Jamie LaReau
Senior Autos Writer at Gannett
I am a reporter at the Detroit Free Press and USA Today covering General Motors and the auto industry beat. I am located in Detroit, Mich.
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6 days ago |
usatoday.com | Jamie LaReau
It's midmorning June 17 and actor Bryan Cranston is in a private room deep inside Michigan Central Station seated in an overstuffed lounge chair. He leans back, smiling and welcoming the respite from the grueling 82-degree heat he'd just endured for more than an hour outside, speaking in front of hundreds of Ford Motor Co. employees, dealers and some media.
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6 days ago |
azcentral.com | Jamie LaReau
Actor Bryan Cranston emceed the launch of Ford's new philanthropy program, Ford Building Together, in Detroit. Cranston, a longtime philanthropist, voiced his support for community building and shared his personal involvement in charitable work. He has a history with Ford, from participating in hurricane relief efforts to voicing commercials and donating F-150s. Cranston visited Michigan Central Station, praising its renovation and expressing his fondness for Detroit.
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1 week ago |
pjstar.com | Jamie LaReau
Ford Motor Co. leaders travel to China a couple times a year to study China automakers. Ford views the Chinese automakers as the most intense competition to beat in the future. Ford has brought back key learnings from China such as its speed in development and use of AI. In late May, Ford Motor Co.'s executive leadership team went to China with an agenda: To study every aspect of how Chinese auto companies operate, then apply those learnings across Ford in its other markets.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Jamie LaReau
In late May, Ford Motor Co.'s executive leadership team went to China with an agenda: To study every aspect of how Chinese auto companies operate, then apply those learnings across Ford in its other markets. The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has been studying China's car companies for years now; that's not new. But in recent years, Ford's leaders have intensified their examination of its Chinese rivals, viewing Chinese automakers as the top competition to learn from — and beat.
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Jamie LaReau
Ford Motor Co. leaders travel to China a couple times a year to study China automakers. Ford views the Chinese automakers as the most intense competition to beat in the future. Ford has brought back key learnings from China such as its speed in development and use of AI. In late May, Ford Motor Co.'s executive leadership team went to China with an agenda: To study every aspect of how Chinese auto companies operate, then apply those learnings across Ford in its other markets.
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