Ford F-150 to debut with advanced SiriusXM system
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. and Sirius XM announced that SiriusXM with 360L, SiriusXM’s newest and most advanced audio entertainment platform, will make its Ford debut in the 2021 F-150. SiriusXM with …
Ford, 3M begin shipping air-purifying respirators for healthcare workers
DEARBORN—The first Ford-built powered air-purifying respirators, developed in close collaboration with St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M, are now on their way to help protect health care workers fighting COVID-19. Since late …
Auburn Hills firm supporting Ford, 3M respiratory gear manufacturing
AUBURN HILLS—The auto fluid systems supplier TI Fluid Systems has announced a collaboration with Ford Motor Co. and 3M to produce air flex tube assemblies for powered air-purifying respiratory systems …
Ford to produce respirators with 3M, PPE and coronavirus tests with others
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. announced that it is expanding its efforts to design and produce urgently needed medical equipment and supplies for health care workers, first responders and patients fighting coronavirus. …
Ford offers 6-month payment moratorium, other steps to shore up sales and finances
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. announced several initiatives to bolster the company’s cash position and support sales amid the coronavirus health crisis. Among the company’s moves: Borrowng the maximum $15.4 billion under …
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. …