The difference is Ford is managing the project in house whereas in the past it was totally outsourced. The headline even says Ford will RUN the HyperCar program. Thats project and program management, not building chassis or engines and bringing that in house is a first.
Ok, but Multimatic worked with Venture on the Ford GTE project so the connection remains. So the point is, this hypercar program is not what I’d consider “in house” when Ford is partnering and outsourcing with companies such as Venture. They’ve done the same for years with Multimatic, nothing new. Could it be more “in house” than previous programs..sure.