SPE to honor Ford’s Whitens with Lifetime Achievement Award
TROY—The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) will bestow its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael J. Whitens, who retired in 2018 from Ford Motor Co. as global director of vehicle …
Ford electric F-150 tows over a million pounds
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. has released a new video showing Linda Zhang, chief engineer of the Ford F-150, showing a prototype all-electric F-150 towing 10 double-decker rail cars and 42 2019-model …
Ford ups sustainability targets, launches new women-in-mobility push
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. touted its green bona fides in its 20th annual Sustainability Report, which also included new sustainability target and a new effort to boost the presence of women …
Ford makes big investment in Plymouth electric truck maker
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. will invest $500 million in the Plymouth-based electric truck developer Rivian Automotive LLC, with plans to work together on designing and building a battery-electric-powered pickup truck and …
A Jetsons future? UM-Ford study examines role of flying cars in sustainable mobility
ANN ARBOR—In the 1960s animated sitcom The Jetsons, George Jetson commutes to work in his family-size flying car, which miraculously transforms into a briefcase at the end of the trip. …
Karamba names retiring Ford exec to board
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Karamba Security, the developer of cybersecurity software for connected and autonomous vehicles, announced the appointment of longtime Ford Motor Co. financial executive Neil M. Schloss to its …
Former ESD Affiliate Council chair Witt dies at 73
LIVONIA — Gary George Witt, 73. former chair of the Engineering Society of Detroit’s Affiliate Council and longtime engineer at Ford Motor Co., died Nov. 2 after a long battle …
Ford Motyor Co. creates ‘Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC’
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. announced it has created Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new organization charged with accelerating its autonomous vehcile business. The new LLC will take over Ford’s …
Ford exec tells LTU frosh: 'You're the right people at the right time in the right city'
SOUTHFIELD — A Ford Motor Co. executive told Lawrence Technological University’s incoming first-year students Friday that when it comes to their higher education, “It’s the right time, you’re the right …
Ford To Invest $1.2B At Three Michigan Plants
DEARBORN — Ford Motor Co. says it will invest $1.2 billion at three Michigan plants, among other things, financing the return of the Ford Ranger midsized pickup and the Bronco …