After the bumpy tenures of Ford’s last two CEOs, Jim Farley takes over the automaker this week with a number of high-profile EVs on tap and the task of navigating a quickly changing industry without losing sight of Ford’s big profit areas.
Unifor wants as many as two new models to be built alongside the minivans at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ Windsor, Ontario, assembly plant, where one of three shifts was recently cut amid shrinking sales in the segment.
China’s flagship auto show is grappling with not only COVID-19 travel restrictions, but growing rival events, such as CES Asia and regional shows in the world’s largest vehicle market.
Volkswagen executives believe they have an opportunity to peel off compact-crossover buyers who are at least EV-curious from the likes of Toyota and Honda because those automakers don’t yet have full battery electrics in their U.S. lineups.
Nissan has developed a way of producing carbon-fiber components more quickly and cheaply as a step toward deploying the lightweight parts in mass-market vehicles around 2024.