Ford recalls 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. over fuel pump issue On July 9, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, which could cause an engine stall. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that a faulty fuel pump can reduce fuel flow from the tank to the engine, causing an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash. NHTSA estimates t...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/11

Ford recalls 200,061 vehicles in U.S. over malfunctioning rearview camera On July 1, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 200,061 vehicles because of a software defect that can cause the rearview camera to fail, increasing the risk of a crash and injury. Ford told the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the camera can either display a blank image or that the image may remain on the display after the driver finishe...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/04

Ford Q2 sales rise 14.2%, U.S. market share up on truck, hybrid, SUV strength 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%)   •    F-Series sales clim...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/02

Lexus, Nissan top 2025 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, infotainment remains problematic On June 26, J.D. Power released its annual 2025 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), which records the number of problems in 10 key areas cited by owners in the first 90 days of ownership. While half of the top problems industry-wide remain infotainment issues, results improved slightly in 2025, though owners are having more touchscreen-related problems due to ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/28

GM doubles its EV sales in first five months of 2025 in U.S. On June 9, General Motors said it slightly more than doubled its EV sales this year compared with the first five months of 2024, while its share of the EV market in the U.S. also doubled. Across all brands, GM sold 62,830 electric vehicles from January to May of 2025, with the Chevrolet brand comprising 37,620 of those sales. Scott Bell, vice president of global Chevrolet, said more tha...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

Ford leads sales gains in U.S. with discount program offsetting import tariffs in May 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 May since 2019 and the third straight month of...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

Ford recalls 40,910 F-150 Lightnings in U.S., Canada for control arm issue 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 upper control arm to detach from the knuckle assembly. The...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

Ford launches F-150 Tremor in Brazil On May 23, Ford officially launched the F-150 Tremor in Brazil, expanding its pickup lineup with a model designed to combine daily comfort with serious off-road capability. Equipped with a 5.0-liter Coyote V8 gasoline engine, the Tremor delivers 405 hp and 56.7 kgfm of torque at 4,250 rpm, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 7 seconds and features a 136-liter fue...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/30

Ford recalls 1,075,299 vehicles in U.S. over rearview camera software issue On May 27, Ford announced it is recalling 1,075,299 vehicles in the U.S. over a software error that may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse. Affected vehicles include the 2021-2024 Bronco, F-150, 2021-2024 Edge, 2023-2024 Escape, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, 2022-2024 Expedition, 2022-2025 Transit, 2021-202...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

Ford may share BlueOval SK EV Battery Park production with Nissan Ford and SK On’s joint-venture BlueOval SK Battery Park site in Kentucky was originally planned to have two operational plants on its large campus, which would employ 5,000 people. However, with slower demand for EVs, the two companies had chosen to only utilize one of those plants and hire 2,500 workers in the interim, with production currently scheduled to begin soon.  Recent ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/22

Ford revises electrical architecture plan Responding to questions on what Ford is doing with its new electrical architecture programs, Ford EV design head Doug Field recently explained what the company is doing. Rather than cancelling its next-generation FNV4 (fully-networked vehicle) electrical architecture, it is merging that effort with its existing, evolving architecture, while also developing a separate architecture that will be utilized in ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/13

Ford freezes exports of U.S. vehicles to China in tariff war On April 18, Ford confirmed it has adjusted shipments to China from the U.S. as a result of retaliatory tariffs. “We have adjusted exports from the U.S. to China in light of the current tariffs,” Ford spokesperson Robyn Jackson said. Ford has completely halted shipments of the F-150 Raptor, Mustang, Bronco and  Lincoln Navigator in response to Chinese tariffs as high as 150% in res...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/22

Ford’s U.S. retail sales up ahead of tariffs, though down 1.3% overall in Q1 On April 1, Ford Motor Co. reported Q1 2024 U.S. sales of 501,291 units, a 1.3% decrease from the same quarter in 2024. While fleet sales were affected negatively, retail sales were up about 5% in the quarter and up 19% in March alone as consumers made their purchase decisions ahead of the imposition of new tariffs expected on April 2. Of the quarter’s totals, 477,56...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

U.S. NHTSA investigates 1.3 million Ford F-150 pickups over sudden downshifts On March 24, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced it has opened a preliminary probe into nearly 1.3 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks from model years 2015 to 2017 over reports of an unexpected gear downshift accompanied by a temporary rear wheel lockup. NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), which received 138 consumer compla...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/25

Detroit Manufacturing Systems to acquire Android Industries, Avancez to form Voltava LLC On February 26, Detroit Manufacturing Systems (DMS) owner and CEO Bruce Smith announced that he has reached terms to purchase metro Detroit-based Android Industries LLC and Avancez LLC, which he will combine into DMS to establish Voltava LLC, an Auburn Hills-based company with some 5,400 employees globally and around USD 2 billion in annual revenue. Smith wil...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/28

Ford tells suppliers it will delay next-gen F-150 launch to mid-2028 Ford Motor Co. has told suppliers it will delay the launch of its all-new model F-150 pickup, a top-seller for the Detroit OEM. Ford was expected to roll out the 15th generation of its traditional gasoline/hybrid pickup in 2027. Production for the program, code-named P736, has been pushed out by at least a year to mid-2028 at Dearborn Truck and Kansas City Assembly, according to...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/20

BMTS Technology to invest USD 25 million to expand operations in Mexico On February 11, BMTS Technology announced an expansion of operations at its Ramos Arizpe, Mexico plant, with an investment of approximately USD 25 million. This project is expected to generate 400 new jobs and increase production by 40%, or approximately 2 million turbochargers per year. “Currently, our products are present in General Motors platforms and in the Ford Nano e...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/13

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

Ford’s 2025 F-150 Lightning production proceeding as planned Ford F-150 Lightning production restarted as planned at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center earlier in January. Production of the 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning was previously scheduled to begin in November 2024, but Ford chose to idle the operation for seven weeks, from November 15 to January 6 this year after the traditional weeklong holiday break.  The 2025 Ford F-150 Lightning is receiv...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/25

Stellantis cancels long-range version of Ram 1500 REV pickup While orders will open for the Ram 1500 Ramcharger EREV (extended-range electric vehicle) plug-in hybrid in the first half of 2025, the Ram 1500 REV is now on track to launch in 2026 with only a 350-mile range. The previously announced 500-mile long-range model of the full-electric truck, with a 229 kWh battery pack, is no longer being offered.  The consumer-facing Ram website currentl...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/24