The Irish Times

Restaurant bears, WFH love and Microsoft’s acquisition history

Planet Business: Indirect communication styles only

Fri Aug 07 2020 - 05:10

Car makers repurpose factories for medical devices

Ford, Seat, and Lamborghini all now making kit for hospitals

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 20:03

Job losses loom for Ford in Ireland, but has corner been turned?

Reception for electric Mustang-badged crossover indicates firm’s plans may bear fruit

Wed Dec 11 2019 - 06:15

Ford reinvents Mustang as a battery-powered crossover

The Mustang is Ford’s signature sports car, having sold more than 10 million units

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 10:38

Ford could recreate flagging Mondeo as a crossover

Carmaker appears to keep options open by registering Mondeo Evos name in Europe

Wed Aug 28 2019 - 03:30

VW and Ford to share self-driving and electric car tech

Latest move will speed up commercial rollout of self-driving vehicles, while Ford will get a new electric car model for Europe

Fri Jul 12 2019 - 13:00

Ford to cut 10% of global workforce as part of restructuring effort

Move comes amid threat to Cork jobs at car company’s Irish head office

Mon May 20 2019 - 15:39

Ford to put $500m into electric vehicle startup Rivian

Rivian has raised more than $1.5 bn since being established in 2009

Wed Apr 24 2019 - 16:36

Volkswagen, Ford announce ‘global alliance’

The two carmakers have been exploring closer cooperation as trade frictions rise

Tue Jan 15 2019 - 09:46

Jaguar and Ford confirm thousands of job losses across Europe

Brexit partly to blame for redundancies, along with slump in sales of diesel cars

Thu Jan 10 2019 - 15:40

Who will lead the car industry in a time of big changes?

Next generation of CEOs may be a different breed to today’s carmaking stars

Wed Apr 11 2018 - 05:35

Ford ousts senior executive over misconduct allegations

Rising star Raj Nair was president of North American business

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 07:30

Planet Business: Central Bank items set for auction and crypto-currencies

Facebook’s moderation challenges and Dom Joly relives giant phone sketch

Fri May 26 2017 - 06:44