Collecting Car Dust: Ford patents wheel well guide channel system to collect brake dust particles
Toronto, Ontario — Ford has filed a patent for a vehicle system that can capture wheel dust particles–specifically brake dust, which is a known dangerous inhalent capable of causing inflammation and affecting one’s immune system’s ability to kill bacteria. In the patent, the automaker details a system that captures brake dust via a guide channel located […]
EV/AV Report: Canadians eye electric vehicles; NHTSA probes Ford BlueCruise for fatal crashes
Toronto, Ontario — In this weekly electric and autonomous vehicle report, Volvo Canada reveals that 64 percent of Canadians looking to buy a new car would consider an electric vehicle (EV); while the NHTSA opens an investigation into Ford BlueCruise following two fatal crashes. Eyes on electric Volvo Car Canada’s 2024 Mobility Trend Report indicates […]
A Veined Visual: Ford patents puddle lamp design capable of identifying a driver’s vein pattern for vehicle access
Toronto, Ontario — Ford Motor Company has filed a patent application for an identification system in mounted puddle lamps capable of reading a driver’s vein pattern for vehicle access. The patent application, originally filed in 2022 and then published on April 18th, describes how a puddle lamp mounted to the side mirrors of the vehicle […]
All For Olives: Ford working on using discarded olive tree waste to produce car parts
Toronto, Ontario — Ford Motor Co. is continuing to work on using discarded olive tree waste and bio composites to produce car parts and reduce plastic waste. According to the automaker, the waste used includes olive tree branches, twigs and leaves in a process that blends these organic materials with bio composites and then molds […]
Victory For Voting: UAW members at the first Ford plant to go on strike overwhelmingly approve of new contract
Detroit, Michigan — Autoworkers at the first Ford factory to go on strike have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a tentative contract agreement reached with the automaker. Members of Local 900 at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. west of Detroit have voted 82 percent in favour of a four-year-and-eight month deal, the UAW […]
Fortifying Ford: Ford, UAW reach tentative deal to end labour strikes
Detroit, Michigan — The United Auto Workers union (UAW) and Ford Motor Co. have reached a tentative agreement that will end a nearly six-week strike. The union made the announcement on Wednesday night that they had reached a tentative agreement with the automaker. The current agreed-upon deal includes a 25 percent pay increase over the […]
Ford Faces Fall Backs: Automaker pauses construction of Michigan battery plant
Detroit, Michigan – As talks continue between Ford and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union, the automaker has recently announced the pausing of further construction of a US$3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in rural Michigan. In February of this year, Ford initially announced its plans to build the plant in Marshall, Michigan with the […]
Withholding Walkouts: Unifor avoids strike after reaching an agreement with Ford
Toronto, Ontario – After reaching an agreement with Ford Motor Co. two hours before its second strike deadline, Unifor announces a tentative deal that will ensure Canadian auto assembly plant workers avoid striking. Late Tuesday night, Unifor President Lana Payne released a statement saying that the “tentative agreement, endorsed by the entire master bargaining committee, […]
Welcome to the Walkouts: UAW strikes all three Detroit automakers
Detroit, Michigan – In a first in the United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s 88-year history, a simultaneous strike against Ford Motor co., General Motors (GM) and Fiat-Chrysler (now part of Stellantis) has been announced. Early Friday, nearly 13,000 hourly workers at General Motors assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri; a Ford factory in Wayne, Michigan, near […]
Messy Mirrors: Ford issues recall for certain 2015-2020 Ford Transit vehicles
Toronto, Ontario — Ford Motor Company is recalling more than 37,000 Ford Transit vehicles from model years 2015 to 2020 in certain provinces due to exterior mirrors that can corrode. This action affects approximately vehicles that were originally sold in – or currently reside in – the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, […]
