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Ford Unveils Updated F-150, Adds Hybrid Model

Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the updated version of its flagship F-150 pickup, revealing a truck almost identical in size with the previous model but with far more technology.

June 26, 2020
BusinessEquipmentSafety

Ford Recalls About 2.5 Million Vehicles for Latch, Brake Troubles

Ford is recalling about 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere because of a nagging door latch problem and a brake fluid leak.

June 11, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Ford Plans Electric Version of Transit Cargo Van

Ford Motor Co. plans to manufacture an electric version of its popular Transit cargo van for the 2022 model year.

March 3, 2020
Business

Ford COO Sees 2009 Crisis Flashback on Faces of Colleagues

Ford Motor Co.’s recently appointed chief operating officer said the struggling automaker is operating with the same sense of urgency and crisis that kept the company out of bankruptcy a decade ago.

February 26, 2020
BusinessTechnologyFuelAutonomous

Ford Puts Iconic Mustang Name on First Electric Crossover

Ford Motor Co., which pioneered the racy pony-car body style 55 years ago, will use the Mustang name and insignia on an electric crossover utility vehicle coming next year.

November 15, 2019
Business

Ford, UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreement

DETROIT — The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford after three days of intense bargaining.

October 31, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Ford to Debut New Electric Vehicle Nov. 17

Ford Motor Co. will debut its first battery-electric crossover Nov. 17, the automaker said Oct. 24.

October 24, 2019
Business

GM and Ford Can’t Shake Anguish Over US Sales

General Motors Co. posted a quarterly sales gain, and Ford Motor Co. sales fell less than expected. But both are having trouble shrugging off concerns that the U.S. auto market is taking a turn for the worse.

October 2, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Ford to Begin Autonomous Vehicle Testing in Texas

Ford Motor Co. will begin testing self-driving cars in Austin, Texas. The automaker said Sept. 25 it will begin testing there in November, when hybrid Ford Fusions equipped with hardware and software developed by self-driving partner Argo AI will hit Austin roads.

September 30, 2019
BusinessLogistics

GM Is Now Detroit’s Smallest Auto-Making Employer

General Motors Co. now employs fewer union-represented American workers than its domestic rivals for the first time since the United Auto Workers started organizing Detroit’s carmakers eight decades ago.

August 29, 2019