Sep 28 Ford to build three electric-vehicle battery factories and an auto assembly plant By Tom Krisher, Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press The factories, to be built on sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, will make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles that will be produced in North America. Continue reading
Jan 04 Ford recalls over 953,000 vehicles to replace air bag inflators By Tom Krishner, Associated Press The move includes over 782,000 vehicles in the U.S. and is part of the largest series of recalls in U.S. history. Continue reading
Sep 06 Ford recalls 2 million F-150 trucks due to seat belt fires By Tom Krisher, Associated Press According to Ford, the seat belt pretensioners in F-150 trucks from the 2015 through 2018 model years can generate excessive sparks when they tighten before a crash. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 5:22 How Tesla's 'story' is driving its skyrocketing stock value By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 15 Trump set to challenge Obama-era fuel standards in Detroit By Associated Press Moving forcefully against Obama-era environmental rules, President Donald Trump is set to announce in Michigan plans to re-examine federal requirements that regulate the fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks. Continue reading
Nov 18 Contrary to Trump tweets, Ford wasn't considering closing Kentucky auto plant By Tom Krishner, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he convinced the chairman of Ford Motor Co. not to move an assembly plant from Kentucky to Mexico. But Ford never intended to move the plant, just production of one of the vehicles it… Continue reading
Jun 09 Detroit's automakers pledge $26 million to save museum, benefit pensions By Margaret Myers In a show of solidarity for a city struggling through bankruptcy, Detroit’s three automakers announced Monday a pledge of $26 million to go toward a deal that would help save the integrity of the city’s renowned art museum and alleviate… Continue reading
May 09 Watch News Wrap: South Sudan president, rebel leader agree to ceasefire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the president of South Sudan and the rebel leader agreed to a ceasefire during a meeting in Ethiopia. The two men agreed a transitional government offers the best chance for new elections. Also, Ford issued… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch "If we don't raise the debt ceiling, we'll be deadbeats" Obama: "If we don't raise the debt ceiling, we'll be deadbeats"… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Why Auto Sales Surge Even as Gas Prices Rise Auto industry sales jumped 6 percent in March with almost 1.4 million new cars and trucks sold -- the highest number since 2008, according to new reports released Tuesday amid Detroit's $200 million deficit. Gwen Ifill and David Shepardson of… Continue watching