry headed for a big shakeout, and a price war over EVs? Mercedes puts a price on its EQB electric SUV. Toyota gets in the home energy storage business—albeit only in Japan, for now. In a financial.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

The new Ford Escape, being showcased at the Los Angeles Auto Show, is the first Ford vehicle to make Auto Start-Stop standard with either of two EcoBoost engines new to the model—a 1.5-liter Auto high-beam control: System automatically switches from high to low beams, and vice versa, depending on ambient lighting.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2021

by Denis Gurskiy The Ford Mustang Mach-E is arguably the most important car for Ford since the Model T. With the rise of electric cars, the auto industry is facing its first global transition since the time of the horse and carriage.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Although Tesla spends $0, the decline in ad spending could be an indicator of troubles for an industry trying to compete with Tesla’s EV lead. Reuters reported that the auto industry’s ad spending fell to $4.8 billion between January and July 2022 or 4% year-on-year. Compared with the same period in 2019 ($5.50

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 10, 2021

In a move that proves that Tesla is the leader of the auto industry in at least one sense, legacy automakers — Ford, Audi, and VW scrambled to get some EV advertising on Saturday Night Live last night. Lucid also joined the legacy automakers in this endeavor. This is a win for those of us […].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. —Auto Alliance. SB 1234 is a good step in the right direction.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

While Ford has pledged to offer all-electric variants for every model it sells in Europe by 2030, it has not made similar commitments in the US, and only about 6% of its $30-billion EV investment is actively being made in US plants. Great promotional events and bold aspirational statements by the domestic auto industry can’t mask the facts.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 9, 2024

The US auto industry is in a very interesting place. In this US auto industry sales report, I compare 1st quarter (Q1) sales going back 5 years. continued] The post US Auto Sales Up 5% in Q1 vs.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 23, 2023

It’s time for another quarterly report on US auto sales. Like a few other major news outlets, I track total quarterly sales of the US auto industry, but I also conduct a thorough analysis of the trends of each automaker.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 5, 2022

EV prices are soaring at a non-sustainable rate, one auto-industry executive warns. Ford and Rivian have raised prices recently as well. As noted by Autoblog, several automakers have raised prices on their electric models in recent months.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Ford Motor Company and Zotye have agreed to establish Zotye Ford Automobile Co., The agreement was signed in Beijing today by Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific, and Ying Jianren, chairman of Tech-New Group Ltd. and board director of Zotye Auto. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 14, 2023

Though enormous, BYD isn’t satisfied with dominating its home market and wants the rest of the Chinese electric auto industry to come with it. Tesla reigns supreme here, but Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and others have made significant steps toward knocking the company out of its top spot. million units manufactured in 2022.

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Electrek

JUNE 17, 2021

The incredible performance of the new Tesla Model S Plaid has captured the attention of many in the auto industry since the unveiling last week, and now we learn that even Ford CEO Jim Farley is interested in racing it against the Mustang Mach-E 1400. appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Last night, the Union launched a strike against Ford, GM, and Chrysler/Stellantis, taking almost 13,000 workers off production lines and factory floors across the country. Ford alone has over 57,000 Union works, and the other two have around 90,000 more.

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Plug in America

MAY 18, 2021

This week, President Joe Biden visited the Ford Motor Company Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, getting a preview of the all-electric version of their F-150 pickup truck, the highest-selling vehicle in the country. The future of the auto industry is electric,” said President Biden. There’s no turning back. …

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

However, there is no apparent correlation identified between the level of investment announced and expected contribution to growth as can be seen in the case of Ford, Stellantis and GM. Nevertheless, the investment announced remain important for automakers from a perspective of sustaining the ongoing disruptions in the automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Prior to Tesla, Thomas was Director of Special Projects at Magna Steyr, VP and Division General Manager at auto supplier Collins & Aikman, and a powertrain component design engineer and powertrain system project and project engineer for 10 years.

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