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Some of America's biggest automakers are ramping up production to meet customer demand during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Henry Ford's great-great-grandson Calvin and his wife, Sarah, have donated a 2021 Ford Bronco to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospial. The sold-out First Edition model truck has a starting price of $60,800.

Ford will use a portion of the proceeds from Bronco sales to support a $5 million annual fund earmarked for conservation efforts. The first recipients will be the National Forest Foundation and Outward Bound USA.

Auto giant says more than 4,000 vehicles need attention

Electric vehicles are widely seen as the automobile industry's future, but a battle is unfolding in states across America over who should control the charging stations that could gradually replace fuel pumps.

It is Ford's second consecutive quarterly sales increase in the world's biggest auto market

Ford, which builds Escape vehicles at Louisville plant in Kentucky, had first planned their production last spring

Sales of the F-Series and Ranger increased 4 percent combined.

Farley says in the statement that Ford has made progress under retiring CEO Jim Hackett, but he wants to speed up its transformation, which has been in the works for over a year.

Ford is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles in North America because the backup cameras can show distorted images or suddenly go dark.

Ford, Nissan and BMW unveiled electric models with more range for China on Saturday as the Beijing auto show opened under anti-virus controls that included holding news conferences by international video link.

Workers will vote on the agreement on Sunday

Ford's luxury brand has twice tried selling a pickup, with the Blackwood and Mark LT, but neither was a success.

A dedicated facility will start building the battery-powered F-150 in 2022.

As voting rights organizations have warned of poll worker shortages -- largely due to the coronavirus pandemic -- companies have banded together to bolster the recruiting process and make voting easier for employees across the country.

The program will open Sept. 8 and offers must be accepted within 45 days, according to Ford. 

New data from Cars.com finds that some 41% of Labor Day car shoppers said they are in the market for sedans, more than any other body style, compared to 39% looking for SUVs and crossovers.

System uses lidar technology to guide a car through a garage without hittng any obstacles.

The 2020 Explorer vehicles affected by the recall were built at Chicago assembly plants between Nov. 19, 2019, and June 4, 2020 while 2020 Lincoln Aviator models were built between April 11, 2019, and June 8, 2020. 

It honors Ken Miles' victory at 24 Hours of Daytona.