On April 30, Ford announced the official launch and first shipments of its revised 2025 Ford Expedition from the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, which also assembles the 2025 Lincoln Navigator and F-Series Super Duty trucks.
The refreshed three-row SUV that can seat up to eight people has received a res

Ford recently told its dealers body that it is working on a number of new, lower-cost models to address the affordability issue for U.S. consumers, as well as increasing production of its existing entry-level trims on lines that include the Ford F-150, Escape, and Explorer.
Ford is also bringing back the Base trim of

On January 15, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants reported that new light vehicle sales performance in 2024 was positive with the market up 8.2%. At the model level, however, the market saw significant shifts. 
Top Five Passenger Cars
1.    Honda Civic
2.    Toyota Corolla
3.    Hyundai Elantra
4.    Tesla Model 3
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On October 7, Nissan announced it has as entered into an agreement to invest in ChargeScape, a joint venture equally owned by BMW, Ford and Honda focused on EV-grid integration. Once the transaction is complete, Nissan will become an equal 25% investor in ChargeScape and will roll out ChargeScape’s services to its EV

On September 18, BMW, Ford and Honda began operations of the new joint venture that they announced in 2023 and have appointed the first CEO and CTO. ChargeScape is a software platform that integrates EVs into the power grid, shoring up grid stability while saving drivers money on their charging.
ChargeScape's technol

According to GlobalData, Japanese OEMs don’t appear to be proactive in the NEV transformation
The world’s largest automobile market, China, has undergone tremendous change in the past few years, in particular, the trend towards the New Energy Vehicle (NEV) transformation has been advancing rapidly. Different technica

On August 12, Ford Motor Company and TXU Energy announced they have created a first-of-its-kind retail energy management offering for Ford F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and Escape Plugin Hybrid customers in Texas. 
The TXU Free EV Miles program offers Ford EV customers a credit on their TXU Energy bill for all hom

On June 26, Ford announced it will open an EV development center in Long Beach, California, in early 2025 in a bid to attract and retain the engineering and software talent it needs to develop future EVs.
Emma Bergg, a spokesperson for Ford’s EV division, said the new 250,000-square-foot center would include two buil

On April 17, Ford announced it is recalling 456,565 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power, increasing crash risks.
According to documents published by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the body and power train control

On March 7 it was announced that Ford Colombia sales increased 57.1% to 759 units during February 2024 compared to the same period of last year.
The models that increased their sales during the month were Ford Bronco Sport with a 538.4% increase to 83 units; Ford Escape with 431.9% to 383 units and Ford Expedition wi

Ford Motor Co. is delaying planned three-row electric vehicles similar in size to the Explorer and Lincoln Aviator as it focuses on smaller, more affordable EVs, according to people familiar with recent company plans.
The three-row EVs, planned to be built in Canada at Ford's future Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex,

On February 15, among other things at Wolfe Research Global Auto Conference in New York, Ford CEO Jim Farley discussed his company’s EV strategy going forward, concentrating on smaller, lower priced EVs and electric work vehicles such as pickup trucks and full-size vans. 
Ford has shifted its electric vehicle strateg

The number of EV and PHEV models eligible for a USD 7,500 consumer tax credit fell sharply as new rules from the Biden administration began on January 1.
The new rules exclude vehicles that use battery components made by Chinese manufacturers from the tax credit.
Eligible vehicles are those put into service from Janu

On November 4, Ford Motor Co. confirmed it will temporarily lay off workers and at its Louisville Assembly Plant starting on November 6 due to "parts-related issues" that will affect production.
The layoffs will affect 1,600 employees from the second shift, who will return to work the following week, when another 1,6

On October 29, the UAW National Ford Council voted to send the tentative agreement to members to begin voting on November 1 through mid-November.
The agreement, according to the UAW, includes USD 8.1 billion in product commitments and plant investments over the length of the contract, including:
  • Chicago Assembly,

On October 4, Ford announced that its U.S. sales were up 7.7% in the third quarter from the same period one year ago.
Ford F-Series sales rose 13.4% over last year on sales of 190,477 trucks, with YTD sales totaling 573,370 trucks.
Ford overall Q3 truck sales, including pickups and vans, were up 15.3% over last year

On September 12, the BMW Group, Ford Motor Company and American Honda Motor Co., Inc. announced that they have entered into an agreement to create ChargeScape, LLC, a new equally-owned company that will create a single, cost-effective platform connecting electric utilities, OEMs, and EV customers in the U.S. and Cana

On August 8, six Ford customers filed a lawsuit in Detroit at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, seeking class-action status and alleging "a dangerous defect" has led to spontaneous explosive fires in certain hybrid vehicles built by Ford Motor Co. 
The lawsuit alleges that Ford’s proposed

On July 27, Ford CEO Jim Farley told investors after the company’s second quarter earnings result that he is hearing consumers who express apprehension about EVs, and has adjusted company strategy to accommodate consumers who want to slow down their change.
Farley said the company now is planning to produce 600,000 E

On July 11, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it is investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven.
The investigation is covering 346,000 Ford Escapes from the 2020 and 2021 model years.
NHTSA said that it has 118 complaint