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Ford chief apologizes for sex harassment

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

Ford Motor CEO Jim Hackett apologized to employees for what he called "gut-wrenching" accounts of sexual harassment at two plants in Chicago, documented this week by the New York Times. The report cited crude comments by male workers about female workers' breasts and buttocks, and graffiti of penises carved into tables and spray-painted on floors, as well as physical assaultsRead more

Ford offers Saudi activist her dream car

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

Ford has decided to present a Saudi Arabian activist with her dream car, after a landmark decree allowing women to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom's history. Ford Middle East wrote on Twitter that it had a yellow Mustang waiting to be picked up by women's rights activist Sahar Nassif -- who had declared her love forRead more

Ford, Lyft to collaborate on self-driving cars

Detroit - Muslimchronicle

Ford Motor said on Wednesday it will collaborate with Lyft to deploy Ford self-driving vehicles on the ride services company’s network in large numbers by 2021. Ford and Lyft teams will begin working together to design software to allow Ford vehicles to communicate with Lyft’s smartphone apps. Ford self-driving test vehicles will be connected to Lyft’s network, but at first,Read more

Ford: Hybrid police car catches bad guys

Michigan - Arab Today

The next time the cops chase you down for speeding, they could be driving a fuel-efficient gas-electric hybrid. Ford Motor Co., which sells more police cars in the US than any other automaker, says it will offer a police pursuit version of the hybrid Fusion midsize sedan, in response to requests from cities nationwide. The new car, with its 2-LiterRead more

Tesla now 2nd largest US automaker

Chicago - Arab Today

Tesla on Monday became the second-largest US car maker in terms of market capitalization, displacing Ford, whose sales lagged amid concerns about the ability of the US market to keep growing. Many major auto makers reported US sales declines in March compared to a year ago, but Tesla over the weekend said it saw a huge jump in vehicles deliveredRead more

Ford recalls 440K vehicles for fire risk, door latch trouble

Washington - QNA

Ford is recalling more than 570,000 vehicles in North America and Europe to fix separate problems that can cause engine fires and doors to fly open unexpectedly, ABC News reported. The recalls will hit the company's bottom line in the first quarter of this year. Ford said in a Wednesday filing with securities regulators that the recalls will cut pretaxRead more

Ford recalls 440K vehicles for fire risk, door latch trouble

Washington - QNA

Kenyan opposition alliance to challenge incumbent's re-election

Nairobi - Arab Today

An alliance of four mainstream political parties officially formed in Nairobi Wednesday poses a critical challenge to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto's re-election bid during elections due in August, party officials said. The National Super Alliance (NASA) was officially registered as a political party Thursday after the leaders of the four parties -- Wiper Party Kenya,Read more

Jaber Al Sabah Highway to be partly closed for maintenance

Manama - BNA

The Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning said that as part of maintenance works on Shaikh Jaber Al Sabah Highway, two lanes will be closed for southbound traffic towards Riffa near Ford Motors. The closure will be effective during the weekend from Thursday 11:00 p.m. until Saturday 05:00 a.m. Source: BNARead more

Ford invests $1bn in AI start-up for self-driving tech

San Francisco - Arab Today

Ford Motor Company is investing $1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company, to develop a virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021 – and for potential licence to other companies. Founded by former Google and Uber leaders, Argo AI is bringing together some of the most experienced roboticists and engineersRead more