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2.  Ford Motor Company announced that Steven Armstrong, who is currently
chairman, Ford of Europe, has been named President of the Changan
Ford joint venture in China.
 Armstrong succeeds Nigel Harris, who has elected to retire from Ford at
the end of 2019 after 34 years of distinguished service with the company.
Ford Announces Leadership Changes

3.  Dr. Feng Zhu, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-
Riddle, has received a three-year award of up to $150,000 through the
highly competitive Ford-University Research Program to study safety
issues related to the high-performance lithium-ion battery system used in
many electric and hybrid-electric vehicles.
Ford Motor Company and Embry-Riddle Help
Advance Safer Batteries for Electric Vehicles

4.  Ford hopes Quantum's team can help build technology to drive its
autonomous vehicles in a couple of years and hopes to use its experience
with algorithm development to help power its TaaS platform.
 "The number one priority is 2021, it's all about getting that done" – Randy
Visintainer, Chief Technology Officer of Ford's Autonomous Vehicle Unit.
Ford Motors acquires defense contractor
Quantum Signal

5.  Ford Motor Co. launched sales of its first electric vehicle, the battery
powered version of the Ford Territory.
 The electric Territory is the second electrified vehicle Ford has rolled out in
China, following the plug-in hybrid variant of the Mondeo, which is
assembled at Changan Ford, Ford’s passenger vehicle partnership.
Ford targets urban commuters with electric
Territory, its first EV for China

6.  Ford has become a regular fixture at Gamescom over the past few years,
becoming the first auto manufacturer to reveal a new vehicle at the show
in 2018.
 Its only foray into competitive gaming also occurred at Gamescom, when it
partnered with Microsoft in 2017 to offer players who recorded the fastest
virtual laps in Forza Motorsport 7 the opportunity to drive real-life “hot laps”
in a Ford Focus RS around the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in
Belgium.
Ford Motor Company Plans To Step Up Its
Involvement In Gaming And Esports

7.  Ford has agreed to acquire Journey Holding Corporation, a company that
has developed vehicle tracking software and app-based technology
designed for public transportation, as the automaker seeks to scale up its
new mobility business.
 Journey Holding will be housed under Ford Smart Mobility, a Ford
subsidiary that invests in and builds the automaker’s transportation
services.
Ford acquires software company Journey Holding

8.  The Tel Aviv lab will focus on technologies in connectivity, sensors,
automated-systems research, in-vehicle monitoring and cyber security.
 “I’m going to be back very frequently because this really becomes the
lifeblood of what Ford Motor Co will become in the future” – Chairman Bill
Ford.
Ford Motor opens research center in Tel Aviv

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