Ford Maverick gaining traction, has 100,000 reservations ahead of fall release
Ford claims the Maverick, which is slated to hit car lots in October, is the only standard full hybrid pickup in America.
Ford wants customers to order cars online, not drive them off the lots
Ford Motor Co. wants to put you into a new car—in six to eight weeks.
Carvana's success rides on used-car loans
Online used-car dealer Carvana Co., known for its vehicle vending-machine towers, has a secret sauce to its business success: a way of handling car loans that turbocharges revenue.
US probes whether Ford was slow to recall backup cameras
U.S. highway safety regulators are investigating whether Ford acted quickly enough when it recalled more than 620,000 vehicles last year to fix faulty rear-view cameras.
Ford offering voluntary buyouts
Ford Motor Co. is offering early buyouts to some U.S. workers ias it works to transform its automotive operations.
US automakers pledge to sell 40%-50% electric vehicles by 2030, with a catch
Ford, GM and Stellantis have pledged for 40% to 50% of their U.S. sales to be electric by 2030, with all-electric, fuel cell electric and plug-in hybrids included.
The Ford Bronco and electric F-150 Lighting are stealing lots of customers from other brands
Ford CEO Jim Farley said Bronco and F-150 Lightning customers are coming from other brands in droves. Over seven out of 10 reservations and orders are from people new to Ford.
Ford cruises by chip shortage, boosts outlook
Ford Motor Co. revved up surprise second-quarter profits this year – powered by climbing pickup and SUV prices even as a global computer chip shortage forced it to pump the brakes on production.
Ford to open new electric vehicle battery facility in Michigan
The new collaborative learning lab, dubbed Ford Ion Park, represents $100 million of the automaker's total $185 million investment in developing, testing, and building electric vehicle battery cells and cell arrays. It is also part of the company's $30 billion investment in electrification by 2025.
General Motors, Cruise sue Ford over 'BlueCruise' hands-free driver aid name
General Motors has sued Ford for trademark infringement over its use of the BlueCruise name for a semi-autonomous driver aid that is similar to GM's Super Cruise feature.
Self-driving Ford cars coming to Miami Lyft customers by end of 2021
Ford and ride-share app Lyft are bringing autonomous vehicles to Lyft customers in Miami by the end of 2021.
Ford’s Explorer, Escape among vehicles getting fresher air filters
Ford Refresh95, which are certified cabin air filters, will be rolled out to select Ford vehicles, including the Bronco Sport, Escape, Explorer, Mustang Mach-E, Police Interceptor Utility and Maverick by the end of the year.
Ford recalls over 800,000 SUVs and pickup trucks
Nearly 775,000 Ford Explorer SUVs from the model years 2013-2017 are covered under one recall.
Ford may ship unfinished vehicles to dealers who will install semiconductor chips onsite, report says
Ford may begin shipping vehicles to dealers without all of the required semiconductor chips, which will be installed at the showrooms, Automotive News reports. The automaker is considering several options to address the shortage of chips currently strangling production.
Ford made a $1.8 million Mustang mistake
Ford is offering to pay 450 Australian Mustang Mach 1 buyers $4,040 each after an error was discovered in the marketing materials for the vehicle that promised features it doesn't have.
The Ford F-Series was outsold by Ram and Chevy in Q2 and the worst may not be over yet
The Ford F-Series finished the second quarter third in sales behind Ram and Chevrolet as production was negatively impacted by the ongoing semiconductor shortage.
Cash-laden companies are on a mergers and acquisitions spree
Businesses spent $1.74 trillion on mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. companies during the first six months of the year—the highest amount in more than four decades—as finance chiefs tapped into cheap funding options to acquire technologies, services and other assets.
Ford sales plummet in June amid chip shortage
Ford reported a 26.9% drop in June sales as it deals with inventory issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic. A semiconductor shortage is the main problem it faces.
Arnold Schwarzenegger wants Ford to build electric cars in Austria
Arnold Schwarzenegger asked Ford CEO Jim Farley to consider opening an automobile plant in Austria during a climate conference he was hosting in Vienna on Thursday.
Ford idling 8 factories for weeks in July and August due to semiconductor shortage
Ford will idle eight factories for several weeks in July and August due to the ongoing semiconductor shortage.


















