Bill Coughlin

In September 2013, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Michigan-based software development startup, to enhance in-car connectivity. After the acquisition was announced, Ford Global Technologies President and CEO Bill Coughlin told Benzinga that the company was open to...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Samsung (OTC: SSNLF) are embroiled in dozens of patent lawsuits worldwide. If the two firms had shown each other a little more respect, they might have been able to avoid some (if not all) of these suits -- and save billions in legal fees. After all, it's not as if Apple...

Last week, Ford (NYSE: F) announced that it had acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Michigan-based software development startup. This was an unusual move for Ford. Bill Coughlin, President and CEO of Ford Global Technologies (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford), told Benzinga that the company had not...