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Exterior views of (l-r) the 2023 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country, ZR2 and LT. (Media.chevrolet.com)

GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales

Company to idle Indiana plant for two weeks

By GFM Network News February 25, 2023

Detroit | Reuters — New vehicle sales in the United States are expected to increase in February, but the decision by General Motors to cut production of large pickup trucks at a U.S. plant points to new challenges for Detroit’s automakers. The major Detroit pickup truck brands are sitting on growing inventories of unsold vehicles, […] Read more

Production of Ford’s F-150 Lightning pickup at Dearborn, Mich. (Media.ford.com)

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford hikes price of cheapest F-150 electric truck variant

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 15, 2022

Reuters — Ford Motor Co. has raised the price of the cheapest variant of its F-150 Lightning electric truck by nine per cent, to US$55,974, the company’s website showed on Thursday. The automaker has raised prices for its electric pickup trucks twice in a span of three months, as it navigates higher costs and supply […] Read more

This Sustainable Gator, which was built from a variety of renewable and recycled materials, was a joint effort
between John Deere and Ford.

Equipment, Machinery

Deere builds a ‘green’ Gator

Concept machine built to investigate the use of renewable materials

By Scott Garvey October 13, 2022

On its website, the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) reports a growing number of companies are looking toward “sustainable” manufacturing practices, and it suggests there is a valid business case to be made for pursuing that goal. Among the potential advantages is the ability to meet any future — and probably stricter — environmental regulations […] Read more

Preproduction 2023 models of Ford’s F-series Super Duty pickup trucks. (Ford.com)

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines

New features aimed at business productivity

By GFM Network News October 2, 2022

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday took the wraps off the latest version of its Super Duty pickup, providing a look at how the U.S. automaker will manage one of the biggest challenges confronting Detroit. The problem: How to modernize the largest combustion pickups to keep demand strong and profits flowing, without […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford raises prices of electric F-150 amid high commodity costs

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 9, 2022

Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would raise the prices of its electric F-150 Lightning pickup as the U.S. carmaker deals with surging raw material costs. The automaker said prices for its 2023 F-150 lightning will be increased in the range of $6,000 and $8,500 depending on the variant, with the cheapest Pro […] Read more

Ford took its all-electric F-150 Lightning to Alaska for cold-weather proving this winter.

Machinery, News

Can the F-150 handle extreme cold?

Ford heads to Alaska to test its electric pickup in extreme temperatures

By Scott Garvey May 27, 2022

As more discussion in the automotive world centres on electric drivetrains, potential Canadian buyers tend to ask one question more than others: how will electric vehicles perform in the dead of a brutal Prairie winter? To help convince potential buyers its all-electric F-150 Lightning is a capable all-season vehicle, Ford sent six of them, along […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford to suspend or cut plants’ output on chip shortage

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 5, 2022

San Francisco | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. plans to suspend or cut production at eight of its factories in the U.S., Canada and Mexico throughout next week because of chip supply constraints, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday. The changes come a day after the Detroit automaker warned a chip shortage would lead to […] Read more

A General Motors illustration featuring a display version of its 2024 Silverado EV pickup, due for release in the fall of 2023. (Media.GM.ca)

General, Machinery, Reuters

GM to chase rivals with US$105,000 electric Silverado

Less expensive retail Silverado EV to follow in 2024

By GFM Network News January 7, 2022

Detroit | Reuters — General Motors’ US$35 billion electric vehicle strategy will face its biggest test in 2023 when it launches an electric version of its Chevrolet Silverado pickup with a six-figure price tag, more than a year after rivals Ford and Rivian Automotive. GM CEO Mary Barra on Wednesday told the annual CES technology […] Read more

General, Machinery, Reuters

Electric truck battle heats up between Ford, GM

Ford to double output at Michigan

By GFM Network News January 4, 2022

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it will nearly double annual production capacity for its red-hot F-150 Lightning electric pickup to 150,000 vehicles as the model has already attracted nearly 200,000 reservations ahead of its arrival this spring at U.S. dealers. Ford’s announcement comes a day ahead of rival General Motors’ public […] Read more

The all-electric F-150 Lightning will be arriving on dealers’ lots in the spring of 2022.

Machinery, News

A look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning

Ford steps boldly into a future of new vehicle drivetrains

By Scott Garvey November 24, 2021

The typical vehicle drivetrain as we know it — and have known it for about a century — is about to change drastically. Alternative fuel engines, those other than gas and diesel, and most importantly battery electric vehicles are poised to become the dominant types of vehicles on the road within a decade or so. […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

Tag Archives Ford

GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales

Ford hikes price of cheapest F-150 electric truck variant

Deere builds a ‘green’ Gator

Ford, GM upgrade their heavy-duty pickup profit machines

Ford raises prices of electric F-150 amid high commodity costs

Can the F-150 handle extreme cold?

Ford to suspend or cut plants’ output on chip shortage

GM to chase rivals with US$105,000 electric Silverado

Electric truck battle heats up between Ford, GM

A look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning

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