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Ford Secretly Targets a 30000 Electric Truck to Outrun China in a Model T Moment
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Published on 6 May 2026
A skunk works team is remaking the truck playbook
Ford has reportedly assembled a “skunk works” team mixing Silicon Valley tech talent with Detroit auto veterans to build a $30,000 electric truck aimed at challenging China’s momentum. The CEO frames it as a “Model T moment,” signaling a potential shakeup in how vehicles are engineered and manufactured rather than just another model launch.
- Ford’s skunk works team blends tech outsiders and Detroit veterans
- Aimed at a $30,000 electric truck to compete with China
- Strategy focuses on redesigning the process, not just the product
- CEO compares the effort to the transformative Model T era
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