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FORD'S CEO JUST THREW DOWN THE GAUNTLET AT BYD AND TESLA WITH ITS OWN $30,000 EV TRUCK

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✍️ Ford CEO Jim Farley unveiled plans for a midsize EV truck starting at $30,000, with a $2 billion investment in EV production and a reimagined assembly line.

👉 Ford is investing an additional $2 billion in EV production 👉 The company is retooling its Louisville assembly line to produce a midsize EV truck 👉 The truck will have a starting price of $30,000 and will roll out in 2027 👉 The truck will feature a smaller battery and new features like a drone 👉 The truck will have the capacity to power a house for six days

-- #JimFarley #DougField #Kentucky #business

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FORD TO INVEST $5 BILLION IN EV PRODUCTION. HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW.

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✍️ Ford is investing $5 billion to change the way it makes electric vehicles, aiming to produce models starting at $30,000, a significant reduction from the current average price.

👉 Ford is investing $5 billion to change the way it makes electric vehicles 👉 The company aims to produce models starting at $30,000 👉 The new platform will feature a quicker, smoother assembly process 👉 Vehicles produced on the 'universal EV platform' will have 20% fewer parts than a traditional vehicle 👉 The company will use smaller cobalt and nickel-free batteries

-- #JimFarley #DougField #MaryCunningham #Dearborn,Michigan #Louisville,Kentucky #Michigan #technology

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FORD THROWS OUT HENRY FORD’S ASSEMBLY LINE TO MAKE LOW-COST EVS IN AMERICA

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✍️ Ford is investing $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a factory capable of producing affordable electric vehicles, starting with a mid-sized pickup truck with a base price of $30,000.

👉 Ford is investing $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant 👉 The new production system uses a three-branched assembly tree and a universal EV platform 👉 The universal EV platform reduces parts and increases efficiency 👉 The transformation will reduce the number of workers employed at the plant 👉 Ford claims the transformation will preserve American jobs and increase competitiveness

-- #DougField #JimFarley #AlanClarke #Louisville #Kentucky #California #PaloAlto #LongBeach #Michigan #technology

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FORD REVEALS BREAKTHROUGH PROCESS FOR LOWER PRICED EVS

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✍️ Ford announces plans to build a family of low-cost electric vehicles, starting with a $30,000 pickup truck in 2027, aiming to reduce costs and increase profitability.

👉 Ford plans to build a family of low-cost electric vehicles, starting with a $30,000 pickup truck in 2027. 👉 The new electric vehicle platform will be scalable and adaptive to various vehicle types. 👉 The manufacturing process will transform from a single assembly line to an 'assembly tree' with multiple lines starting simultaneously. 👉 Ford aims to slash battery costs by adopting cheaper LFP batteries. 👉 The company plans to reduce complexity by using a simpler network of wires and connectors.

-- #DougField #AlanClarke #AnilParyani #KumarGalhotra #DonaldTrump #Kentucky #Michigan #Irvine,California #Louisville #technology

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FORD SLASHES 350 VEHICLE SOFTWARE JOBS TO BOOST EFFICIENCY

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✍️ Ford Motor Co. is cutting nearly 350 connected-vehicle software jobs in the US and Canada as part of its effort to improve efficiency.

👉 Ford is cutting nearly 350 connected-vehicle software jobs in the US and Canada 👉 The affected employees were notified on May 13 👉 The job cuts are not related to President Trump's tariffs or Ford's decision to cancel development of a next-generation electrical software architecture 👉 Ford has hired a new chief accounting officer, Kyle Crockett

-- #IanThibodeau #JimFarley #DougField #KyleCrockett #SherryHouse #MarkKosman #JamieL.LaReau #Dearborn #Michigan #UnitedStates #Canada #business

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5/14/2025

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FORD CUTTING HUNDREDS OF CONNECTED-VEHICLE SOFTWARE JOBS

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✍️ Ford Motor Co. is cutting about 350 connected-vehicle software jobs in the US and Canada as part of an effort to improve efficiency.

👉 Ford is cutting 350 connected-vehicle software jobs in the US and Canada 👉 The cuts are part of an effort to improve efficiency 👉 The move is unrelated to US import tariffs or the cancellation of a software architecture project 👉 The company is looking to merge its two Ford zonal electric architectures into one

-- #DougField #JimFarley #US #Canada #Germany #GreatBritain #business

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5/13/2025

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WHY FORD DECIDED TO MERGE ITS NEXT-GEN ARCHITECTURE INTO ITS CURRENT PLATFORM

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✍️ Ford's software chief Doug Field is tasked with remaking the automaker's software experience, aiming to deliver smart and connected vehicles with constant updates.

👉 Ford hired Doug Field, a former Apple engineer, to lead the development of its next-gen Blue Oval Intelligence tech stack. 👉 Field has the challenge of enacting the company's bold vision of the future, despite the harsh realities of stagnant EV sales and project delays. 👉 Ford wants to deliver a seamless software experience, like Tesla's, with constant updates and improvements over time.

-- #DougField #ElonMusk #technology

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5/5/2025

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FORD REPORTEDLY HALTS NEXT-GEN EV ARCHITECTURE

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✍️ Ford has discontinued its next-generation electrical architecture project, FNV4, due to escalating costs and delays, a move seen as essential to compete with Tesla.

👉 Ford has discontinued its FNV4 project due to escalating costs and delays 👉 The project aimed to enhance software functions across Ford's vehicle range 👉 Ford will focus on its current electrical architecture and rely more heavily on its skunkworks team 👉 Tesla's success with over-the-air software updates has set a benchmark for the industry 👉 Ford's abandoned project represents a setback as it competes with GM and Stellantis to improve software systems

-- #JimFarley #DougField #JohnLawler #California #technology

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5/3/2025

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FORD TO CHANGE ITS QUALITY LEADER AS IT CHASES LOWER WARRANTY COSTS

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✍️ Ford Motor is appointing a new head of quality as the company works to reverse its industry-topping record of recalls and reduce warranty costs.

👉 Ford Motor is appointing a new head of quality 👉 Jim Baumbick will take on the responsibility of EV programs 👉 The move is expected to take effect early next year 👉 Ford is working to reverse its industry-topping record of recalls and reduce warranty costs

-- #NoraEckert #JimBaumbick #JimFarley #DougField #MichaelBrooks #Detroit #Dearborn #Michigan #business

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WHEN WILL THE US FINALLY GET $15K EVS?

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✍️ The article discusses the challenges of making affordable electric vehicles (EVs) in the US market, particularly in comparison to other countries like China and Europe.

-- #JimFarley #DougField #StephanieBrinley #SamFiorani #DavidThomas #ChrisBarman #MichaelDunne #JohnVoelcker #US #China #Europe #Kentucky #Louisville #SouthernCalifornia #Marshall #Michigan #SpringHill #Tennessee #Kansas #Washington #California #technology

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11/15/2025

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FORD REVEALS DETAILS OF ITS NEW ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK TO BE MANUFACTURED IN THE US: WHAT WILL BE ITS PRICE

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✍️ Ford announces details of its new fully electric pickup truck, investing $5 billion in the US to create a universal EV platform.

-- #DougField #JimFarley #Kentucky #Michigan #technology

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8/19/2025

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FORD'S CEO JUST THREW DOWN THE GAUNTLET AT BYD AND TESLA WITH ITS OWN $30,000 EV TRUCK

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✍️ Ford CEO Jim Farley unveiled plans for a midsize EV truck starting at $30,000, with a $2 billion investment in EV production and a reimagined assembly line.

-- #JimFarley #DougField #Kentucky #business

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FORD TO INVEST $5 BILLION IN EV PRODUCTION. HERE'S WHAT TO KNOW.

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✍️ Ford is investing $5 billion to change the way it makes electric vehicles, aiming to produce models starting at $30,000, a significant reduction from the current average price.

-- #JimFarley #DougField #MaryCunningham #Dearborn,Michigan #Louisville,Kentucky #Michigan #technology

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Jim Farley Doug Field Mary Cunningham Dearborn, Michigan Louisville, Kentucky Michigan technology mainstream:perspective

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FORD THROWS OUT HENRY FORD’S ASSEMBLY LINE TO MAKE LOW-COST EVS IN AMERICA

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✍️ Ford is investing $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a factory capable of producing affordable electric vehicles, starting with a mid-sized pickup truck with a base price of $30,000.

-- #DougField #JimFarley #AlanClarke #Louisville #Kentucky #California #PaloAlto #LongBeach #Michigan #technology

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FORD REVEALS BREAKTHROUGH PROCESS FOR LOWER PRICED EVS

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✍️ Ford announces plans to build a family of low-cost electric vehicles, starting with a $30,000 pickup truck in 2027, aiming to reduce costs and increase profitability.

-- #DougField #AlanClarke #AnilParyani #KumarGalhotra #DonaldTrump #Kentucky #Michigan #Irvine,California #Louisville #technology

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FORD SLASHES 350 VEHICLE SOFTWARE JOBS TO BOOST EFFICIENCY

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✍️ Ford Motor Co. is cutting nearly 350 connected-vehicle software jobs in the US and Canada as part of its effort to improve efficiency.

-- #IanThibodeau #JimFarley #DougField #KyleCrockett #SherryHouse #MarkKosman #JamieL.LaReau #Dearborn #Michigan #UnitedStates #Canada #business

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5/14/2025

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FORD CUTTING HUNDREDS OF CONNECTED-VEHICLE SOFTWARE JOBS

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✍️ Ford Motor Co. is cutting about 350 connected-vehicle software jobs in the US and Canada as part of an effort to improve efficiency.

-- #DougField #JimFarley #US #Canada #Germany #GreatBritain #business

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5/13/2025

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WHY FORD DECIDED TO MERGE ITS NEXT-GEN ARCHITECTURE INTO ITS CURRENT PLATFORM

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✍️ Ford's software chief Doug Field is tasked with remaking the automaker's software experience, aiming to deliver smart and connected vehicles with constant updates.

-- #DougField #ElonMusk #technology

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5/5/2025

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FORD REPORTEDLY HALTS NEXT-GEN EV ARCHITECTURE

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✍️ Ford has discontinued its next-generation electrical architecture project, FNV4, due to escalating costs and delays, a move seen as essential to compete with Tesla.

-- #JimFarley #DougField #JohnLawler #California #technology

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5/3/2025