I-Ford Yembula Uhlelo Oluncane Lwemoto Kagesi Ethengekayo

I-Auto NewsFord Motor yakha izimoto zikagesi ezincane ezithengekayo ukuze imise ibhizinisi layo lezimoto zikagesi ekulahlekelweni yimali futhi iqhudelane neTesla kanye nezinkampani zezimoto zaseChina, kubika iBloomberg. Isikhulu esiphezulu sakwaFord Motor uJim Farley uthe iFord ilungisa kabusha isu layo lezimoto zikagesi ezimotweni ezinkulu, ezibizayo. ngenxa yokuthi amanani entengo aphezulu ayisithiyo esikhulu kubathengi abavamile abathenga izimoto zikagesi. UFarley utshele abahlaziyi ocingweni lwengqungquthela: “Siphinde sithuthukisa futhi sigxilisa ukunaka kwethu okuningi ekuhlinzekweni kwezimoto ezincane zikagesi.” I-Ford Motor, wathi, "yenza ukubheja buthule eminyakeni emibili edlule" ekuhlanganiseni ithimba ukwakha isiteji sezimoto zikagesi ezingabizi kakhulu. Ithimba elincane liholwa ngu-Alan Clarke, umqondisi omkhulu weFord Motor wokuthuthukiswa kwezimoto zikagesi. U-Alan Clarke, ojoyine iFord Motor eminyakeni emibili edlule, useneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-12 ethuthukisa amamodeli eTesla.

U-Farley uveze ukuthi inkundla entsha yezimoto zikagesi izoba yisisekelo “samamodeli amaningi” futhi kufanele ikhiqize inzuzo. Imodeli yamanje ka-Ford kagesi wonke ilahlekelwe u-$4.7 billion ngonyaka odlule futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ikhule ifinyelele ku-$5.5 billion kulo nyaka.” Kukude nokufinyelela emandleni ethu okwenza inzuzo,” kusho uFarley. “Wonke amaqembu ethu e-EV agxile kakhulu ezindlekweni nasekusebenzeni kahle kwemikhiqizo ye-EV ngoba izimbangi ezizoqhudelana nazo zizoba nenani eligculisayo le-Tesla nama-EV aseShayina.” Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuze benze inzuzo eyengeziwe, abakwaFord bahlela ukunciphisa izindleko zamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezimbili, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezifana nempahla, impahla kanye nemisebenzi yokukhiqiza.