On June 2, Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling 419,967 vehicles in the U.S., including 2018-2022 Expedition and Lincoln Navigator vehicles. The issue in the affected vehicles is that the seat belt pretensioner in the driver and/or front passenger seat may inadvertently lock the seat belt, which will not allo

On May 22, Ford Motor Company announced the launch of the Model Year 2026 Ford Ranger and Ford Everest, along with the new Ford Territory, in the South African market.
The Model Year 2026 Ford Ranger lineup, produced at Ford’s Silverton Manufacturing Plant in Pretoria, is available in 23 variants. The key updates in

On May 21, Ford Energy, a new wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Co., announced that it has assumed ownership of the battery production plant in Glendale, Kentucky, following the closing of the BlueOval SK joint-venture disposition agreement. 
The sprawling plant, which successfully ran EV battery production until

On May 21, a subsidiary of South Korean battery manufacturer SK On took full ownership of the battery plant at BlueOval City in Stanton, Tennessee, marking an end to the company’s joint U.S. battery manufacturing venture with Ford Motor Company.
The 4-million-square-foot battery plant located on Ford’s campus is now

On May 21, Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant, which builds the F-150, halted production through at least the rest of the week due to a repair needed at the nearby Dearborn Stamping Plant, according to Nick Kottalis, president of UAW Local 600 that represents workers at the plant.
The cause of the downtime is a broken hood

On May 20, Ford Mexico announced the launch of Ford Pro during Expo Proveedores del Transporte y Logistica in Monterrey, alongside the reintroduction of the Ford F-650 and F-750 heavy-duty trucks.
The Ford F-650 and F-750 return to address demand in the heavy-duty segment. Both models are powered by a 7.3-liter V8 ga

On May 18, Ford confirmed that it is currently in talks with defense departments in North America and Europe to supply pickup trucks and software to their armed forces.
Beginning in 2025, several governments in North America and Europe engaged with Ford on how its commercial vehicle lineup and modern technologies cou

On May 18, results of the 2026 North American Automotive OEM-Supplier Working Relations Index (WRI) study were released by Plante Moran, showing improvement for all six major North American OEMs for the first time in the survey’s 26-year history despite tariff pressures and EV cost challenges, with Ford, Toyota and S

On May 18, Ford Energy announced that it has signed a five-year deal to supply up to 20 GWh of storage capacity ‌to renewable power developer EDF.
Under the deal, EDF can procure up to 4 GWh of DC Block battery energy storage systems (BESS) annually from Ford Energy. Deliveries under the agreement are expected to beg

On May 18, Ford announced plans to launch seven new products in Europe over the next three years.
The company plans to launch five all-new passenger vehicles, made in Europe for Europe. The lineup will include a compact SUV from the Bronco family, which will be manufactured at Ford’s Valencia plant in Spain starting

On May 14, it was reported that Ford will expand its commercial vehicle portfolio in South America with the introduction of the new Transit City, an electric van scheduled to arrive in the region by the end of 2026.
The model is part of the Ford Pro strategy to diversify its lineup and support the transition toward z

On May 11, Ford officially announced that it entered the battery energy storage system (BESS) business with the introduction of the Ford Energy DC Block stationary battery, a standardized 20-foot containerized system that integrates advanced LFP prismatic battery technology, liquid-cooled thermal management and batte

On May 12, Ford announced that it will expand the Everest lineup in South Africa with the launch of the new Everest Tremor in the fourth quarter of 2026.
The SUV features a specially developed suspension setup with Bilstein dampers, all-terrain tires, and 26 mm higher ground clearance compared to the standard Everes

On May 11, the Unifor trade union said that Ford has been selected as the lead OEM to begin contract negotiations in Canada for later in 2026. Any agreement reached with Ford will set the stage for future talks with GM and Stellantis.
Unifor has maintained a long-standing working relationship with Ford, and has most

Ford has had to invest CAD 5 billion to retool and prepare its Oakville Assembly Complex in Ontario, Canada for Super Duty pickup production, up from the planned CAD 4.1 billion announced in 2024. Despite tariff uncertainty and the CAD 1 billion in added costs, the project remains on schedule, with production expecte

Geely has reportedly agreed to purchase the Body 3 vehicle assembly facility at the Almussafes plant in Valencia, Spain, according to a Spanish report citing unnamed sources, adding that the automakers are also in discussion about the possible production of a Ford vehicle on a Geely platform.
The move would enable Ge

Ford is expanding its Electric Vehicle Development Center in Long Beach, California, where it brings together tools, talent, and labs to design, test, and refine its next generation of electric vehicles. The EVDC, which started with a 120,000-square-foot building, has grown to include a second, slightly larger one be

On April 29, Ford Motor Company announced that its first-quarter revenue was USD 43.3 billion, a 6.4% increase from a year ago. Net income was up 441.0% to USD 2.5 billion, operating income was up 630.1% to USD 2.3 billion, and adjusted EBIT was up 242.3% to USD 3.5 billion. The results include a USD 1.3 billion one-

On April 29, multiple sources reported that Ford Spain has scheduled five new production stoppages in May and June 2026, at its Almussafes plant in Valencia, Spain, under the RED employment scheme.
The RED plan was introduced in December 2024 and is designed to protect jobs until a new multi-energy vehicle begins pro

Ford's FY2026 first quarter financial results were announced.
Sales increased 6.4% YoY to USD 43.3 billion. This was a USD 2.6 billion increase over the previous year's USD 40.7 billion.
Operating income increased 630.1% YoY to USD 2.3 billion. This was a USD 2.0 billion increase over the previous year's USD 319 mi