Ford Motor Company

General Motors y Ford empiezan a ver la salida al final del túnel que en el caso de GM le ha llevado al borde de la quiebra y a la redefinición total de su modelo de producción.

General Motors announced today that they will be expanding their capabilities for designing and manufacturing electric traction motors, the motors used to propel electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. GM plans to have the first GM-designed and -built electric motors installed in some 2013 vehicles.

From The Guardian:

Tim Westergren doesn't have to beat the drum as loudly anymore.

Thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and other smartphones, listenership has quadrupled since 2008 at Pandora, the free online radio service he founded. The private company just had its first profitable quarter and brought in about $40 million in revenue last year. It expects even more growth this year.

Not bad, considering that two years ago Pandora was on the verge of shutting down over new copyright royalties that threatened to bankrupt it before a settlement was reached.

At the Detroit Auto Show on Monday, Ford Chairman William Clay Ford announced that the company was going to be investing an additional $450 million in facilities for the production of batteries and electric vehicles. Ford spoke of bringing battery technology back "in house," and returning research and production of battery systems as a "core competency" for Ford.

The Consumer Electronics Association ended the decade on a happy note with an overall increase in numbers at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show. Having faced a tough economy with decreased sales, more competition, and upset shareholders, technology companies were eager to show the world what they have been working on.

More than 2,500 tech companies unveiled more than 20,000 new products at CES. While the show saw repeat vendors, a record 330 new exhibitors came to display innovations, including wrist PCs, 3-D TVs and new services.

Amid the companies unveiling new laptops, smartphones and electronic book readers is an auto company that has tapped several partners to help make the automobile a moving technology machine. Ford unveiled a slew of innovative technologies on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Bursting with optimism over products they hope will reverse slumping revenues, thousands of exhibitors and presenters gathered in Las Vegas Thursday for the keynote addresses opening the Consumer Electronics Show. The stars of the show were Ford CEO Alan Mulally and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

Mulally presented a view into the car of the near future, with interactive dashboards that will not only feature enhanced navigation and satellite radio, but also web surfing and downloading. The browser is only enabled, however, when the car is in park.

Personalized Driving

Apple tablet rumors may be stealing the electronics thunder in this post-Christmas season, but the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) promises to showcase plenty of innovative products that offer a sneak peak of what we can expect from manufacturers over the next few months. Despite a down economy, the number of new exhibitors shows a growing confidence in the market.