Ford recalls 304,662 Ford Explorers, Lincoln Navigators over seat latching issue 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 4, 2024 for the U.S. market, while the Aviators we...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/24

Ford CEO says rare earth supply is still ‘day to day’ after plant halt 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 of China since instituting a new approval process for exp...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/14

tellantis said it is working with suppliers “to ensure an efficient licensing process” and that so far the company has been able to “address immediate production concerns without major disruptions.” U.S. OEMs have been feeling the impact of the restrictions. Ford shut down production of its Explorer SUVs at its Chicago plant for a week in May because of a rare-earth shortage, the company said. (multiple sources on June 9, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/13

Ford starts Capri and Explorer battery pack assembly in Cologne, Germany 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, which glue and screw the battery housing together and equi...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

4% and the Mexican-built Maverick grew 14% for a May sales record, including a 4% increase for its hybrid variant. Transit vans overall were down 4.1%. Ford SUV sales grew by 23%, as Bronco Sport gained 46%, Escape was up 24%, Bronco increased 51% and the Mexican-built Mustang Mach-E increased 11%. Explorer was up 23%, and Expedition had its best May in 20 years, growing by 43%. The Mustang coupe fell 3.2% in May. Lincoln sales grew by 39%. The C...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

MAN Truck & Bus SA invests ZAR 48.8 million in eMobility programmes On April 22, MAN Truck & Bus SA announced ZAR 48.8 million investment in eMobility programs (green technology and skills development), through the development of the Lion's Explorer E. The company highlighted its support for the government's goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions and develop New Energy Vehicles in South Africa. The first Lion’s Explorer E-bus was piloted in Cape...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/24

log allows users to easily select operators and data columns and combine them as desired.  Placeholders that represent real development artifacts in the model in description texts can now be searched for and replaced.  To help engineers find the right wire, pin, or connector, the Hardware Library Explorer in PREEvision 10.18 provides nearly 40 dedicated overviews. For software architecture projects, PREEvision 10.18 provides a navigable overvie...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/24

BYD lands 5,500 EVs in Brazil On February 27, the Explorer 1, BYD’s dedicated cargo ship, arrived at the Port of Aracruz, Espírito Santo, carrying approximately 5,500 vehicles from China. This is the vessel’s second visit to Brazil, following its first arrival in Recife last year with a full load. The 200-meter-long, 38-meter-wide ship can transport up to 7,000 cars and is the first of eight ships planned by BYD to support its global operati...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/01

neral Motors and Stellantis, to create a strong competitor in the contract manufacturing and complex sub-assembly space. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. DMS operates a 500,000-square-foot plant on Detroit’s west side, making instrument panels for its largest customer for the Mustang, Explorer, F-150 and F-150 Lightning, as well as Volvo Truck. Approximately 1,200 workers at the plant perform build-to-print assembly and injection mo...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/28

Ford recalls 240,510 Ford Explorer, Aviator vehicles over seat belt anchors On February 20, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 240,510 vehicles in the U.S. over potential seat belt issues, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recall affects certain 2020-2021 Ford Explorer and Aviator vehicles. Affected vehicles may have an improperly secured seatbelt buckle anchor bolt at one or more seating posi...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/25

d in early January that the company is engineering the base technology for EREVs. Ford filed a patent outlining an idea for an extended-range EV in November 2024.  Ford plans to add an electrified variant of some sort to its entire ICE-focused Ford Blue lineup by 2030 or sooner, including the Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, replacing a pair of canceled pure EVs. The company is currently retooling its Oakville Assembly plant in Canada to produ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/06

Iran Rover presents Infinite Explorer Pickup at Tehran Automobile Exhibition On January 29, multiple sources reported that Iran Rover Group presented Infinite Explore pickup at the 6th Tehran International Automotive Exhibition 2025. It is a model of Changan. It was originally called Lantuozhe but will be sold in Iran under the Infiniti brand. The vehicle has a 2-liter four-cylinder turbo GTDI engine.  Based on multiple sources ...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/04

Continental supplies tires as OE for Ford’s new Explorer and Capri e-SUVs Continental AG has supplied the EcoContact 6 Q summer tires as original equipment (OE) for Ford’s new Explorer and Capri electric SUVs in 19, 20 and 21-inch sizes. The EcoContact 6 Q tire features a specially developed rubber compound and optimized tread, reducing rolling resistance and noise. It ensures high mileage, reliable grip on both dry and wet surfaces, short br...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/31

Ford to increase production of entry level trims, add lower-priced models 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 the Ford Bronco for the 2025 model year after it was abse...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/29

t it is cooperating with Ford on bidirectional charging. Anyone who uses one of Ford's new battery-electric models operates a photovoltaic system and has a home power station installed by E3/DC will also be able to use their vehicle as a storage extension for the home in the future.  Both the Ford Explorer and the new Capri are approved for bidirectional DC charging. With the bidirectional charging solution EDISON V2H, E3/DC provides the technic...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/28

present concrete technical artifacts. Other enhancements include improved performance and usability of tables, simplified handling of complex filters, AUTOSAR and PVCDI exports that can be easily compared for stable and reliable data exchange in the AUTOSAR toolchain. For wire harness design, a new explorer provides a convenient overview of the components available in the hardware library. The new version is now available without requiring data m...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/27

sla’s Model Y. Ford sold a record 187,426 hybrid vehicles in 2024, up 40% over 2023. The F-150 hybrid finished 2024 as America’s best-selling hybrid truck with sales up 47% to 73,845 units. Maverick hybrid were up 31% to a record 68,752 units Overall Ford SUV sales totaled 771,042 in 2024. Ford Explorer sales totaled 194,094 SUVs in 2024, and sales of the Expedition were up 6% to 78,035 units while waiting for the all-new Expedition to launc...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/04

rear wheel drive, the A6 Avant e-tron and the A6 Sportback e-tron. KIRCHHOFF also manufactures a variant of the carrier for the Chinese market at its Shenyang facility in China. Additionally, KIRCHHOFF Automotive manufactures various body-in-white formed parts and welded assemblies for the new Ford Explorer and Capri at its Mielec, Poland and Attendorn, site in Germany. (Based on KIRCHHOFF Automotive winter issue)...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/24

rkers in Germany and some at production facilities in other countries, including the U.K., which will lose 800 jobs. The new cutback will be added to the plan announced in February 2023 to cut 3,800 jobs over three years. The automaker will also adjust the production of two EV models in Europe, the Explorer sports utility vehicle (SUV) and the revived Capri crossover SUV, in the January-March quarter of 2025. Moreover, Ford will increase the numb...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/22

es, with significant recent losses and disruption from the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and new competition. The company plans to cut 4,000 European jobs by 2027, mainly in Germany and the UK, with minimal reductions in other markets. The company is also adjusting the production of the new Ford Explorer and Capri, resulting in additional short time working days at Cologne plant in the first quarter of 2025, due to the weak economic situation ...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/21