The head of Stellantis’ National Dealer Council speaks his mind about the former management with Carlos Tavares as CEO. Dealers claim Tavares was too focused on cost-cutting measures. Antonio Filosa is praised for having a far better approach. Mere months before Carlos Tavares resigned, the U.S. Stellantis National Dealer Council (NDC) sent a strongly worded…
In an interview with InsideEVs, Ford CEO Jim Farley said the automaker’s crucial “skunkworks” electric vehicle platform project is progressing well. He likened it to the Apollo missions of the 1960s and ’70s. Supply chain, parts, plant conversions and other critical steps are done, Farley said, and prototype vehicles are operating with Ford software. But…
The Ford F-150 Lightning is canceled, as is its fully electric replacement, codenamed “T3.” Meanwhile, China’s EV and PHEV options keep making inroads in cheap segments across the globe. Ford’s Universal EV Platform is still on track to launch in 2027. The F-150 Lightning will gain a gas engine. An American-made commercial electric van has…