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The US government is providing Ford a conditional $9.2 billion loan for constructing three battery factories.

Iowa's attorney general forces payout

Ford's fuel-economy figures for the 2013-2014 C-Max hybrids "were not based in reality", says Iowa's attorney general.

Biggest flotation of the year

Intel self-driving car unit Mobileye confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States in what could be one of the biggest stock market flotations of the year.

Windscreen and roof falls off

Ford has issued a recall of 5,000 Mustang Mach-E electric SUVs in Canada over a risk of the glass roof and windshield potentially coming loose and falling off.

He can now work for a project that might produce something

Ford is hiring the head of Apple's car project away from the fruity cargo cult, meaning that he might get a change to work on a project that puts out a product.

F-150 Lightning

Carmaker Ford unveiled its all-electric pickup truck that is a critical piece of the company's $22 billion investment into electrification. 

Wants AI and cloud

Ford has said it is writing a cheque for software, artificial intelligence and cloud computing offered by Google to develop new consumer services and modernise internal operations.

Still commited to electric

Ford and its luxury brand Lincoln have cancelled an all-electric SUV that was going to be powered by technology provided by EV startup Rivian.

The first batch will have their limits

Ford CEO Jim Hackett scaled back hopes about the company's plans for self-driving cars.

Trade war begins to bite

Despite signs that Tesla is beginning to turn the corner on production, it faces a new set of woes tomorrow.