Scott Bell, vice president of global Chevrolet, said more than half of EV sales volume this year came from customers new to General Motors. The EV sales news came ahead of the company’s Q2 quarterly sales release. GM has not been reporting sales on a monthly basis since March 2018.  To compare, Ford, which still reports monthly sales, sold 34,132 vehicles during the same five month time period across its EV lineup, which includes the Ford Mus...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

ffsetting the cost of the Trump import tariffs with its "A Plan" discount program, typically reserved for employees. Ford led all other OEMs in May with a 16.3% increase to 220,959 vehicles across all powertrains, the company’s best May since 2019 and the third straight month of sales gains.  At Ford, sales of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles, which represented 87% of sales, grew 17% in May compared to a year ago. Hybrids were up 29%, though E...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

ily to General Motors and Stellantis, to create a strong competitor in the contract manufacturing and complex sub-assembly space. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DMS operates a 500,000-square-foot plant on Detroit’s west side, making instrument panels for its largest customer for the Mustang, Explorer, F-150 and F-150 Lightning, as well as Volvo Truck. Approximately 1,200 workers at the plant perform build-to-print assembly and inj...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/28

Ford, TXU Energy team up to offer free EV charging to Texas customers On August 12, Ford Motor Company and TXU Energy announced they have created a first-of-its-kind retail energy management offering for Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and Escape Plugin Hybrid customers in Texas.  The TXU Free EV Miles program offers Ford EV customers a credit on their TXU Energy bill for all home energy used for vehicle charging during the free charging h...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/14

Ford, Mazda issue do-not-drive advisories for remaining open Takata recalls in U.S. On August 13, both Ford and Mazda issued a do-not-drive advisory for owners of certain vehicles who have not yet had their vehicles repaired under past safety recalls. These previously announced recalls, the first issued in 2015, involve several vehicle lines equipped with Takata non-desiccated airbag inflators.  Approximately 765,600 airbag inflators in Ford and...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/14

Ford announces new Mustang versions for Europe On April 17, Ford announced new Mustang versions, including the Mustang Mach-E Rally, the first ever rally-inspired EV from Ford, the ultra-high-performance Mustang GTD, and the new Mustang California Special model in Europe. The Mustang Mach-E Rally is equipped with a dual-motor all-wheel drive electric powertrain that delivers 486ps of power and 950 Nm of torque. The vehicle also comes with a tuned...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/18

IIHS testing in U.S. finds driving automation safeguards lacking On March 12, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released results of testing on 14 partial driving automation systems from various global OEMs. While only one earned an acceptable rating, two were rated marginal, and 11 were rated poor. “We evaluated partial automation systems from BMW, Ford, General Motors, Genesis, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Tesla and Volvo,” ...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/13

eligible vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act that disqualified EVs with a specific foreign-sourced battery content, affecting also the Chevrolet Blazer EV as well as dozens of other models. There were 13 nameplates eligible for the tax incentive on January 1, with the VW ID.4 since added At Ford, the Mustang Mach-E SUV, Ford E-Transit commercial van and Lincoln Aviator Grand Touring plug-in hybrid also lost eligibility for their respectiv...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/22

ship and contribution of its M Platform sensors and ground truth software for research and development at Mcity, a public-private mobility research center led by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. RoboSense will work with other Mcity industry members and government partners, including Toyota, Ford, Honda, Denso, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the Michigan Department of Transportation. The company's technology will be installed o...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/25

Ford creates new EV segment with Mustang Mach-E Rally On September 7, Ford announced the Mustang Mach-E Rally as a new entry into a new EV segment, which will be available to purchase in early 2024, with deliveries to begin shortly afterward. •  Mustang Mach-E Rally applies EV technology to an entirely untapped white space, expanding the Mustang Mach-E family, which is assembled in Cuautitlan, Mexico. •  The Mach-E Rally model features a ...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/08

Ford, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding to establish commercial electric vehicle battery cell production plant in Turkey On February 21, Ford Motor Company, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a new joint venture to build one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities in the wider European region, strengthening the foundation for Ford’s electric...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/22

Ford offering USD 2,500 for customers to change their 2023 Bronco orders Ford, as many OEMs which have been suffering from supply chain problems that affect their most popular models, is taking action with a new customer program.The new "2023-Model Bronco Cancel Order & Purchase Replacement Offer" gives customers who have been waiting for their new 2023 Bronco to arrive USD 2,500 to either change their Bronco order to a configuration that could b...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/21

fit into the forecast productions of each automaker. In GM's case, Autonomy's order included EVs currently in production, such as the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV, Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EV pickup, as well as GM's future Chevrolet Silverado EV, Blazer EV, Equinox EV and GMC Hummer EV SUV.From Ford, Autonomy ordered the Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning.Autonomy is currently available only in California, where it has 1,000 Tesla models ...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/11

source of electricity. Documentation from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service indicates Ford had sold roughly 160,000 vehicles that meet this description as of the end of 2021. Ford has also sold a reported 22,342 battery-electric vehicles in the first six months of 2022 between the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E and E-Transit, which would bring the total to 182,342 vehicles, which does not count sales of PHEV models like the Escape Hybrid and Ex...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/09

GM, Ford, Stellantis cancel shifts in Michigan, Ontario, Toyota shuts through weekend amid bridge protest As of February 10, the Canadian truckers protest at Ambassador Bridge between the U.S. and Canada continues to delay auto part shipments   • GM’s Lansing Delta Township plant, which builds the Buick Enclave and Chevrolet Traverse, began cancelling shifts on February 9 and into the next day, but notified employees that it would be resu...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/11

the next logical step.This vehicle-recharging capability should make the trucks attractive to fleet and utility operations, enabling charging in the field, especially in locations and job sites where traditional EV chargers are not available. At present, this capability is not yet available for the Mustang Mach-E, although Zhang implied that this is certainly a possibility and that such a system may already be undergoing R&D.Improvements in charg...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/25

Ford, Hyundai and Toyota achieve top Euro NCAP rating On October 27, Euro NCAP released safety ratings for five new cars including the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 and Tucson, Hyundai Bayon and the Toyota Yaris Cross. The Ford Mustang Mach-E firmly secured a top five-star rating. It is equipped with a center airbag, deployable bonnet for vulnerable road user protection and a host of advanced driver assistance features, offering hig...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/28

ters in Dearborn, Michigan.Ford has been accepting USD 100 refundable reservations to place an order for the F-150 Lightning that will be built in its new USD 700 million plant at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn.Making online refundable reservation orders is part of a new protocol for Ford, which did the same with its all-electric Mustang Mach-E. "We're super excited about the demand," said Emma Bergg, Ford spokeswoman. "Reservation...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/12

e is the stereotype of a quirky electric hatchback; automakers are ready to prove to consumers that it is possible to have it all: style, functionality and an electric powertrain. SUVs were an obvious first choice, given their outsized market share, followed by Pickups, which have allowed OEMs like Ford, Stellantis, GM, Tesla and Rivian to showcase their prowess in designing rugged all-electric vehicles with impressive capabilities. More recently...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/17

[Auto Shanghai 2021] Ford EVOS makes global debut On April 19, the Ford EVOS made its global debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 as the first vehicle developed under Ford’s China 2.0 plan.The all-new EVOS is Ford’s first vehicle developed largely by a China-based team and designed around the Chinese consumer experience and ownership scenarios.The EVOS will be built by Changan Ford, sold and serviced through the Ford NDSD distribution network across C...

News  Updated at: 2021/04/20