Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor is going through another round of white-collar job cuts as the company continues to reduce costs amid a transition to electric vehicles.

Ford Motor Co. says it will spend $1.34 billion ($1.8 billion Canadian) to convert an SUV factory in suburban Toronto so it can build next-generation electric vehicles.

Ford Motor Co. says it has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check. Production at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, has been stopped until at least the end of next week.

On today's show, an investigative journalist discussed a recent collaborative story on childcare deserts, and two editors dished on their new book that focuses on the rival of the River Rouge. Plus, we spoke with an Afghani student at Olivet College.

On today's show, we discussed Ford's newest round of layoffs, and decorated para-cyclist Kate Brim dished on her success. A feature from IPR covered bison farming, and Piet Oudolf talked about his trip to Oudolf Garden.

Ford leaders made the announcement Monday in a companywide email, saying that 2,000 full-time salaried workers would be let go along with another 1,000 contract workers.

Ford Motor Company is planning to shift its Michigan factories to carbon-neutral energy sources by 2025. To do so, the automaker is partnering with the utility DTE Energy on a large-scale investment that would involve building new solar arrays.

Researchers found battery-electric vehicles have approximately 64% lower cradle-to-grave life cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to their internal combustion counterparts.

There are 1,100 homes affected by a gasoline leak in Flat Rock. Last week a storage tank at the Ford assembly plant leaked into the sewers.475 families…

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