Ford news and trends

Automakers Offer Discounts as Inventories Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Retail // May 23, 2024

The U.S. car market is reportedly experiencing a surge in inventory levels, prompting automakers to offer significant discounts on their vehicles for the first time in years. This trend, which includes both electric vehicles and non-electric vehicles, has raised concerns about overproduction and the potential...

Musk Promises Tesla Robotaxis Amid Rocky EV Market
Transportation // April 07, 2024

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will debut a robotaxi this summer. “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,” Musk wrote on X Friday (April 5). The multibillionaire had predicted in 2019 that Tesla would launch a robotaxi by 2020.  His latest announcement hours after a report by Reuters...

Declining Sales, Production Setbacks Add Miles to Bumpy EV Journey
Transportation // April 05, 2024

Barely a week following the launch of Xiaomi’s highly anticipated electric car, which catapulted the electric vehicle (EV) market into the limelight, other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are once again dominating headlines, indicating an ongoing shift in the market landscape. On Thursday (April 4), Swedish automotive...

Electric Vehicle Sales Slow Amid Mainstream Consumers’ Concerns About Recharging
Transportation // March 13, 2024

Automakers are reportedly anticipating a slower rate of growth in sales of electric vehicles (EVs). While early adopters contributed to a rapid rise in EV sales, mainstream consumers are less eager to transition to the new technology, CNBC reported Wednesday (March 13). The industry has seen EVs’...

Interviews & Exclusives
EV Sales Tick Up as Payment Challenges Define the Road Ahead

July 05, 2024
As U.S. consumers take to the road this summer, the state of electric vehicles hangs in the balance and the payments industry grapples with the issues that will provide the right platform for its growth. First, the sales update. As the major car companies report their second-quarter 2024 sales, the results for overall electric vehicle […]

Volvo’s EV Funding Cut Highlights Ongoing Challenges in Driving Consumer Demand

February 01, 2024
While electric vehicles (EVs) have been celebrated for their potential to revolutionize transportation and accelerate the path toward a greener future, recent moves by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to scale...

Ford-Stripe Partnership Aims to Transform Cars Into Tokenized Wallets

January 17, 2022
Even before the pandemic, mobility loomed large as a key pillar of the connected economy. Now, as consumers embrace buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), mobile ordering at quick-service restaurants...

How Farmer’s Fridge Uses Cloud-Based Inventory For Smart Vending

March 26, 2020
The automated retail market opened 2020 on pace to easily continue its double-digit growth. The continued adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) is making it...

Quick Reads
Automakers Offer Discounts as Inventories Rise to Pre-Pandemic Levels

May 23, 2024
The U.S. car market is reportedly experiencing a surge in inventory levels, prompting automakers to offer significant discounts on their vehicles for the first time in years. This trend, which includes both electric vehicles and non-electric vehicles, has raised concerns about overproduction and the potential impact on profit margins, Bloomberg reported Thursday (May 23). Despite […]

Musk Promises Tesla Robotaxis Amid Rocky EV Market

April 07, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will debut a robotaxi this summer. “Tesla Robotaxi unveil on 8/8,” Musk wrote on X Friday (April 5). The multibillionaire had predicted in 2019...

Electric Vehicle Sales Slow Amid Mainstream Consumers’ Concerns About Recharging

March 13, 2024
Automakers are reportedly anticipating a slower rate of growth in sales of electric vehicles (EVs). While early adopters contributed to a rapid rise in EV sales, mainstream consumers are less...

Hertz Weighs Layoffs Amid Pivot Away from EVs

February 06, 2024
Hertz is reportedly considering layoffs after selling part of its electric vehicle fleet. The car rental giant on Tuesday (Feb. 6) reported quarterly and year-end earnings showing that it lost an adjusted $1.36...