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Ford Motor Company Launches Usage-Based Insurance Program in Partnership with Nationwide Insurance

February 24, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Insure

Customers can opt in and share driving data with Nationwide, will have access to Nationwide Accident Forgiveness option as well as collision repairs using genuine Ford parts. Ford Motor Company announced a partnership with Nationwide Insurance to offer a usage-based insurance program to new vehicle owners. Ford Insure and Lincoln Motor Company Insure, powered by Nationwide, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Agreements Signed, Ford Motor Company, Nationwide Insurance, Usage-Based Insurance

Auto Body Parts Association to Appeal Ford Design Patent Lawsuit to U.S. Supreme Court

January 17, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) said it is continuing its efforts to challenge the validity and enforceability of design patents directed toward automotive body repair parts. In July 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit published its public opinion rejecting arguments by the ABPA that design patents covering a hood and […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Body Parts Association, Design Patents, Ford Motor Company, Lawsuits

Ford Purchases Humanoid Delivery Robots

January 7, 2020 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Delivery Robots

Agility Robotics is launching Digit, a robot with arms and legs to work with humans and in human spaces, for commercial sale and Ford Motor Company is the first customer, receiving the first two robots off the line. This latest milestone continues the existing partnership between Agility and Ford to explore ways to help commercial […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ford Motor Company, Robotics

Ford and McDonalds Partner to Convert Coffee Bean Skin into Car Parts

December 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Collaboration builds on both companies’ commitments to environmental stewardship. Ford Motor Company and McDonald’s USA will soon be giving vehicles a caffeine boost by using part of a familiar staple in the morning routine, coffee beans, in vehicle parts such as headlamp housings. Every year, millions of pounds of coffee chaff, the dried skin of […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ford Motor Company, OEM Parts

Ford Donates $100,000 to the NADA Foundation Workforce Initiative

November 19, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Ford Motor Company has contributed $100,000 to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Foundation’s Workforce Initiative.  “Ford is acutely aware of the current automotive service technician shortage,” said Frederiek Toney, president, Global Ford Customer Service Division. “The NADA Foundation’s Workforce Initiative is just one program Ford is supporting to raise awareness of and access […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Donations, Ford Motor Company, NADA Foundation, Workforce Development

Ford to Introduce Electric Mustang SUV

November 18, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Mustang Mach-E

Ford announced it is expanding the Mustang family with the Mustang Mach-E, an all-new, all-electric SUV.  “At the first-ever Detroit auto show, Henry Ford said he was working on something that would strike like forked lightning,” said Bill Ford, executive chairman, Ford Motor Company. “That was the Model T. Today, the Ford Motor Company is […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Electric Vehicles, Ford Motor Company

Ford Announces Tentative Agreement with UAW

October 31, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Ford Motor Company announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Auto Workers Union on a new four-year contract. According to Bill Dirksen, Vice President, Labor Affairs, Ford Motor Company, “Ford can confirm the UAW’s announcement that the UAW and Ford have reached a proposed tentative agreement on a four-year contract. Further details […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Ford Motor Company

Genstar Capital Completes Acquisition of OEConnection

September 27, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEConnection LLC (OEC) and Genstar Capital announced they have finalized the deal for Genstar to acquire a majority stake in OEC from Providence Equity Partners that was announced in August. Current investors, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, will each retain their minority investments in the Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Genstar Capital, OEConnection, Private Equity, Providence Equity Partners

Ford Sells Vehicle Subscription Service

September 16, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Vehicle subscription app Fair announced that it will acquire the assets of Canvas, a vehicle subscription service and wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Credit. The acquisition will enable the company to continue to accelerate consumer adoption and expansion throughout the U.S. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Fair is an app-based vehicle subscription […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Ford Motor Company

Genstar Capital Acquires Majority Stake in OEConnection

August 2, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

OEConnection LLC (OEC) Providence Equity Partners L.L.C. and Genstar Capital, announced an agreement for Genstar to acquire a majority stake in OEC from funds advised by Providence. As part of the transaction, current investors Ford Motor Company and General Motors will each retain their minority investments in the Company. Financial terms of the transaction were […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Acquisitions, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Genstar Capital, OEConnection, Private Equity, Providence Equity Partners

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