Volkswagen and Ford join forces for EV and self-driving car drive

Michael Holder
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Ford will use VW's expertise in electric-mobility to rollout EVs in Europe, while VW will invest $2.6bn to join Ford in autonomous driving venture

Ford and Volkswagen are to expand their global alliance as they seek to capitalise on the rapidly growing market for electric vehicles (EVs) and scale-up their investment in self-driving AI technologies....

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