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# PODCAST: Construction Workers Will Soon Resume Work & Ford Posts A Big Loss
- URL: https://www.dailydetroit.com/podcast-construction-workers-will-soon-resume-work-ford-posts-a-big-loss/
- Published: 2020-04-30T06:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-29T20:36:44.000Z
- Author: Sven Gustafson
- Tags: #wordpress, #Import 2024-02-25 18:12

On today’s show, some coronavirus-related automotive news for you. Ford posted a hefty, $2 billion loss for the first quarter, blaming it on the coronavirus and related production shutdowns. It also said the second quarter will be far worse, when it expects to post a $5 billion pre-tax loss. Lincoln also made a surprise announcement that it’s canceling plans to develop its first electric vehicle with EV startup Rivian because of the “current environment,” with production shut down and cash leaking like a sieve at the parent company.

Also today:

- The construction industry is expected to be cleared to go back to work on May 7
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has unveiled a proposed G.I. Bill for those classified as “essential workers” during the coronavirus shutdown
- The state is launching a new $130 million fund to make child care more affordable to essential workers
- Nearly 40 mid-Michigan residents have been infected with coronavirus traced to an outbreak at a massive poultry farm

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