by Darlene A. Cepeda | Apr 3, 2020 | Car and Auto News
While building out development vehicles digitally and checking them in virtual reality isn’t new for automakers, the shelter-in-place situation across much of the country has made the technology all the more important. For Ford’s design leads, VR headsets are now an even more critical tool for ensuring the automaker’s development process keeps chugging along. From […]
by Darlene A. Cepeda | Apr 2, 2020 | Car and Auto News
Ford is looking to ask for a U.S. government stimulus program to fight back against loss of sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bloomberg is reporting. The news service quoted Ford marketing VP Mark LaNeve as saying Ford wants “some level of stimulus,”...
by Darlene A. Cepeda | Mar 30, 2020 | Car and Auto News
Ford and GE plan to produce 50,000 ventilators in the 100 days leading up to July 4. Production begins the week of April 20. The ventilators will be built at a retooled Ford plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The announcement follows the news that GM is working with Ventec...
by Darlene A. Cepeda | Mar 27, 2020 | Car and Auto News
President Trump tweeted today that GM and Ford need to start building ventilators immediately, a day after he questioned the New York governor’s request for tens of thousands of more ventilators. GM and Ford have each said that they are collaborating with...
by Darlene A. Cepeda | Mar 26, 2020 | Car and Auto News
Jim Frenak-FPI Studios/General Motors The Reuters news service obtained the production plans of Ford and General Motors, which showed that SUVs and pickups, not electric vehicles, are what’s coming. Executives for the automakers cited the need to not exceed...
