Category: Ford

Ford Recalls 737,000 US Vehicles Over Software and Fire-Risk Issues

WASHINGTON—Ford Motor Co. is recalling 737,000 vehicles in the United States over a part that could develop an oil leak and a software error that could hinder braking, it said on Friday. The automaker is recalling 345,451 of its 2020-2022 Ford Escape and 2021-2022 Ford Bronco Sport vehicles with 1.5L engines because the engine oil…


Ford Recalls 737,000 Vehicles Over Software and Fire-Risk Issues

WASHINGTON—Ford Motor Co. is recalling 737,000 vehicles in the United States over a part that could develop an oil leak and a software error that could hinder braking, it said on Friday. The automaker is recalling 345,451 of its 2020–2022 Ford Escape and 2021–2022 Ford Bronco Sport vehicles with 1.5L engines because the engine oil…


Ford Recalls F-150 Pickups, SUVs to Fix Brake Fluid Leak

DETROIT—Ford is recalling nearly 215,000 pickup trucks and large SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because brake fluid can leak, causing longer stopping distances. The recall covers the F-150 pickup from 2016 through 2018, as well as Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs from 2016 and 2017. All have 3.5-liter turbocharged six-cylinder engines. The U.S….


Volkswagen, Ford Deepen Electric Vehicle Cooperation

FRANKFURT—U.S. carmaker Ford on Monday unveiled plans for seven new electric models in Europe, a battery-assembly site in Germany and a nickel cell manufacturing joint venture in Turkey as part of a major electric vehicle (EV) push on the continent. “Our march toward an all-electric future is an absolute necessity for Ford to meet the…


Ford to Sell Romanian Plant to Turkish Joint Venture

Ford Motor Co.’s Turkish joint venture will buy the U.S. company’s Craiova plant in Romania for 575 million euros ($630 million) and plans to move Courier van production there, the company said on Monday. Ford Otosan, the joint venture with Turkey’s Koc Holding, will pay an additional 140 million euros to Ford over the next…


Ford Recalls Heavy-Duty Pickups; Drive Shafts Can Fracture

DETROIT—Ford is recalling nearly a quarter-million heavy duty pickup trucks in the United States because the drive shafts can fracture and cause a loss of power. The recall covers certain F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickups from the 2017 through 2022 model years. The trucks have gasoline engines and aluminum drive shafts. Ford says in…


Ford Doubles Annual Bonuses for Some Salaried Workers

Ford has doubled the annual bonuses for some of its salaried workers while the company’s CEO will be taking a reduced amount following backlash over its current payout formula, the company confirmed to The Detroit Press.  The automaker originally announced on Feb. 7 that its annual bonus formula would be based on a 54 percent…


Ford Suspends or Cuts Output at Plants Due to Chip Shortage

DETROIT—Ford Motor Co. said on Monday it will continue idling some of its assembly plants in the week of Feb. 14 due to the global semiconductor shortage. The U.S. automaker will idle production at its Ohio Assembly Plant as well as the production line for the Transit van at its Kansas City Assembly Plant, spokeswoman…


Ford Curbing Vehicle Production Citing Shortage of Chips

Ford is cutting down production at eight factories starting Feb. 7 as the company recently warned that a shortage of computer chips would cause a fall in vehicle volumes for the first quarter of 2022. Production at plants in Chicago, Michigan, and Cuautitlan, Mexico, will be suspended, according to Reuters. At factories in Kentucky, Louisville,…


Google to Work With Ford on Detroit Research Hub

DETROIT—Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that Google is joining the automaker’s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles. Also, Detroit and the state of Michigan have agreed to provide infrastructure and other support for the Michigan Central Innovation District that will include the defunct…