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Ford sales up 10.1% in first quarter, cedes No. 2 EV position to rival GM

Ford Motor Co. posted a strong first-quarter sales performance, making the Blue Oval the best-selling brand in the United States — but the automaker ceded its ranking in the increasingly competitive electric-vehicle segment amid gains by its crosstown rival.

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Ford invests in Indonesian nickel-processing project to lock up goods

Ford Motor Co. is partnering with mining companies from Indonesia and China to invest in a nickel-processing project as part of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's bid to shore up supplies of key raw materials for electric-vehicle batteries.

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Self-repossessing cars? Ford’s patent application suggests the technology is in our future

Although Ford claims it has no intentions to carry through with the technology, the patent application shows how cars may one day lose their standing as the embodiment of American independence.

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Ford reveals EV losses as it rolls out new financial reporting

Ford Motor Co. is set to lose $3 billion on its electric vehicle business this year — but it expects losses to reverse in the coming years as volumes of plug-in vehicles grow.

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2 employees of town near planned Ford truck plant indicted

Officials say two employees of a rural west Tennessee town that resisted a takeover attempt by the state after Ford Motor Co. announced plans to build a truck plant nearby have been charged with the theft of town funds and official misconduct

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Ford recalls 18 F-150 Lightnings over battery issue

Ford Motor Co. said Friday that it is recalling 18 F-150 Lightning pickup trucks due to a battery cell manufacturing defect.

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Ford sales up 22% in February on better inventory flow

Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales rose 22% year-over-year in February, bolstered by a healthier flow of new-vehicle inventory.

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Ford launches new automated driving tech subsidiary

Ford Motor Co. on Thursday announced the formation of a unit that will develop automated driving technology for the automaker's vehicles.

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Postal Service taps Ford to build more than 9,000 electric delivery trucks

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service awarded a competitive contract Tuesday to Ford Motor Co. for 9,250 battery-electric vehicles.

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Post office buys 9,250 electric vans, 14,000 charge stations

The U.S. Postal Service is buying 9,250 Ford Motor Co. electric vans and 14,000 charging stations as part of a move to switch its fleet to electric vehicles

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Ford only Detroit automaker to make Consumer Reports' 'Top Picks' list

Ford Motor Co. is once again the only Detroit automaker to make this year's "Top Picks" list by Consumer Reports.

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How years of tricky talks sealed Ford’s deal with a Chinese battery maker

For executives on both sides of the Pacific, Ford Motor Co.’s controversial deal to build a $3.5 billion electric-vehicle battery plant in Michigan using Chinese technology was the finale of a high-wire act that began two years ago.

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Ford F-150 Lightning fire prompts production halt

Ford Motor Co. confirmed Wednesday that a vehicle fire prompted a production stoppage on the all-electric F-150 Lightning.

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After earnings miss, Ford execs discuss how to fix $7B-$8B cost disadvantage

Ford Motor Co. executives on Wednesday provided greater insight into costs that are weighing on the Dearborn automaker's financial results, with CEO Jim Farley saying "fundamental change" is needed, especially around how vehicles are engineered, sourced and built.

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Ford to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe amid shift to EV future

Ford Motor Co. plans to cut 3,800 jobs in Europe, a move the Dearborn automaker announced Tuesday as part of a broader effort to revitalize its Europe business amid "rapidly changing market conditions" and an increasingly competitive electric-vehicle market.

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Ford chooses US for federal incentives. Experts say it's just the beginning

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. first considered sites in Canada, Mexico and elsewhere for the $3.5 billion battery plant it plans to build in Michigan, company officials said Monday, but hefty new incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act pushed them to choose the United States.

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Ford details $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant to be built in Michigan

ROMULUS, Michgan — Ford Motor Co. signaled Monday that Michigan will play a central role in the Dearborn automaker's bid to secure its electric-vehicle supply chain and diversify its battery technologies.

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Ford and Chinese giant team up on EV batteries

Ford Motor Co and China-based CATL — the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery maker — are reportedly planning to build an EV battery plant in Michigan, capping a months-long search that became mired in tensions between the US and China.

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Ford to announce $2.5B battery plant in Michigan with Chinese partner

Ford Motor Co. on Monday is expected to detail a multi-billion-dollar investment with a Chinese company to build an electric-vehicle battery plant on a site in mid-Michigan, The Detroit News has confirmed.

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Ford to launch Formula 1 comeback after 20 years

Ford Motor Co. on Friday is returning to Formula 1 after more than 20 years, and just weeks after crosstown rival General Motors Co. said it was joining forces with Andretti Global to launch a bid to compete in one of the world's most prestigious motor races.

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Ford hourly workers to get $9K in profit sharing despite headwinds

Ford Motor Co. will pay profit-sharing bonuses of up to $9,176 to hourly autoworkers in the U.S. for 2022, the automaker said Thursday.

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Ford posts $2 billion loss in 2022

Ford Motor Co. posted a $2 billion net loss last year, down from 2021's $17.9 billion in profits that had been bolstered by gains on the automaker's investment in electric-vehicle startup Rivian Automotive Inc.

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Yellen lauds Ford's 100-year history in South Africa, flags more investments

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday lauded the Ford Motor Co's 100-year history of assembling vehicles in South Africa and underscored Washington's resolve to expand trade ties with countries that it "can count on," including South Africa.

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Ford's BlueCruise automated driving system tops Consumer Reports study

Ford Motor Co.'s BlueCruise active driving assistance (ADA) system has surpassed General Motors Co.'s SuperCruise and Tesla Inc.'s Autopilot to achieve the top spot in a Consumer Reports' study of 12 of the ADA systems released Wednesday.

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Virginia governor scraps Ford's bid for EV battery plant with Chinese partner

A Ford Motor Co. battery plant investment sought by Michigan and Virginia that would have created roughly 2,500 jobs was rejected by Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a potential Republican candidate for president, over his objections to the involvement of a Chinese partner.

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