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Ford says the main goals of the "Ford University" platform are to improve customer service, better engage employees — especially younger ones who are accustomed to binge-watching videos — and provide dealers and the company with more data to assist business. Vietor, who joined Ford in March 2023 after leading global games learning for Amazon Web Services, will oversee Ford University. She declined to disclose how much the company has spent on the new training. Dealership employees, who are independently employed by dealers, are crucial to the company's sales, performance and customer engagement and satisfaction. Automakers have long touted the idea that better dealer experiences lead to happier customers who are more likely to become repeat customers.
Persons: Abby Vietor, Vietor Organizations: Netflix, Ford, Amazon Web Services, Ford University Locations: Mich
DETROIT — Ford Motor is announcing first-quarter earnings after the markets close Wednesday. The automaker's 2024 guidance released in February included adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT, of between $10 billion and $12 billion; adjusted free cash flow of $6 billion to $7 billion; and capital spending of $8 billion to $9.5 billion. There is less consensus on Wall Street around Ford's performance than there was for its crosstown rival General Motors , which on Tuesday reported strong first-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance. Ford is Morgan Stanley's "top pick," but others on Wall Street are less bullish on the company. Ford has faced years of inflated warranty costs, including $1.9 billion in 2023, which have affected its earnings.
Persons: Ford's, Ford, Morgan Stanley's, Joseph Spak, Jim Farley's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: New York, DETROIT, Motors, UBS
The F-150 Lightning on display at the New York International Auto Show on March 28, 2024. DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor is lowering the starting prices of some all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup trucks as it prepares to resume shipping the vehicles after quality issues. That was followed by $2,500 off Lariat models, now priced at $74,995, as well as a $2,000 reduction for XLT models, with a new price of $62,995. Prices on the $54,995 entry-level Pro model and an $84,995 top-end Platinum model were unchanged. Ford's cuts come three months after it adjusted Lightning prices, including increasing some model prices.
Persons: Kumar Galhotra Organizations: New York, Ford Locations: DEARBORN, Mich, Dearborn , Michigan
DETROIT — Ford Motor sees opportunity to grow Mustang sales as it becomes the last American muscle car with a traditional V8 engine, playing to generations of gearheads who've been drawn to the performance vehicles. The optimism comes after Mustang's closest American competitors ended production of their muscle cars in December. Jeff Marentic, general manager of Ford Blue products, which includes the Mustang, said the pony car remains good business for the automaker both domestically and internationally. "For people who are looking for a true American sports car, it's available to them. … We're looking and talking about the future of Mustang, and how far we can grow it."
Persons: gearheads who've, Stellantis, Jeff Marentic, Marentic Organizations: DETROIT, Ford Motor, General Motors, Chevrolet, Dodge Challenger, Ford, CNBC Locations: American
Over the past few months, America’s Big Three automakers — Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the oddly named company that owns Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep — landed in big trouble. Ford, General Motors and Stellantis made billions in profit last year, even after a lengthy strike by autoworkers, and all three companies are forecasting a big 2024. The biggest threat to the Big Three comes from a new crop of Chinese automakers, especially BYD, which specialize in producing plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles. BYD’s growth is astounding: It sold three million electrified vehicles last year, more than any other company, and it now has enough production capacity in China to manufacture four million cars a year. A deluge of electric vehicles is coming.
Persons: , Stellantis, autoworkers, America Organizations: — Ford, General Motors, Dodge, Chrysler Locations: U.S, China, Brazil, Thailand, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Mexico
Ford Super Duty trucks are seen at the Kentucky Truck assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 27, 2023. Ford and a United Auto Workers local union reached a tentative deal on Wednesday to avert a strike at the automaker's most profitable plant. The UAW had threatened that nearly 9,000 workers at Ford's Kentucky truck plant would strike on Friday if local union demands were not resolved. The UAW said Tuesday the deal addresses local issues related to skilled trades, ergonomics and health and safety. Workers at the plant produce Ford Super Duty pickups as well as Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigator SUVs.
Persons: Ford, , — CNBC's Michael Wayland Organizations: Ford Super Duty, United Auto Workers, UAW, Workers, Ford, Ford Expeditions, Lincoln, Big Three, — Ford, General Motors, Local Locations: Kentucky, Louisville , Kentucky, U.S, Ford's Kentucky, Louisville
DETROIT – The United Auto Workers is threatening a labor strike at Ford Motor's largest U.S. plant if local union demands aren't resolved by next week. The Detroit union on Friday said nearly 9,000 UAW autoworkers at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant could strike at 12:01 a.m. on Feb. 23 if local contract issues remain. The plant — Ford's largest in terms of employment and revenue — produces Ford Super Duty pickups as well as the Ford Expedition and the Lincoln Navigator SUVs. Local contracts differ from the national agreements that the union ratified late last year with Ford, General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis . The union said "core issues in Kentucky Truck Plant's local negotiations are health and safety in the plant, including minimum in-plant nurse staffing levels and ergonomic issues, as well as Ford's continued attempts to erode the skilled trades at Kentucky Truck Plant."
Persons: Shawn Fain, aren't, Ford's Organizations: United Auto Workers, Detroit, DETROIT –, Ford Motor's, UAW, Ford, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, General Motors, Chrysler, Kentucky Locations: Kentucky
The logo of car manufacturer Ford is pictured in Inwood, New York, on February 5, 2024. LONDON — Ford was warned on Wednesday that more than 3,000 white-collar workers across the U.K. could launch industrial action after union members rejected a pay offer from the U.S. automotive giant. The union warned Ford that if it did not attend negotiations via Acas, the U.K.'s independent conciliation service, it would begin the process of balloting its members on potential strike action. Ford said it has been in pay negotiations with employee representatives since the end of last year, as its previous two-year deal ends. "Whilst trade union members have voted internally at a members vote to reject the company's offer, Ford remains willing to continue dialogue through our established bargaining frameworks on the fair and balanced offer made," the company said.
Persons: Ford Organizations: LONDON, Ford, Workers Locations: Inwood , New York, Acas, Liverpool, Essex
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ford swept the front row in qualifying for the Daytona 500 with former race winners Joey Logano and Michael McDowell shocking powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports. Superspeedway qualifying is 100 percent the car,” said Logano, who won the first Daytona 500 pole for Team Penske. Logano turned a lap of 181.947 mph as the 2015 Daytona 500 winner earned his first pole since Atlanta last year. Larson was third in a Chevrolet after Hendrick drivers had won three straight Daytona 500 poles heading into Wednesday night. Dillon won the Daytona 500 in 2018.
Persons: — Ford, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell, , Logano, , ” Hendrick, Kyle Larson, McDowell, Larson, Hendrick drivers, Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Richard Childress, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Harrison Burton, Dillon, Anthony Alfredo, Beard, David Ragan, Jimmie Johnson, Alfredo, ” Ragan, “ It's, I've, Ragan, Erik Jones —, Johnson, , “ I’ve Organizations: DAYTONA, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, Ford, Atlanta, Row, Hendrick, Penske, Trackhouse Racing, Wood Brothers, Beard Motorsports, RFK Racing, Motor, Chevrolet, Toyota Locations: Fla, Logano, Camaros, Chevrolets
DETROIT — Ford Motor beat Wall Street's top- and bottom-line expectations for the fourth quarter while forecasting better-than-expected results for 2024. The company's full-year forecast calls for adjusted earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT, of between $10 billion and $12 billion, adjusted free cash flow of $6 billion to $7 billion and capital spending of $8 billion to $9.5 billion. Analysts had expected Ford's adjusted earnings guidance to be roughly $9 billion to $11 billion, according to investor notes from several analysts. The automaker also announced a special dividend of 18 cents per share in addition to a first-quarter regular dividend of 15 cents per share. Adjusted earnings of Ford's traditional business, known as Ford Blue, were down about 48% during the fourth quarter compared to a year earlier to $813 million.
Persons: Jim Farley, Ford, Farley Organizations: Ford Motor Company, Technology, Ford, LSEG, Ford Motor Co, Ford Pro Locations: China, Marshall , Michigan, Romulus , Michigan, DETROIT
DETROIT — Ford Motor is rethinking its electric vehicle strategies, including "reassessing" the need for vertical integration of batteries, CEO Jim Farley said Tuesday. He also said the company is pulling a target for its EV unit that called for 8% margin by 2026. As Ford pulls back and reevaluates the EV business, it intends to lean in on sales of hybrid vehicles, specifically trucks. The company expects its hybrid sales to increase 40% this year. It sold 133,743 hybrid vehicles in the U.S. in 2023.
Persons: Jim Farley, Farley, John Lawler, Lawler, Ford Organizations: New York, Auto, DETROIT, Detroit, Ford, EV, CNBC PRO Locations: New York, U.S
The Dearborn, Michigan, automaker posted a $523 million net loss from October through December versus a $1.26 billion profit for the same period a year ago. Ford reported a $1.7 billion noncash accounting loss during the quarter on remeasurement of pension and other post-retirement employee benefits. UAW workers shut down the company’s largest and most profitable factory in Louisville, Kentucky, which makes big SUVs and heavy-duty pickup trucks. The UAW strike began Sept. 15, targeting assembly plants and other facilities at Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis. At the end of the contract, top-scale assembly workers will make about $42 per hour, plus they’ll get annual profit-sharing checks.
Persons: , Ford Organizations: DETROIT, — Ford Motor Co, United Auto Workers, Wall, FactSet, Revenue, UAW, Ford, General Motors Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, Louisville , Kentucky
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago during a strike by the United Auto Workers union. But the automaker says that due to slowing electric vehicle sales growth, it will scale back the factory size, cutting the number of planned jobs by about one third from 2,500 to 1,700. Ford put the plant, originally to cost $3.5b, on hold in late September as the union went on strike at targeted assembly plants run by Ford, General Motors and Jeep maker Stellantis. Unlike the company's other battery plants that are joint ventures, the Marshall factory will be a fully owned Ford subsidiary staffed by Ford workers. But China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd., or CATL, which is known for its lithium-iron-phosphate expertise, would supply technology, some equipment and workers.
Persons: , Ford, Mark Truby, , Marshall Organizations: DETROIT, — Ford Motor Co, United Auto Workers, Ford, General Motors, EV, Amperex Technology, . Ltd Locations: Michigan, Marshall, Detroit
John J. Kim | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesDETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain wants to expand the union's battle from the Detroit automakers to Tesla , Toyota Motor and other non-unionized automakers operating in the U.S. The UAW has previously failed to organize foreign-based automakers in the U.S. The UAW has previously discussed organizing Tesla's Fremont plant in California with little to no traction in those efforts. "Workers at Tesla, Toyota, Honda, and others are not the enemy — they're the UAW members of the future," Fain said. UAW President Shawn Fain marches with UAW members through downtown Detroit after a rally in support of United Auto Workers members as they strike the Big Three auto makers on September 15, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan.
Persons: Shawn Fain, John J, Kim, We've, Fain, Stellantis, we've, Ford, Bill Ford, Toyota Fain, Bill Pugliano, Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Tom Williams Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Tribune, Service, Getty, DETROIT, Detroit, Tesla, Toyota Motor, U.S, General Motors, Ford Motor, Chrysler, Volkswagen, Nissan, GM, Ford, American, . ", Toyota, Honda, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, CNBC, Cq, Inc Locations: Chicago, U.S, Fremont, California, Kentucky, Detroit, Detroit , Michigan, Fremont , California
Ford was the first to announce it reached a tentative agreement with the UAW on Wednesday. A brief refresherThe strike, which began nearly seven weeks ago, has been the longest US auto strike in 25 years. What will this mean for car prices? Now you’d think people in the market for a new car would pay the price, by way of higher car prices, given all the added costs the Big Three will face if the tentative deals go into effect. That’s because the historic strike doesn’t officially end until it is ratified by rank-and-file members.
Persons: , Ford, it’s, Vanessa Yurkevich, Chris Isidore — CNN’s, there’s, CNN’s Yurkevich, Isidore Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, — Ford, General Motors, UAW, Anderson Economic Group, Big Three, Ford, Stellantis, GM Locations: New York
DETROIT — Ford Motor is set to report its third-quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. Here's what Wall Street is expecting, according to average estimates compiled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Aside from earnings, Wall Street will be watching the impact of the United Auto Workers union's nearly six-week strike against the automaker, which ended Wednesday night for Ford after the sides reached a tentative agreement. Barclays analyst Dan Levy estimates the total strike impact to Ford was $600 million to $700 million. That would be less than the $800 million impact, including $200 million in the third quarter, GM reported Tuesday.
Persons: Dan Levy, Ford, Levy Organizations: DETROIT, LSEG, United Auto Workers, Ford, Barclays, GM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ford on Thursday reported significant growth in the third quarter, although its financial results fell short of Wall Street estimates. The results came out just a day after Ford reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union. The Ford deal could set the pattern for agreements with the other two automakers, where workers will remain on strike. The UAW called on all workers at Ford to return to their jobs and said that will put pressure on GM and Stellantis to bargain. Shares in Ford Motor Co., which is based in Dearborn, Michigan, were down 3.4% in after-hours trading following the earnings report.
Persons: — Ford, Ford, John Lawler, Lawler, “ We’re, , Farley, Kumar Galhotra, , Shawn Fain, Tom Krisher Organizations: FRANCISCO, Ford, EV, United Auto Workers, General Motors, UAW, Ford Motor Co, Associated Press Locations: Kentucky, Marshall , Michigan, Dearborn , Michigan, Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford called on autoworkers to come together to end a monthlong strike that he says could cost the company the ability to invest in the future. Many jobs will be lost,” said the great grandson of company founder Henry Ford. Ford has 57,000 UAW workers compared with 46,000 at GM and 43,000 at Stellantis. Ford said the strike at the Kentucky plant is harming tens of thousands of Americans who work for parts suppliers and Ford dealers. Fain said on Wednesday that Ford told UAW bargainers for nearly two weeks that it would make another counteroffer on economic issues.
Persons: , Bill Ford, Ford, , Henry Ford, ” Ford, , Shawn Fain, Fain, Kumar Galhotra, “ Ford hasn’t, “ We’ve, they’re, ” Galhotra Organizations: DETROIT, — Ford Motor Co, America, United Auto Workers, Ford, GM, United Auto Workers union, Detroit, Kentucky, Plant, UAW, General Motors, Lincoln, UAW bargainers Locations: Dearborn , Michigan, America, Stellantis, Mexico, U.S, Louisville, Kentucky
CEO of used-car retailer CarMax , Bill Nash, told CNBC's Jim Cramer it's "a little early" to tell what effect the United Autoworkers Union strike will have on his company's business. "I think as far as the UAW strike [is concerned], it's a little early to tell the impact it's going to have on the business — you know, it really depends on how long it goes, and if there's going to be an expansion," Nash said. The UAW began its strike on three Detroit automakers — Ford Motor , Stellantis and General Motors — last month. CarMax will continue to monitor the strike, Nash said, but added so far it hasn't played into the overall industry. Nash also discussed how inflation and high interest rates are affecting customers looking to buy both newer and older models.
Persons: Bill Nash, CNBC's Jim Cramer it's, Nash, Motors —, CarMax, hasn't Organizations: United Autoworkers Union, UAW, Detroit, Ford
CNN —People shopping for electric vehicles starting next year will be able to get a $7,500 federal tax credit off the sticker price while at the dealership, rather than having to wait months to receive their tax returns. The changes to how car buyers can get the federal tax break on EVs — part of the Inflation Reduction Act — were announced by the Biden administration on Friday, and are being rolled out to car dealerships before they take effect starting January 1. More foreign companies are building EV factories in the US in order to take advantage of the tax credits in the future. The Biden administration is currently contacting dealers with information on how they register with a new federal website to eventually offer consumers up-front tax credits. Car dealers will then be reimbursed by the government within 72 hours of selling the car, according to a Treasury news release.
Persons: Biden, , Laurel Blatchford, Ford Organizations: CNN, Treasury, , IRS, General Motors, Volkswagen, George Washington University
In a few cases, according to NHTSA, ARC air bag inflators could be blocked by small pieces of debris, stopping the gases from escaping as they should. In May 2023, General Motors recalled 1 million GM vehicles with the air bags. NHTSA estimated the risk of one of these inflators rupturing at one in every 370,000 air bag deployments. But officials said the only way to know if an air bag has the defect is for it to actually rupture. NHTSA and various automakers are still working to get vehicle owners to replace all the air bags involved in that recall.
Persons: Jacob Tarvis, Marlene Beaudoin, Tarvis, inflators, Kia Optima, General Motors, , Donna Glassbrenner, Steve Gold, Gold, , — Ford Organizations: CNN, Traffic Safety Administration, ARC Automotive, Delphi Automotive Systems, NHTSA, ARC, Chrysler Town &, General, GM, BMW, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles —, Hyundai, Kia, Benz, Porsche, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen Locations: United States, Canada, Turkey, Traverse
The high-profile contract fights have played out across the country, just as public opinion has been turning more in favor of organized labor. UPSThe union representing more than 325,000 UPS workers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, spent months negotiating a new contract with the company. The workers’ key demands included better pay for part-time workers, whom the company relies on heavily during busy periods, and improved heat safety. The work stoppage has grown in scope since, with the union expanding its strike to include spare-parts distribution centers for G.M. has pointed to growth in profits and chief executive compensation in making its demands for improved compensation for its members.
Persons: they’ve, , Shawn Fain Organizations: United Automobile Workers, SAG, Writers Guild of America, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Gallup, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hollywood, Guild of America, UPS, United Auto Workers, U.S, — Ford, General Motors, Teamsters Locations: Hollywood, Staten
The ongoing United Auto Workers strike could present a risk to the fight against inflation, according to Barclays. According to Sriram, this could consequently put upward pressure on auto prices, which have played an outsize role in persistent inflation pressures. "We think upside risks to core inflation are likely to materialize primarily in used car prices in the event of a sharp inventory drawdown," said Sriram. "Used car prices, which account for 3.5% of core CPI (but only 0.5% of core PCE), tend to be sensitive to new car inventories, more so in this post-pandemic period, with car inventories tight and new car prices substantially elevated." She noted that the strike will not likely affect auto prices through October.
Persons: , Pooja Sriram, Sriram, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: United Auto Workers, Barclays, — Ford, General Motors Locations: July's
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said Monday that it's pausing construction of a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan until it is confident it can run the factory competitively. The move comes as the company is in the midst of national contract talks with the United Auto Workers union, which wants to represent workers at battery factories and win them top wages. In February, Ford announced plans to build the plant in Marshall, Michigan, employing about 2,500 workers to make lower-cost batteries for a variety of new and existing vehicles. But Ford spokesman TR Reid confirmed Monday that plant construction has been paused and spending has been limited on it. Earlier this year Virginia dropped out of the race for the same Ford plant after Republican Gov.
Persons: , Ford, Marshall, TR Reid, , Shawn Fain, Sarah Lightner, Ford “, , ” Lightner, Sam Abuelsamid, Abuelsamid, Biden, Glenn Youngkin, Joey Cappelletti, David Koenig Organizations: DETROIT, — Ford Motor, United Auto Workers union, UAW, Ford, Detroit, General Motors, EV, Amperex Technology, . Ltd, Republican State Rep, Guidehouse, Republican Gov, Chinese Communist Party, ____ Associated Press Locations: Michigan, Marshall , Michigan, Detroit, Marshall, China, U.S, Virginia, Lansing , Michigan, Dallas
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union hold a practice picket in front of Stellantis headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on September 20, 2023. Regardless of the outcome, the United Auto Workers strike threatens to cause already high car prices to escalate. However, if the strike expands, or, alternatively, if the striking autoworkers' demands are met for a 40% pay raise along with other benefits, that could put pressure on automakers, dealers and, ultimately, car shoppers. Either way, consumers will pay more down the road, he added. "Inevitably yes, no matter what."
Persons: , Stellantis —, Ivan Drury, Edmunds, Drury Organizations: United Auto Workers, UAW, Big Three, — Ford, GM, Finance Locations: Auburn Hills , Michigan, Missouri , Michigan, Ohio
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