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Newsweek
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Ford Recalls More Than A Million Cars: What to Know
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The Michigan headquartered Ford Motors is recalling more than a million vehicles over a software malfunction with the rearview cameras. "All vehicles included in this recall can get an over-the-air update to resolve the issue," a spokesperson for Ford Motors told Newsweek, adding that "they can also visit the dealership for the software update." Why It Matters Ford Motors is one of the most popular car brands in the United States, with nearly 2 million sold in 2024. The recall affects a wide range of Ford models across multiple years, as well as three Lincoln models, Ford's luxury line. A frozen, delayed, or blank rearview camera can reduce the driver's view when backing up, increasing the risk of a crash. What To Know In a May 27 letter, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) confirmed Ford notified the group of a safety recall relating to a software error that "may cause the rearview camera image to delay, freeze, or not display when the vehicle is in reverse." The safety recall report was submitted on May 9. The recall affects 1,075,299 vehicles across multiple models and years. Affected models include: 2021-2024 F-150: 527,371 vehicles 2021-2024 Edge: 157,506 vehicles 2022-2025 Transit: 136,968 vehicles 2021-2024 Bronco: 104,394 vehicles 2023-2024 F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600: 65,385 vehicles 2021-2023 Lincoln MKX: 23,468 vehicles 2022-2024 Expedition: 18,124 vehicles 2023-2024 Escape: 17,909 vehicles 2021-2023 Mach-E: 8,949 vehicles 2024 Mustang: 4,988 vehicles 2024 Ranger: 3,907 vehicles 2022-2024 Lincoln Navigator: 3,612 vehicles 2023-2024 Lincoln Corsair: 2,718 vehicles A 2025 Ford Expedition moves on an assembly line during a media tour to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition at the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. A 2025 Ford Expedition moves on an assembly line during a media tour to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition at the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster The accessory protocol interface module (APIM) software will be updated for free by a dealer or over-the-air "if they have over-the-air software updates enabled," a Ford spokesperson told Newsweek. Ford was contacted by NHTSA in January over allegations of rearview camera complaints on 2021-2023 models of its F-150 vehicles. "On April 2, 2025, the SYNC engineering team was able to reproduce the failure mode within a vehicle and link the causal factors to specific SYNC4 software variants between 1.7 and 1.9," the safety recall report states. The American auto company "is aware of one allegation of a minor crash resulting in property damage" due to the issue. Ford also issued a recall over backup camera problems in April, impacting around 289,000 Broncos and pickup models. In April, Ford recalled around 120,000 vehicles due to brake fluid leaks and 20,000 due to a control module glitch. What Happens Next Letters informing owners of the safety risks will be sent via mail on June 16. The recall number is 25S49. A follow-up letter will be issued when the solution is ready, anticipated in the third quarter of the year. Vehicle owners are encouraged to contact Ford, 1-866-436-7332, or the NHTSA for updates and to schedule their free software update once available.
Japan Today
06-05-2025
- Automotive
- Japan Today
Ford says its Q1 profit fell by two-thirds and it expects a $1.5 billion hit from tariffs this year
Jim Farley, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford, speaks at the Ford Motor Company Kentucky Truck Plant to launch the 2025 Ford Expedition, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Ford Motor Co. says it expects to take a $1.5 billion hit to its operating profit from tariffs this year and is withdrawing its full-year financial guidance due to the uncertainty created by the Trump administration's evolving trade policy. Ford said Monday that its net income fell by about two-thirds in the first quarter to $473 million, or 12 cents per share, from $1.33 billion, or 33 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Revenue dropped 5% to $40.66 billion. The results topped the expectations of analysts surveyed by FactSet, who forecast earnings per share for the quarter would be flat. Revenue was forecast to be $38.02 billion. Still, the stock fell more than 2% in after-hours trading. Last week, General Motors said it is bracing for a potential impact from auto tariffs as high as $5 billion in 2025. Ford and Tesla are expected to see a smaller impact from tariffs than GM and other automakers because they assemble more of their cars in the U.S. Still, what impact they do see won't be insignificant. Ford originally forecast 2025 earnings before interest and taxes in a range of $7 billion to $8.5 billion, but on Monday the company said the risks associated with tariffs 'make updating full year guidance challenging right now given the potential range of outcomes.' Ford CEO Jim Farley has been touting the advantage that higher domestic production gives his company and he did so again Monday, while acknowledging that the shake-up to the industry from tariffs is still in its early stages. 'It's too early to gauge the related market dynamics, including the potential industrywide supply chain disruptions,' said Farley said on an earnings call with analysts. 'Automakers with the largest U.S. footprint will have a big advantage, and, boy, that is that true for Ford. It puts us in the pole position.' President Donald Trump says one goal of his trade policy is to move more manufacturing of products such as autos back to the U.S. Last week Trump signed executive orders to relax some of his 25% tariffs on automobiles and auto parts in a move the president said would allow automakers more time to transition their manufacturing operations. Automakers and independent analyses have indicated that the tariffs could raise prices, reduce sales and make U.S. production less competitive worldwide. The potential impact of tariffs dominated Ford's earnings calls, with one executive noting how just a little trouble with a few parts could have a dramatic effect. 'The rare earth materials from China, for example, how they are imported, not just for us, but for the entire industry, has become rather complicated over the last few weeks,' said Chief Operating Officer Kumar Galhotra. 'It would take only a few parts to potentially cause some disruption into our production.' © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
USA Today
02-05-2025
- Automotive
- USA Today
Ford launches new Expedition SUV in Louisville with $500 million investment. Take a look
Ford launches new Expedition SUV in Louisville with $500 million investment. Take a look Show Caption Hide Caption How many people work for Ford in Kentucky? See how it ranks. Ford Motor Company has had a presence in Kentucky for more than a century. Ford has begun shipping the 2025 Expedition SUV, which is assembled at the Kentucky Truck Plant. The company emphasizes quality control improvements after past recalls. The new Expedition features a redesigned exterior, upgraded technology, and a starting price of $62,000. Kentucky represents about 20% of Ford's hourly workforce. Ford Motor Co. has officially started to ship its newest SUV, assembled in Kentucky, just six months after the all-new 2025 Ford Expedition was unveiled in dramatic fashion at the Texas state fair late last year. On April 30, Ford CEO Jim Farley was joined by Rocky Adkins, a senior advisor to Gov. Andy Beshear, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and workers at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville to celebrate the launch of the new vehicle. "Kentucky makes the greatest baseball bats, the finest American whiskey, raises a lot of very fast thoroughbreds ... But in my book, Kentucky's greatest contribution to America happens right here (at Kentucky Truck Plant)," Farley said. In addition to the Expedition, Lincoln, the luxury vehicle producer in the Ford portfolio, showcased its 2025 Lincoln Navigator, the flagship SUV in the Lincoln brand, which is also assembled at the Kentucky Truck Plant alongside the Expedition and F-Series Super Duty trucks. "You are the horsepower of the auto industry in Kentucky, and you're showing America what's possible," Adkins said at the launch party. In anticipation of the 2025 Expedition launch, Ford invested roughly $500 million into the Kentucky Truck Plant to bring it updated equipment, new technologies, additional vehicle testers and more, Farley said. Here's what we know about the new 2025 Ford Expedition SUV: 'From Kentucky, for America' Ford is branding the launch as "From Kentucky, For America" in an effort to remind consumers during uncertain economic times that the automaker is an American company, employing a large American workforce. Between the Kentucky Truck Plant and Ford's smaller Louisville Assembly Plant off Fern Valley Road, Kentucky currently represents about 20% of Ford's entire hourly workforce, a company spokesperson said. Last year, the Louisville area plants assembled more than 700,000 vehicles. Buying a vehicle: Ford extends employee-pricing to July amid tariff turmoil. Is it a good deal? What to know "At Ford, we believe we can, and we must build a strong manufacturing base in America," Farley said, adding that Ford is leading the way on revitalizing American manufacturing, with 80% of vehicles sold in the U.S. being assembled in the U.S. at facilities like the Kentucky Truck Plant or Louisville Assembly Plant. During the event, Farley took aim at automaker competitors, noting "we never left America," and adding in that Ford has continued investment planned for the U.S., including the current construction of a plant in Ohio and Tennessee. "Imagine, if the companies who import all the vehicles in the U.S., treated American manufacturing like Ford," Farley said. "... if our competition moves forward and moves assembly production back to the U.S. at our levels, that would be equivalent of producing 15 new auto plants in the U.S. That's the difference." In recent weeks as President Donald Trump has enacted a slew of tariffs, automakers like Ford have been caught in the crossfire. While Farley said he supports the Trump administrations mission to restore American manufacturing, he said there is still room to grow on securing "a comprehensive set of policies to support our shared vision of that healthy and growing auto industry." "We are not there yet," Farley said in regard to trade policy. With the emphasis of Ford's latest marketing campaign, "Built for America" the company is hoping to "remind Americans where things come from matters and Ford is different," Farley said. Quality control takes a front seat with new Expedition SUV In 2023, the last time Ford launched a new vehicle out of the Kentucky Truck Plant, company officials harped on a new era of quality control standards coming into play. At the time, Ford was freshly off having seen nearly three million vehicles recalled in 2022 and surpassing $5 billion in warranty related costs in 2019. The quality control efforts implemented at the truck plant and across town at the smaller Louisville Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair, have produced mixed results. Ford has had several recalls, impacting at least 11,000 Super Duty trucks since the 2023 model launched along with recalls facing its other Kentucky-made vehicles. But amid the ongoing effort to battle quality issues, Ford is confident its latest SUV to hit the road is a winner. "We think it's the right time to emphasize that on quality, we will never be done with quality," Farley said. "Every time you come here for a launch, you're going to be hearing about quality. It is a game of inches and millimeters." Claire Yarmak, a quality manager at Kentucky Truck Plant, told The Courier Journal quality control was a "relentless" focus for the automaker this go around, and led to the introduction of 20 new trained drivers to do tests and audits on 100% of the new vehicles and 72 new finished vehicle compliance audits to ensure vehicle features work as intended. One of the most evident areas of quality control inside the Kentucky Truck Plant is the deployment of the Mobile Artificial Intelligence Vision System, an AI technology developed by Ford that uses machines to scan vehicles in real time and identify quality issues such as electrical, component and trim issues. Domestic pride: Ford and Stellantis address tariff turmoil with bold 'made-in-America' ad campaigns This technology was first used at the truck plant in 2023 with only 20 machines but ahead of the Expedition launch, the company installed more than 100 machines at the plant to up its quality control for the newest SUV. "We do not want to go through the issues we have in the past, and so far, the quality looks great," Farley said. What are the features on the all-new 2025 Ford Expedition? The 2025 Ford Expedition boasts a multitude of new features, packages and an upgraded design. To date, some 16,000 vehicles have been produced and are making their ways to consumers across all 50 states. "Expedition is all about serving families that live big lives," said Adrian Aguirre, chief program engineer for Ford Expedition. "We know these customers and we know them because we are obsessed with finding out what will make their lives easier and their experiences better." So much of the newest vehicle's focus is around elevating the experience for families who spend a lot of time in and around their vehicle, from camping trips to long days hauling it across town, leading Aguirre to call it, the "most dependable Expedition ever." While not a new generation vehicle redesign, the outside appearance of the vehicle has received a stylish facelift with a new take on the front grille, new headlights and taillights, and a new wheel design. One of the hallmark features of the new large SUV is a power tailgate split into independently opening upper and power sections to create a variety of new features. The three-row SUV which can seat up to eight people also features a "squircle" shaped steering wheel to make room for a newly revamped interior, touch screen display in the vehicle. The manufacturer suggested retail price for the most basic version of the vehicle starts at $62,000 and goes up to a starting price of $86,655 for the Expedition Max King Ranch model. There are seven models of the vehicle available. Here are 15 additional new features on the 2025 Ford Expedition: Note: This list is not inclusive of all features for all models of the 2025 Ford Expedition. Tremor off-road model 24-inch front display screen Horizontally split power tailgate 9,600-pound towing capacity Blue Cruise hands-free highway driving system 15 Beverage Holders Illuminated entry system with theater-dimming Auto-dimming rearview mirror Lane-Keeping system which includes Lane-Keeping assist, Lane-Keeping alert, road edge protection and driver alert 360-degree camera Rock crawl mode Panoramic vista roof Intelligent four-wheel drive with terrain management system Pro-trailer hitch assist 3.5L EcoBoost engine Contact business reporter Olivia Evans at oevans@ or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter at @oliviamevans_.
Business Journals
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Journals
Ford using AI, 3D printing at Cleveland engine plant for Expedition
Story Highlights Cleveland Engine Plant 1 in Brook Park is providing the EcoBoost V6 engines for Ford's 2025 Ford Expedition. The plant has the capacity to produce 440,000 EcoBoost V6 and 343,000 EcoBoost I4 engines annually. Cleveland Engine Plant 1 is Ford's last remaining facility in Cleveland. Ford Motor Co. is using artificial intelligence and other advanced manufacturing technologies at its Cleveland engine plant to support the relaunch of its flagship sport utility vehicle. While the Michigan-based automaker is celebrating the 2025 Ford Expedition at its Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville this week, the company also is calling attention to its Cleveland Engine Plant 1, located in Brook Park, which is providing the EcoBoost V6 engines for the Kentucky-built vehicles. GET TO KNOW YOUR CITY Find Local Events Near You Connect with a community of local professionals. Explore All Events Ford (NYSE: F) has about 1.6 million square feet of production space at the engine plant's 365-acre site in Brook Park, Gordon Stepchuk, assistant plant manager, told the Cleveland Business Journal during a recent tour. About 95% of that space is being used around the clock, Stepchuk said. The Cleveland engine plant has the capacity to make about 440,000 EcoBoost V6 engines and 343,000 EcoBoost I4 engines each year and employs roughly 2,000 hourly and salaried workers, he said. The V6 engines go into the Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs, the Ford F-150 and Raptor pickup trucks, and the Ford Transit Van, Stepchuk said. The I4 engines go into the Ford Ranger truck and the Ford Bronco and Explorer SUVs, Stepchuk said. expand From left, Phil Bigos, Lean Six Sigma master black belt; Phil Brooks, team leader; and Eric Blankmeier, area manager, show off a completed EcoBoost V6 engine at Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant 1 in Brook Park, Ohio. Mary Vanac | Cleveland Business Journal The plant uses a combination of manual workstations and robots to produce its engines. Computer-controlled robots do some of the work of installing parts and conveying the engines to 13 work stations. "We do a lot of in-process testing to make sure that our quality is top-notch," said Eric Blankmeier, an area manager at the plant. "So nearly each team will have a series of ... test processes or in-series processes to test quality." Cleveland Engine Plant 1 is using advanced manufacturing technologies, such as 3D printing, at its on-site innovation center to produce prototypes, tools and parts no longer sold commercially to solve problems on the manufacturing floor. expand A robot conveys an engine assembly along tracks in Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant 1 in Brook Park, Ohio. Mary Vanac | Cleveland Business Journal The plant also is piloting a mobile AI vision (MAIV) system that inspects the valves and seats in the V6 engines shipped to Kentucky for the redesigned Expedition and sends the results to a mobile phone app. "This is our first application [of a MAIV system] here at the Cleveland Engine plant," said Chris Newell, a manufacturing engineer. "One of the really cool things about it with innovation and the new technology, it gives us immediate feedback of a pass-fail system." The MAIV system also provides a "massive cost save," Newell said. "For some of the other camera applications that we put in, they would cost maybe four or five times the amount just for one application," he said. "So we're able to improve our quality in more areas at less cost." The development path of Ford's 3D-printed tools Bobby Stacey, Team 12 leader at the plant, noticed that his teammates were having trouble seating small plastic fasteners called fir trees in the EcoBoost V6 engines they were building. Stacey asked Tom Williams, who mans the Cleveland Engine Plant Innovation Lab, for help. "They couldn't seat it in ergonomically," said Phil Bigos, Lean Six Sigma master black belt (meaning he's an expert in process improvement). "They were complaining about pain in their fingers during installation." So Williams and his colleague, Bryan Trego, created a 3D-printed plastic tool in their innovation lab to help the line workers install the fir trees properly without hurting their fingers. expand Close-up of a 3D-printed tool designed and manufactured in Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant Innovation Center. Mary Vanac | Cleveland Business Journal Creating 3D tools and parts at the plant's innovation center rather than sending them out for manufacture saves time and money, Bigos said. "It's a lot of collaboration with employees on the floor, and we can turn ideas around in hours," he said. "It's great having them in-house to be able to turn it around really quick, really driving innovation." On the manufacturing floor, Stacey uses the tool to install a fir tree near the end of the engine plant's manufacturing line. expand Bobby Stacey, team leader, uses a 3D-printed tool to press a small plastic fastener called a fir tree into a V6 EcoBoost engine at Ford's Cleveland Engine Plant 1 in Brook Park, Ohio. Mary Vanac | Cleveland Business Journal Cleveland Engine Plant 1 is the last Ford facility standing in the Cleveland area Opened in 1952, Ford's No. 1 engine plant was one of two in Brook Park, along with an iron casting plant in Brook Park and stamping plants in Brook Park and nearby Walton Hills. An aluminum casting plant was added to the Brook Park site in 2000 but shut down in 2002, according to In 1978, engine plants No. 1 and No. 2 made engines for more than half of Ford's domestic cars, according to the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. However, a recession in the auto industry reduced employment at the engine complex from 16,000 in 1978 to 11,000 in 1980, the encyclopedia states. Cleveland Engine 2 was closed in 2012 and later sold to developers. In 2021, Weston Inc., the DiGeronimo Cos. and Scannell Properties broke ground for the Forward Innovation West Center on the site of Ford's former engine and casting plant, but that land now is the proposed site of a roofed stadium for the Cleveland Browns. Ford's stampling plants and casting plants in Brook Park and Walton Hills also have been closed and razed. Sign up for the Business Journal's free daily newsletter to receive the latest business news impacting Cleveland.
