Ford Motor Company has announced the start of a pilot program in the USA to test pre-production models of its new E-Transit van.

Recipients of the federal research funding include PACCAR, Volvo Group North America, Daimler Trucks North America, Ford, and General Motors.

Ford Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan, USA and SK Innovation Inc, of Seoul, South Korea, part of SK Energy, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a joint venture company – to be called BlueOvalSK – to manufacture battery cells in the USA.

Ford Trucks is introducing two new product variants, plus updated services and technologies throughout its current product range, which are to launch in 44 countries.

Ford Motor Company has confirmed it is to launch the new all-electric  Transit, called E-Transit in the North America and European van markets from 2022.

Ford Motor Company of Detroit is investing USD100m in its Kansas City assembly plant and adding approximately 150 full-time jobs to begin producing the all-new electric Transit van, called E-Transit, which is expected to be available from late 2021.

The Ford Trucks F-MAX tractor, developed and manufactured in Turkey by Ford Otosan and which won International Truck of the Year 2019 and also Truck of the Year Russia 2019, this month celebrates its first assembly anniversary year at Avtotor Holdings LLC.

Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford Motor Company is to introduce its American-made fully electric Transit van for model year 2022. 

Ford is introducing what it claims is its most intelligent, fuel-efficient, productive two-tonne Transit van.

Ford of Britain is partnering with energy company, Centrica plc to provide complete electric vehicle packages for its passenger vehicles.