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Ford Boosts Output of Big SUVs for Second Time in Two Years

Ford Motor Co. is boosting production of its biggest, highly lucrative sport utility vehicles for the second time in two years at a U.S. factory already bursting at the seams.

March 19, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomousTCA

Detroit at Center of Autonomous Tech Universe, Navigant Report Shows

A new study by Navigant Research rates three companies as leaders in the race to develop and make money on self-driving, autonomous cars and trucks.

March 14, 2019
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Ford Fesses Up on Emissions Early in Effort to Limit the Damage

Ford Motor Co. revealed its emission testing could be flawed and took pains to soothe anxiety among investors in an industry wracked by years of pollution scandals.

February 22, 2019
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VW, Ford Discuss Alliance on Self-Driving Cars

Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG are progressing toward an agreement to join forces on self-driving cars and have overcome earlier obstacles, according to people familiar with the talks.

February 15, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Ford Says Plants at Risk, Urges UK to Reach Brexit Deal

Ford Motor Co. warned of dire consequences for U.K. factories employing more than 7,000 people if British politicians fail to agree on a plan to avert a no-deal split from the European Union.

February 13, 2019
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Ford Investing $1 Billion in High-Profit SUV Plants

Ford Motor Co. is investing $1 billion in two Chicago factories and hiring 500 workers to expand its ability to crank out high-profit sport utility vehicles, including its new Explorer.

February 8, 2019
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Ford CEO Jim Hackett, Tesla’s Elon Musk Urge Workers to Help Boost Profits

Ford Motor Co.’s Jim Hackett and Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk are rallying the troops with similar appeals to make more money.

January 25, 2019
BusinessEquipment

Ford Ranks as Revenue Heavyweight Among US Companies

Ford Motor Co.’s haul from selling just pickups and commercial vehicles rivals household-name companies including IBM and Boeing.

January 25, 2019
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VW, Ford Join to Build Pickup Trucks, Explore Work on Autonomous Vehicles

Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co. will join forces to build pickup trucks, delivery vans and possibly more, pledging to put old rivalries aside and work together to confront a rapidly changing auto industry.

January 15, 2019
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Ford’s Global Cost Purge Hits Europe With Thousands of Job Cuts

Ford Motor Co. said it will cut thousands of jobs, weed out slow-selling variants and potentially close entire factories in Europe, as the carmakers’s global cost-cutting drive targets a region that has been a drag on earnings for years.

January 10, 2019