TECH - Jim Farley's Ford Boosts Low-Cost EV Team With Top Talent From Rivian Tesla And Apple | Benzinga
Dearborn-based Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) has reportedly been recruiting talent from major industry players, including Rivian, Tesla, and Apple, to build its low-cost EV team.
Why It Matters: Ford has built its low-cost EV team to around 300 employees over last year, including 50 from Rivian, over 20 from Tesla, 12 from Canoo, about 10 from Lucid, and a few from Apple’s disbanded Car team, TechCrunch reported, citing LinkedIn data. The company has also roped in two senior aerodynamicists from Formula 1 teams to work on its low-cost EV, the report added.
Ford developed a "super-talented skunkworks team" to create a low-cost EV platform two years ago and they have developed a flexible platform ...