On July 1, Ford Motor Company announced it has accelerated well ahead of the U.S. industry in Q2 2025.
Q2 2025 results:
   •    Total U.S. sales: 612,095 (+14.2% from Q2 2024)
   •    Market share: estimated 14.3% (+1.8 ppts quarter over quarter)
   •    Total pickups (F-Series, Ranger, Maverick): 288,564 (+15.1%)
 

On June 25, Ford announced the launch of the first-ever Tremor package for its 2026 Explorer lineup, adding a bit more ruggedness and "go anywhere" capability.
The off-road Tremor variant has:
•    a unique suspension system with specially tuned springs and sway bars that give it an extra inch of ride height and a co

On June 25, multiple sources reported that Ford has scheduled three days of vehicle production shutdowns in August and six days in September at its Almussafes factory in Valencia, Spain, as part of the ERTE RED (Financial Plan for the Reduction of Employment) mechanism.
The vehicle production will be halted on the 25

On June 18, KIRCHHOFF Automotive, in a newsletter, announced that it is supplying formed parts and welded assemblies, including front and rear side members, front panels, and body forming parts for the Ford Puma and Ford Transit Courier BEV programs. These components are produced across the Craiova (Piteşti) plant in

On June 23, Lisa Drake, Ford vice president of Technology Platform Programs and EV Systems, presented the USD 3 billion BlueOval Battery Park Michigan plant in Marshall, Michigan, now 60% complete, to the media before "clean room" equipment is installed. “We remain on track to start production of these batteries next

On June 17, Ford announced it is recalling 304,662 of its 2020 through 2025 model year Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator three-row sport utility vehicles, which feature second-row outer seats that may unexpectedly fold, slide, or unlatch while driving.
The Explorers were produced between October 19, 2018 and November

On June 5, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published Ford’s patent for an active heat sharing system.
The patent, “Active Heat Sharing Between Cabin and High Voltage Battery”, was first filed on December 29, 2023, and assigned serial number 0178400.
As electric vehicle (EV) battery packs tend to

On June 18, Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling 2021-2025 Mustang Mach E vehicles over rear door latches, having ordered its dealers to stop demonstrations and deliveries of the electric sport crossover.
Ford is recalling 316,911 Mach-Es worldwide, impacting 196,911 vehicles in the U.S., and about 120,000 ve

On June 19, it was reported that Argentina’s mechanics union SMATA halted production at several auto plants for the second time in ten days in support of former president Cristina Kirchner, who is serving a six-year sentence for corruption confirmed by the Supreme Court.
The strike affected the morning shift at Ford

On June 17, Cygnet Texkimp, a leading manufacturer of composites processing technologies, and Viritech partnered to recover high-value, continuous carbon fibers from hydrogen pressure vessels as part of a strategy to improve circularity in the manufacture of filament-wound parts.
The two companies collaborated within

On June 16, multiple sources reported that Ford factory in Almussafes (Valencia) has decided to shut down all engine production lines on June 23, 2025, as part of the RED mechanism.
This day was already planned as a vehicle production break, and it will now be a full production shutdown at the factory on June 23, 202

On June 13, Ford CEO Jim Farley said the company is struggling with supplies of rare earth magnets that are essential to car production and already forced a shutdown of production of its Explorer SUV at its Chicago plant for a week in May. Farley said that the supply of the critical components has been trickling out

On June 10, Ford of Canada CEO Bev Goodman said that the company’s CAD 3-billion project to retool its Oakville Assembly Complex is “well in the works” despite tariffs hanging over the North American auto industry, though “it will be late 2026 before we see trucks rolling off the line”. 
Ford said crews poured the fo

On June 12, Ford Europe unveiled the new Ranger Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) — the first Ranger with a gasoline-electric hybrid system that works on-road and off-road. It comes in three versions: Stormtrak launch edition, the rugged Wildtrak, and the high-spec XLT. 
The model comes with a five-seat Double Cab and a tough, p

China has granted temporary export licenses to rare-earth suppliers of the Detroit 3 automakers, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Suppliers to General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis got clearance for some rare earth export licenses on June 2, one of the two sources said. At least some of the licenses are

On June 12, Ford started the mass assembly of vehicle drive battery packs in three different sizes for exclusive use in Ford’s new generation of electric vehicles, the Ford Explorer and Ford Capri, with both vehicles built at the Cologne Electric Vehicle Center.
The new facility has 180 newly installed robots weld, w

On June 4 at the UBS Auto and Auto Tech Conference, Ford’s Chief Financial Officer Sherry House talked about tariffs and supply chain disruptions that will impact in its Q2 earnings in July, but cautioned there are many unknowns that could make Ford's upcoming financials "a bit lumpy". 
On disruptions caused by expor

On June 3, Ford reported success with its pricing strategy in the month of May in offsetting the cost of the Trump import tariffs with its "A Plan" discount program, typically reserved for employees. Ford led all other OEMs in May with a 16.3% increase to 220,959 vehicles across all powertrains, the company’s best Ma

On May 30, Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling 29,501 2024-2025 F-150 Lightning BEV pickups in the U.S.
In documents posted by the U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ford says that the upper control arm ball joint nut may not have been tightened properly, allowing the front u

On May 29, Ford Motor Co. Executive Chair Bill Ford, speaking at the Mackinac Policy Conference, warned about the potential for the Trump administration to end production tax credits that support the manufacturing of EV batteries.
Ending the credits would threaten Ford Motor's investment in its BlueOval Battery Park