{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/tie-up-with-ford-is-intensifying-vw-ceo-blume-says/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Tie-up with Ford is 'intensifying,' VW CEO Blume says","slug":"tie-up-with-ford-is-intensifying-vw-ceo-blume-says","createdLocal":"2023-03-16 14:31:02.776870","publishDate":"2023-03-15 09:20:17-04:00","feedName":"Autonomous Vehicle News","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/vw-ford-intensify-cooperation-evs-vans"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>VW and Ford are also partnered on commercial vehicle projects, including the new Ford Ranger and VW Amarok, which Ford builds at its South Africa plant.\nFord will build VW a version of its new Transit Custom at its plant in Turkey.\nThe automakers said in 2020 that they would produce a total of 8 million commercial vehicles together.\nMahindra 'on track'VW is also on track with a deal to supply the MEB platform to Indian vehicle maker Mahindra, Blume said.\nMore than 1 million vehicles will be produced by Mahindra’s XUV and BE brands over the duration of the deal, VW said in a statement last year.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"tie-up-with-ford-is-intensifying-vw-ceo-blume-says"}}}