Author: Michael Martinez

Ford’s investment will support the redesigned Explorer, Police Interceptor and Lincoln Aviator crossovers. The plants will be retooled beginning next month for the 2020 model-year vehicles.

An issue with the vehicle’s shifter prompts a recall a month into its high-profile launch. Ford is not aware of any injuries or accidents.

Kumar Galhotra, Ford’s president of North America, said more than 300,000 hand-raisers have indicated they’d like to purchase the vehicle.

Hinrichs presents a plaque to Ford retiree John West and invites him to lunch with Executive Chairman Bill Ford at the company’s headquarters in a promo for the pre-taped episode.

Ford is closing the Chariot shuttle service it bought in 2016 by the end of March. Executives view the short-lived business as a necessary learning experience.

Speaking at the J.D. Power Automotive Summit, Jonathan Banks, vice president of vehicle valuations and analytics for J.D. Power, said Generation Z buyers are increasingly unable to afford new vehicles, and would rather look for bigger vehicles with mor…

Deborah Wahl, Cadillac’s chief marketing officer, said the brand’s sales should soar on the back of new crossovers such as the XT4 and XT6.

Lincoln will begin taking orders for the Aviator in February. The gasoline version goes on sale this summer, while the plug-in hybrid hits showrooms in late summer, Lincoln said Tuesday.

Ford is planning a less expensive pickup that would slot below the Ranger, and the automaker eventually will offer battery-electric versions of the F series, Jim Farley, head of the automaker’s global markets, told investors.

DeAnna Johnson, 54, said in a lawsuit her supervisor groped her, showed her lewd photos and repeatedly solicited her for sex.