Ford Motor Co. announced today that it is teaming with the University of Detroit Mercy to retrain traditional automotive engineers so that they can develop advanced electric and hybrid vehicles. Ford and UDM have collaborated to create a new graduate-level curriculum focused on key engineering skills for the development of electrified vehicles. The UDM program will supplement Ford's internal electrical engineering training courses as the company retrains its own employees to deliver an aggressive EV product strategy, the automaker said in a statement. The course series, which begins in January, is designed to advance the knowledge and capabilities of technological team members in the automotive and defense-ground-vehicle industries. Ford

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Ford to Retrain Traditional Automotive Engineers to Develop Hybrids, Electric Cars
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