Ford wants to accelerate its plans for a local production plant in China to build Lincoln vehicles as local tariffs begin to eat into profits. Joy Falotico, head of Lincoln and Ford’s chief marketing officer, told Bloomberg in an interview published Wednesday that even a small improvement will help put the brand in a better place. Right now…Category: Cruise Reports
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Lincoln wants to hit the gas pedal on Chinese production due to tariffs
Ford wants to accelerate its plans for a local production plant in China to build Lincoln vehicles as local tariffs begin to eat into profits. Joy Falotico, head of Lincoln and Ford’s chief marketing officer, told Bloomberg in an interview published Wednesday that even a small improvement will help put the brand in a better place. Right now… -
This Week’s Top Photos: The 2018 LA Auto Show edition
Rivian turned out to be a surprise star of this past week’s 2018 LA Auto Show. The American electric car startup showed up with two production-bound vehicles: a crew cab pickup truck and related SUV with third-row seats. What’s impressive is the no-nonsense nature of the vehicles and the world-beating specs, coupled with a very reasonable price… -
Volvo’s Android-powered infotainment system will debut in Polestar 2
Earlier this year, Volvo announced its next-generation infotainment system will bake in Google and use the Android operating system. Now we know where we’ll see the system first. Volvo research and development boss Henrik Green said in an interview at the 2018 LA Auto Show that the Polestar 2 would be the first car to feature the system…