Every time Ford forms an alliance with another manufacturer, it's always for a s specific continent. Ford-VW is for Europe, and now Ford-Nissan is for North America.
Ford should merge with itself; it can invest on a new global model it can build on their own regional plants just like some of its competitors.
I don't think this is accurate.
The limiting issue in a 700 mile range vehicle is the human driving it. You you have to stop. You can't drive for 12 hours without eating or using the restroom, It's not healthy.
The automakers have done tons of research on this and generally the public can accept an EV that can charge near 80% in less than 30 minutes. Because 30 minutes is the time most people take to use the restroom and eat. When the bolt was released 10 years ago, the range of 250 mi was extraordinary for the time because it met the needs of the majority of people who drive. The majority of people who take road trips aren't doing it once a week. Making it more expensive vehicle just to fulfill the needs of some marginal user is counterproductive.
That's interesting cuz I swear Flat Rock is way under capacity, along with the Mach E plant in Mexico, the plant in Canada that was supposed to get that super expensive electric vehicle. Let's not forget Wayne Assembly plant which sits next to Michigan assembly plant which has been idled since 2011. Ford has the capacity. They just don't have the will to find solutions to product assembly challenges.
I also wonder if they painted the whole inside of the glass black (like the edges on windshields/sunroofs) or if you can see the "outside" of the headliner with the glue from the exterior of the vehicle?
Ford CEO Jim Farley Says EV Pickup Will Launch With 'Simple' BlueCruise Tech
“We don’t need all the singing and dancing, hands-free automation at launch. Maybe we focus BlueCruise on a simple operating domain like high-speed safety, with hands-off highway operations for the autonomy solution,” Farley said during a recent appearance on The Verge‘s Decoder podcast.
“Then gradually, as we verify the delivery of that base capability – whether it’s the vehicle structure, the manufacturing process of the suppliers, or even automation – we start to introduce more complexity and capability over time when we feel comfortable. That makes it stressful for the go-to-market team because, frankly, they don’t know what they’re going to be selling in a year and a half. But that’s the only way we’ve found to do this.”
Farley previously admitted that he was worried about taking cost-cutting measures too far with the company’s future low-cost EVs, but the exec has assured us that the new pickup will come with a robust list of features, regardless. That includes a “mostly digital interior featuring a large screen,” and Mustang EcoBoost-rivaling performance in a standard rear-wheel drive format. Additionally, Farley previously revealed that the EV pickup will be able to “power your house for six days.”