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The U.S. auto safety regulator has opened two new probes into potential defects related to Ford vehicles. ODI said it had received three complaints about the retractors in model year 2019-2020 Ford Expeditions. "The complaints allege hearing a loud sound immediately followed by the seat belt rapidly tightening," the release states. ODI says Ford already issued a recall related to this issue, but that the Expeditions, as well as potential issues affecting model year 2018-2019 Lincoln Navigator vehicles, were not included in it. A spokesman for Ford said in an email the company was working with NHTSA to support its investigations.

Persons: Ford, America's, Jim Farley Organizations: U.S, Ford, Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Broncos, Ford Mavericks, Ford Expeditions, Lincoln, NHTSA

☆ California officials say mom who pushed for DUI laws was drunk, unconscious with dead toddler inside SUV
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

The vehicle was parked outside Hernandez-Cazares’ apartment in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles, and temperatures at the time were roughly 104 degrees, the prosecutor’s office said. She is being held in lieu of $150,000 bail and faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison, according to the DA's office. The family members broke the Expedition's window and found Hernandez-Cazares passed out, the DA's office said. She was later found to have a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit, the prosecutor’s office said. The toddler was pronounced dead after efforts to resuscitate her failed, the prosecutor’s office said.

Persons: Sandra Hernandez, Hernandez, Cazares, Todd Spitzer, Spitzer, ” Organizations: mom’s Ford Expedition, Attorney’s, Hernandez, Orange County Public, Office, Medical Locations: California, Orange County, Anaheim, Los Angeles, North Dakota

☆ Americans just can’t quit their giant, gas-burning trucks
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A ‘harsh reality’ for EVsFord likes to brag about its growing EV sales, but its profit is still primarily coming from the sales of gasoline powered trucks and SUVs. Ford isn’t the only automaker pulling back on its EV plans and making new investment in ICE vehicles. This is not to say that the traditional automakers are dropping their EV plans altogether or that EV sales are falling. But EV sales, which initially grew at a double-digit pace, haven’t shot up exponentially as automakers hoped or expected. That uncertainty about the future of US EV incentives prompted automakers to reconsider their earlier EV plans.

Persons: Ford, ” Ford, Jim Farley, hasn’t, EVs Ford, ”, Ivan Drury, Mary Barra, EVs, Stellantis, haven’t, Tesla, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Carlos Tavares Organizations: New, New York CNN, EVs, Canadian, Ford, Super, Kentucky, Super Duty, Ford’s, Ford Expedition, GM, ICE, United Auto Workers, “ Locations: New York, Oakville , Ontario, Toronto, Mexico, Oakville, Kentucky, Ohio, EVs, United States, Edmunds, North America, Europe

☆ Ford, UAW reach local labor deal to avert strike at Kentucky plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ryan Anastasio | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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

☆ UAW threatens to strike Ford truck plant in Kentucky if local issues aren't resolved
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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

☆ Tex McIver — an Atlanta attorney sentenced to life — may walk out of prison after admitting he killed his wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Christina Maxouris | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Behind Diane sat her husband, Claud Lee “Tex” McIver, an attorney with powerful political connections, with a gun in his lap. Claud "Tex" McIver enters the courtroom holding a bible filled with papers before his sentencing at the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta in May 2018. A family photo of Tex McIver and his wife, Diane. “There is no doubt that Tex McIver depended on his wife’s money,” defense attorney Bruce Harvey said in trial. Tex McIver pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, Diane, on Friday, January 26, 2024.

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☆ Meet a single mom who quit driving for Uber and Lyft after she made $103,000 in 2022 but only took home $19,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Genesis, 33, made $103,000 in gross earnings in 2022 driving for Uber and Lyft driving nearly every day. She also thought it would be a better city to raise her kids as a single mother. Genesis and other single parents said they're not pulling in enough from driving and are being forced to look to other industries. She had to work nearly every day to make over $103,000 in 2022, though expenses added up fast. AdvertisementWhat's keeping her afloat now is entertainment work as a staffing solutions person, helping clients find bartenders, waitresses, and other staff for parties and events.

Persons: Uber, She's, they're, Orlando, Genesis, Lyft, It's, she's, hasn't, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Ford Expedition, Orlando, BI, Chevy, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport, SAG Locations: Orlando, Atlanta, Florida

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal jury in South Dakota has convicted two men on charges related to the 2022 kidnapping of an FBI employee. The jury in Rapid City on Tuesday found 29-year-old Deyvin Morales and 25-year-old Juan Alvarez-Soto guilty of kidnapping, carjacking and other counts, the Rapid City Journal reported. The Expedition was chased by a South Dakota trooper at one point before getting away. When the group stopped to buy gas and zip ties at the town of Hermosa, South Dakota, about 22 miles (35 kilometers) from Red Shirt, the victim was able to escape.

Persons: Deyvin Morales, Juan Alvarez, Soto, Alvarez, Karla Lopez, Gutierrez, ”, Morales, Lopez, Prosecutors, Alecia Fuller, Fuller, Jonathan McCoy Organizations: —, Rapid City Journal, Ford Expedition, South, FBI, Expedition Locations: South Dakota, Rapid City, El Salvador, Greeley , Colorado, Dodge Durango, Durango, gunpoint, Hermosa , South Dakota, Greeley, Loveland , Colorado

☆ UAW deal with Ford includes $8.1 billion in investments, $5,000 ratification bonuses
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Members of the United Auto Workers union picket outside the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, on Sept. 26, 2023. DETROIT – Local United Auto Workers union leaders approved a tentative agreement Sunday with Ford Motor that includes $8.1 billion in new plant investments by the company, $5,000 ratification bonuses and other economic gains such as 25% compounded wage increases and improved profit-sharing payments. The 4 ½-year tentative agreement, which was announced Wednesday, will now be rolled out to 57,000 UAW-Ford members for regional informational meetings and then voting, the union said Sunday. UAW leaders outlined some details of the tentative agreement last week but released the summary and more than 800-page contract Sunday after local union leaders approved it for member voting. The UAW announced a tentative deal Saturday with Stellantis, however, it has yet to reach a new agreement with GM, despite the sides being close to a deal last week.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Chuck Browning Organizations: United Auto Workers, Plant, DETROIT – Local United Auto Workers, Ford, UAW, General Motors, Chrysler, Stellantis, GM, Ohio Assembly, Louisville Assembly, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, Kansas, Kansas City Assembly Locations: Michigan, Wayne , Michigan, Kentucky, Kansas City

☆ U.A.W. Expands Strike to a Ram Plant in Michigan
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | More About Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a major escalation of its six-week strike at the three large U.S. automakers, the United Automobile Workers union on Monday told 6,800 workers at a large Ram pickup truck plant in Michigan to walk off the job. Union workers at the plant, which is owned by Stellantis, the parent of Ram, Chrysler and Jeep, in Sterling Heights, Mich., joined the strike on Monday morning. The walkout at the Ram plant is the first escalation in the strikes since the U.A.W. called 8,700 workers to leave their jobs at Ford Motor’s largest plant, in Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 11. That plant produces the Super Duty version of the company’s popular F-150 truck and the Ford Expedition, a full-size sport-utility vehicle.

Persons: Ram, “ Stellantis Organizations: U.S, United Automobile Workers, Stellantis, Chrysler, Jeep, Ford, Ford Expedition Locations: Michigan, Sterling Heights, Mich, United States, Ford Motor’s, Louisville, Ky

☆ GM and Ford will answer to Wall Street and the UAW with third-quarter earnings this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

General Motors and Ford Motor report third-quarter earnings and future guidance this week amid ongoing strikes and contract negotiations with the United Auto Workers union. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesThe UAW has consistently used earnings reports and commentary from executives, including GM CEO Mary Barra and Ford CEO Jim Farley, to promote its efforts and collective bargaining. "If GM, Ford and Stellantis are still very profitable for the third quarter, [UAW's] going to claim that, 'They're being too cheap in bargaining, and they should give us more.'" GM has said the work stoppage cost it roughly $200 million in lost production in September. UAW impactJPMorgan estimates strike costs amounted to $145 million at Ford and $191 million at GM in terms of earnings before interest and taxes during the third quarter.

Persons: Jim Farley, Ford, Mary Barra, Patrick T, Fallon, Wheaton, Ford —, Shawn Fain, Wolfe, Rod Lache, Lache, EVs Organizations: General Motors Reuters, General Motors DETROIT, Motors, Ford Motor, United Auto Workers, GM, Ford, LSEG, UAW, Stellantis, Local, Chrysler Corporate, Division, AFP, Getty, Worker Institute, Cornell University, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, Detroit, Detroit automakers Locations: Ontario , California, Kentucky

The UAW said that 8,700 union members at Ford's Kentucky truck plant went on strike after the union said the No. [1/4]United Auto Workers (UAW) members strike outside of Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. October 11, 2023. Even with Wednesday's walkout, only about 22% of the 150,000 UAW workers at the Detroit Three automakers are on strike. The walkout in Kentucky will put stress on Ford UAW members beyond the sprawling factory near Louisville. Workers at a dozen other Ford plants that supply engines, transmissions and other components to the plant could be furloughed.

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☆ Cramer urges investors to stick with Ford, even as latest strike risks denting profits
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Around 8,700 Ford workers Wednesday evening walked off the job at the automaker's Kentucky truck plant — its largest and most profitable globally — after the UAW said Ford refused further concessions in contract bargaining. "It's time for a fair contract at Ford and the rest of the Big Three," he added. Ford was apparently caught off guard by the strike at its Kentucky plant, which generates $25 billion in annual revenue, roughly a sixth of the company's global automotive revenue. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Factory workers and UAW union members form a picket line outside the Ford Motor Co. Kentucky Truck Plant in the early morning hours on October 12, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Persons: Ford, Jim Cramer, Fain, Jim, BofA, Wells, Jim Cramer's, Luke Sharrett Organizations: United Auto Workers, Ford, Big Three Detroit, UAW, Chrysler, General Motors, Big Three, Duty, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, Bank of America, Detroit, CNBC, Factory, Ford Motor Co, Plant, Getty Locations: Kentucky, Wells Fargo, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ UAW expands strike, hitting Ford’s largest factory
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The United Auto Workers union surprised Ford with a major escalation of its strike, ordering workers off the job at the company’s largest plant. “We have been crystal clear, and we have waited long enough, but Ford has not gotten the message,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. He said that the union wanted a different offer from Ford from what it had presented before. The UAW has been on strike against not only Ford, but also General Motors and Stellantis, since September 15. By hitting the Kentucky Truck Plant, the union is going after a much more profitable part of Ford’s line-up.

Persons: Ford, ”, Shawn Fain, “, Fain Organizations: CNN, United Auto Workers, Kentucky, Ford, UAW, Motors, Ford Expedition, Lincoln, Chicago Assembly, Lincoln Aviator, GM Locations: Wayne Michigan, Chicago

☆ UAW launches strike against Ford's Kentucky truck plant, signaling major escalation in labor fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DETROIT – United Auto Workers has unexpectedly expanded its U.S. strikes at Ford Motor to a highly profitable SUV and truck plant for the automaker in Kentucky. ET at Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant, where the automaker produces Ford Super Duty pickups as well as the Ford Expedition and the Lincoln Navigator. The union's decision to strike the plant, which is Ford's largest in terms of employment and revenue, is a major escalation in its targeted, or "stand up," strikes. Fain said the union expects Stellantis and Ford Motor to follow suit, including battery plant workers in eventual contract agreements. Only 25,200 workers, or roughly 17% of UAW members covered by the expired contracts with the Detroit automakers, are currently on strike.

Persons: Shawn Fain, Ford, leadership's, Jonah Furman, Shawn Fain's, Fain Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Ford Motor, Ford, Ford Expedition, Lincoln Navigator, UAW, Ford's, Detroit, Detroit automakers, General Motors, EV Locations: Kentucky

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy said an angry protester crashed into his car at a campaign event. Police say that's not what happened.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy claimed a protester rammed into his car at a campaign stop. Representatives for Ramaswamy's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider. They said there is no evidence to substantiate the claim that protesters intentionally hit Ramaswamy's campaign vehicle and sped off. What Ramaswamy's campaign saysRamaswamy spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told The Associated Press the campaign stands by its assessment that the driver was a protester. She also stood by her assessment that there were two people in the car that hit the campaign car.

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☆ Why families should lease a car instead of buying
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

"Family needs change very quickly," Stumpe said. That's why Kelly Stumpe, a former car salesperson who runs the educational car-buying site The Car Mom, often advises families to lease vehicles instead of buying. Why young families should delay car purchasesPre-pandemic, leasing accounted for about 30% of all new vehicle retail sales. What families quickly find out is family needs change very quickly," said Stumpe, who regularly posts family car reviews to her 422,000 Instagram followers. Stumpe said families often rush into buying a car that they are hoping to drive forever.

Persons: Kelly Stumpe, Stumpe, they're Organizations: Morning, Leasing, Hyundai, Nissan, Ford Expedition Locations: Hyundai Santa Fe

☆ I'm the 'Car Mom' and review family cars for a living. Here's my favorite models and why 100,000-mile vehicles shouldn't scare you.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Kelly Stumpe, also known as the Car Mom, has test-driven and toured 65 family cars. The problem with buying a family car is, it's not just a matter of: "I don't like the drive." It is not as simple as if it has a seatbelt, it can fit a car seat. In the Sequoia, I can only put it in the middle seat, so I could not have another child in this car who would still be in a car seat. It actually allows you to access the third row when a car seat is still installed.

Persons: Kelly Stumpe, Alexa St, Stumpe reevaluated, St . Louis, there's, I've, shouldn't, Joe Raedle, it's, Stumpe, It's, they're, I'm, Sienna Organizations: Morning, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Ford Expedition, Toyota Sequoia, Leasing, Ford The Ford Expedition, General Motors, Honda, VW Locations: John, St, Louis , Missouri, St ., Florida, Hyundai Santa Fe, Autotrader, Edmunds, Yukon

☆ I'm a mom that's test-driven or toured 65 family cars — these are my favorite models and top tips for buying
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

[1/2] Ford Super Duty trucks are seen at the Kentucky Truck assembly plant in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Joseph WhiteLOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 1 (Reuters) - Shutting down the assembly lines that build Super Duty pickup trucks at Ford Motor Co's (F.N) Kentucky Truck Plant is a multimillion-dollar action company managers try hard to avoid. As part of a new approach to stamping out quality demons, Kentucky Truck Plant manager Joseph Closurdo said he stopped production for as long as three days earlier this year. Slashing the tax that quality problems levy on Ford's profitability has become Job One for Chief Executive Jim Farley. We did not start shipping until we saw consistent delivery on those targets," Super Duty Chief Engineer Andrew Kernahan told Reuters.

☆ For These Stranded Real-Estate Pros, a Backhoe, AAA and a Mom Van Saved the Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Robyn A. Friedman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

It was about 1,100 feet off a dirt road. We took pine branches and put them under the tires to give them some grip, but it didn’t work. I had to call an excavator because we were so far off the road that a regular tow truck couldn’t reach us. The excavator actually drove a backhoe from his farm down the dirt road to find us. And they didn’t buy the property, so all of that trouble didn’t result in a sale.

☆ University of Georgia football player killed in auto wreck days after championship title
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Two other members of the football program were injured in the crash, which occurred in Athens, south of the Georgia campus. The driver of the vehicle, 24-year-old Chandler LeCroy, was transported to a hospital, where she died from her injuries. “We are all heartbroken and devastated with the loss of Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said in a statement. “The entire Georgia family is devastated by the tragic loss of football student-athlete Devin Willock and football staff member Chandler LeCroy,” the school’s statement said. “Devin and Chandler were two special people who meant so much to the University of Georgia, our football program and our athletic department.

☆ 5 cars Joe Biden's Secret Service rented in Nantucket burst into flames a day after they were returned: report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Five cars rented by the Secret Service in Nantucket burst into flames a day after being returned. The cars were used by Secret Service agents during President Joe Biden's Thanksgiving trip. Neither Biden nor his family rode in the cars during the trip, a Secret Service spokesman told NBC. Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesman, told NBC10 Boston the vehicles were rented from a Hertz outlet at the Nantucket Memorial Airport. Representatives at the Secret Service and the Nantucket Police Department did not immediately return Insider's requests for comment.

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