Ahead of the passage of the $700 billion Inflation Reduction Act, Ford and General Motors raised the prices of its electric vehicles, eliminating the potential benefit of the bill’s $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit.
Dodge has announced a “last call” for its Charger and Challenger models, as the company is “celebrating the end of an era” and switching to electric vehicles — whether their customers want them or not.
Ford is increasing the starting prices of its electric F-150 Lightning truck by as much as $8,500 due to “significant material cost increases and other factors.”
Over 100,000 cars have reportedly been cut from North American production this week due to chip shortage. The auto industry has reportedly been forced to cut production by more than a million vehicles this year.
The Associated Press emerged from Wednesday’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing completely aghast the gun industry profits from selling guns.
The Ford Motor Co. is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles in the United States that could roll when parked, in the company’s third recall campaign this week
Ford has instructed dealers to temporarily halt sales of its top-selling electric vehicle, the Mustang Mach-E, due to a potential safety defect that could leave the car immobile. The problem impacts about 49,000 out of 100,000 Mustang Mach-Es that have been built, and will likely result in a recall on vehicles already sold.
Ford CEO Jim Farley recently stated that he believes that the electric car market will soon enter a price war with upcoming models costing as little as $25,000. Farley seems thrilled with the prospects of manufacturing electric vehicles, which may impact manufacturing employment. He describes EVs as “Half the fixtures, half the work stations, half the welds, 20% less fasteners. We designed it, because it’s such a simple product, to radically change the manufacturability.”
Ford will reportedly soon begin shipping some Ford Explorers without the chips that control rear air conditioning and heating controls among other features not considered critical. The decision to ship vehicles missing chips is the latest development in the ongoing worldwide microchip shortage that is plaguing automakers and manufacturers of all types.
Elon Musk’s Tesla has cratered in Consumer Reports’ newest auto brand ranking due to poorly received design changes and reliability issues. Ford has also taken the top-recommended electric vehicle spot away from Tesla with the Mustang Mach-E.
Footage caught the moment an apparent road rage incident on a New Jersey parkway led to a Honda Accord violently crashing into a cliff.
New York City is moving towards the use of electric vehicles with the announcement that it is adding 184 Ford Mustang Mach-E Electric SUVs to its vehicle fleet and approving the option to purchase 250 Tesla Model 3 electric sedans. The majority of the vehicles will be assigned to the NYPD and various emergency service departments.
Amazon-backed electric vehicle maker Rivian went public this week with the largest IPO in the U.S. since 2014. The company now has a higher market value than Ford or GM despite the fact that the company has only delivered 156 vehicles so far.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently took aim at President Joe Biden, stating that Biden is biased against Musk’s electric car maker Tesla and that the administration is “controlled by unions.” Musk added that the Biden administration is “not the friendliest.”
Member of Michigan’s Democrat Congressional delegation abused their proxy voting ability in the House of Representatives to be with the president after claiming an “ongoing health emergency,” according to a report.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm personally requested the lease of a new Mustang Mach-e to signal her support for clean energy. The Mustang Mach-E starts at $42,895, with premium models costing over $60,000.
The president accelerated quickly and pulled up to reporters and rolled down the window of the pickup to talk to them.
The best-selling auto in America is about to get an all-electric version.
A Michigan state senator at the center of election integrity bills told The Kyle Olson Show this week the package is intended to “make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.”
The high demand for microchips spurred by the coronavirus is affecting the manufacturing supply chain, including automobile production.
Ford, General Motors, and 30 other Michigan companies are denouncing voting bills introduced by the Michigan state Senate.
General Motors “temporarily” closed a Missouri assembly plant and simultaneously said it would reopen a facility in Mexico, just days after Ford shifted planned U.S. production south of the border.
The Ford Motor Company, a multinational automaker, is reportedly planning to move a $900 million investment originally intended for an Avon Lake, Ohio plant to a site in Mexico, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union alleges.
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday to phase out the federal government’s use of vehicles that run on gas and replace them with ones that run on electricity.
In the wake of protests after the death of George Floyd while in police custody, Ford employees want the automaker to stop making cop cars.
Delayed due to the novel coronavirus global pandemic, Ford announced it will debut its 2021 Bronco on July 9 — O.J. Simpson’s birthday.
President Donald Trump on Friday accused Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) of “viciously threatening” the Ford Motor Company over his decision not to wear a face mask for part of his visit to the automaker.
President Donald Trump visited a Ford manufacturing plant in Michigan on Thursday, but he also revisited his creed of “America First.”
A Ford worker wore a Trump 2020 hat at a Thursday speech he gave during President Donald Trump’s tour of a Ford manufacturing plant.
“I had one on before, but I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it,” Trump told reporters.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) on Thursday lashed out at President Donald Trump for not wearing a face mask during his visit to a Ford manufacturing plant, comparing him to a “petulant child who refuses to follow the rules.”
Appearing Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) urged President Donald Trump to wear a face mask during his tour of a Ford manufacturing plant, suggesting that he could be banned from unclosed facilities in the future if he opts against wearing one.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) this week urged President Donald Trump to use his platform to encourage Americans to wear masks.
The autoworker who tested positive for the coronavirus at Ford Motor Company’s Dearborn Truck Plant “had to be reminded numerous times by management and union officials to wear his mask while working,” Ford and UAW sources told the Detroit Free Press.
The company sent workers home from two plants Wednesday after workers were discovered to have teste positive for coronavirus.
Thousands of American workers are returning to their manufacturing jobs at Ford, General Motors (GM), and Fiat Chrysler this week after shuttering for nearly two months amid the Chinese coronavirus crisis.
By the end of 2020, the White House expects a total production of 187,431 ventilators.
Ford said it is cutting costs, which means falling income for suppliers.
While Ford and GE Healthcare plan to ramp up production of ventilators in a joint Michigan-based venture, the corporations lack adequate supply categories needed for the project, Breitbart News has learned.
UAW workers will work around the clock to build the ventilators we need to beat the coronavirus.
