Ford, Volkswagen To Partner On Electric & Autonomous Cars

Clean Technica: The world of automobile manufacturing is in flux, driven by the winds of change created by Elon Musk and his band of merry pranksters. Some established companies may disappear in the next decade, consigned to the dustbin of history along with such former brands as Packard, Plymouth, and Pontiac. At the same time, there is a welter of new companies getting into the car business, from Uniti in Europe to Nio in China.

Ford  Motor Company is one of the organizations standing at the precipice and staring down into possible oblivion. Like many German manufacturers, it is looking longingly back to the halcyon days of yore and wondering why things have to change.

Read article