Vehicle dashboards are going digital and totally high tech. Consider what Ford is doing: Like the glass cockpit in airplanes and race cars, the all-new Ford GT features an all-digital instrument display in the car’s dashboard that quickly and easily presents information to the driver, based on five special driving modes. The 10-inch wide digital […]
Ford and Toyota are establishing SmartDeviceLink Consortium, a nonprofit to manage open source software for smartphone app development for vehicle. Members include automakers Mazda Motor Corporation, PSA Group, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) and Suzuki Motor Corporation, as well as suppliers Elektrobit, Luxoft, and Xevo. According to the group, the consortium is focused on “significantly […]
Ford is going electric — literally. It has just detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the U.S., a plug-in hybrid Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected […]
In what may help spur additional electrical vehicle (EV) sales in Europe and the U.S., BMW, Daimler, Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen Group, Audi and Porsche have signed a memorandum of understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe. The goal is the quick buildup of a sizable number of stations to enable long-range travel […]
Ford and its joint ventures in China continued to build momentum in China, posting record October sales of 107,618 vehicles, up 14 percent compared to October 2015. Year-to-date sales for Ford, Changan Ford and Jiangling Motor Corporation total 966,000 vehicles, up 10 percent. “We had a strong October and we are headed for our best […]
Ford Motor Company reported that it’s third quarter 2016 net income was $1.0 billion, down from $1.2 billion in the same period in 2015. Company adjusted pre-tax profit was $1.4 billion, down from $1.78 billion last yest. According the company’s president and CEO, Mark Fields, “This quarter, we delivered key elements of our growth plan […]
