Racecar-loving Ford CEO Jim Farley is in the midst of what may be the biggest challenge of his professional life. Ford (F), which is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year, is pushing hard into w...
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Ford’s February auto sales jump 22% from subdued 2022 results
Ford Motor Co., CEO Jim Farley gives the thumbs up sign before announcing Ford Motor will partner with Chinese-based, Amperex Technology, to build an all-electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall, Mi...
Ford’s EV battery deal with China’s CATL echoes industrial history
Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle displayed at the Ford booth during 2021 Auto Shanghai show. Almost exactly a century ago, Sun Yat-sen, the father of modern China, wrote a letter to Henry Ford. He...
Ford’s EV blunder reinforces decision to drop stock if no progress
Ford Motor (F)’s decision to halt production and shipments of its electric pickup truck further undermines our confidence in the automaker. We have little patience left for more missteps and are...
Ford’s CEO needs to deliver by next quarter, or we’re moving on
Ford Motor (F) CEO Jim Farley on Friday said the automakers’ messy fourth quarter was a function of its transition to a new business structure that limited production capacity, combined with poo...
Generac Catches Another Downgrade. This Time Ford’s EV F-150 Is to Blame.
Shares of backup power provider Generac caught another downgrade. This time electric vehicles are to blame. Jefferies analyst Saree Boroditsky downgraded shares of Generac (ticker: GNRC) to Sell from ...
Ford’s EV Sales Nearly Tripled in September. The Stock Is Surging.
Ford Motor sales fell 9% in September but electric-vehicle sales almost tripled with the auto maker’s F-150 Lightning remaining the best-selling EV pickup truck in the U.S. The automaker said total ...
Ford’s sales up 16% in third quarter, despite September decline
Ford F-150 Lightning at the 2022 New York Auto Show. Scott Mlyn | CNBC DETROIT – Ford Motor on Tuesday said its sales in the third quarter increased about 16% compared with a year earlier, despite a l...
Leadership Lessons From Ford’s CMO And Bet On The Electric F-150
Ford Motor Company unveils their new electric F-150 Lightning outside of their headquarters in … [+] Dearborn, Michigan on May 19, 2021. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Get...
Ford’s fundamentals remain strong, despite recession worries, productions snags
The economy faces a heightened risk of a recession, Ford (F) CEO Jim Farley told CNBC on Tuesday, a week after the automaker warned investors of $1 billion in unexpected supplier costs and parts short...
Ford’s supply chain problems include blue oval badges for F-Series pickups
A Ford F-150 pickup truck is offered for sale at a dealership on September 6, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images DETROIT – Recent supply chain problems for Ford Motor have included ...
Ford’s Big Earnings Warning Is Really Good News. Just Ask Wall Street.
Text size There is a silver lining in Ford’s ugly update for the third quarter of 2022. Leon Neal/Getty Images Ford Motor said a lack of parts and inflation would leave it with a third- quarter ...
Ford’s hands-free driving tech in Lincoln Corsair, starting at $40,000
2023 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring plug-in hybrid electric vehicle Lincoln DETROIT — Ford Motor is expanding the availability of its hands-free highway driving system to Lincoln’s entry-level Co...
Ford’s U.S. Sales Rose 27% in August on Strong EV Demand
Listen to article (2 minutes) Ford Motor U.S. sales rose 27% in August, rebounding from year-ago production shortages and benefiting from increased demand for electric vehicles. Ford has been posting ...
Ford’s new vehicle sales slow in August, in line with expectations
2023 Ford F-150 Raptor R Ford DETROIT – Ford Motor on Friday said its U.S. sales last month increased double-digits from a year earlier but were off about 4% from the prior month, as the company and a...
Opinion: Ford’s job cuts are just the beginning of another EV earthquake
Electric vehicles, or EVs, promise a green automotive revolution, but this will not come without uncomfortable transitions in the labor force. Those trade-offs are coming starkly into focus, raising q...
GM Reinstates Dividend. Ford’s Yield Is Higher.
Text size GM stock was rising after the auto maker said it was reinstating its dividend. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images American automotive giant General Motors is returning capital to shareholders again—...
Take a look at Ford’s futuristic vision for its luxury Lincoln brand
Lincoln Model L100 Concept Lincoln Ford Motor on Thursday unveiled a sleek, futuristic concept car to showcase the company’s vision for its Lincoln luxury brand. The Model L100 concept pays homa...
Ford’s green bond sees $5 billion in demand as Biden signs climate bill
Investors swarmed over Ford Motor Co.’s new $1.75 billion green-bond deal on Tuesday to help boost its development of more electric vehicles. Order books for Ford’s F, +0.67% speculative-grade debt de...
Over 1.7 Million Fords And Lincolns Are At Risk Of Being Recalled
Automotive giant Ford (F) back in 2020 recalled over 488,000 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX cars over problems with its brake hoses, as over 50 drivers complained that their brake hose ruptured with no w...
Ford’s New F-150 Lightning Truck to Get Price Hike
Updated Aug. 9, 2022 1:22 pm ET Listen to article (1 minute) Ford Motor new all-electric truck is getting a price increase fewer than four months after it started shipping to dealerships for the first...
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E electric crossover awards could help it take on Tesla
Ford’s first real attempt at an electric vehicle has been quite a hit with critics. The Mustang Mach-E replaced the Tesla Model 3 as Consumer Reports’ Top Pick in February 2022. It was nam...
Ford’s Talk of New EV-Selling Rules Rattles Some Dealers
Ford Motor Co. is preparing new rules for how it sells electric vehicles, a shift that is concerning some dealers and seen as challenging the traditional franchise model. Executives from the Detroit g...
Ford’s Insane 2,000 Horsepower ‘SuperVan’ EV Is A Videogame Fantasy Made Very Real
Real of Forza? So cool it seems unreal, Ford’s SuperVan 4 pays homage to the ‘SuperVan’ legacy and … [+] kicks it up a few dozen notches. Ford Motor Company The numbers don’t e...
Ford’s Mustang Mach-E Profit Wiped Out by Commodity Costs
(Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co.’s hot-selling Mustang Mach-E electric SUV and other plug-in models are being rendered unprofitable by rising raw material costs. Most Read from Bloomberg “We actuall...
Ammonia-Powered Tractors, Why Cutting Air Pollution Boosts Crops And Ford’s Big EV Expansion
This week’s Current Climate, which every Saturday brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability. Sign up to get it in your inbox every week. Brian Banducci for Amogy Brooklyn-based A...
Ford’s US sales decline narrows in May amid tight supplies
The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first new all-electric vehicle under an $11 billion investment plan in electrified vehicles through 2022. Michael Wayland / CNBC Ford Motor said Thursday that its U....
Opinion: Ford’s pact with Chinese EV battery maker is a sucker punch to American taxpayers
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made national headlines recently when he rejected a Ford Motor F, +1.30% factory in a struggling part of the state, owning to Ford’s partnership with Contemporary Ampe...