The Latest Breaking News from the Blue Oval

Jim Farley and Ford’s answer to the “existential threat” that China poses to the Western automakers is here. Almost. The Blue Oval revealed today its “Model T” moment, and it’s more than just a car, or even a range of cars. Ford is introducing its new “Universal EV Platform” alongside…

It's been a rocky year for Ford on the recall front. As of August, the Blue Oval has issued the most recalls of any other manufacturer: A whopping 94 of them at the time of publication. Those recalls span multiple model lines and encompass nearly two million vehicles all told.

Last year, Ford won the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Romain Dumas behind the wheel of its 1,400-horsepower F-150 Lightning SuperTruck. In 2023, Dumas came in second, driving the brand's equally powerful SuperVan. This year, Ford aims to maintain its position atop the podium with a purpose-built Mustang Mach-E…

Twenty years ago, Ford CEO Alan Mulally revitalized the company in part through his "One Ford" strategy. It saw the Blue Oval doubling down on its global ambitions while reducing the number of disparate vehicles for different markets. It seemed like the natural course for what was then a hyper-globalized…

Ford of Europe is not doing well. Last year, the Blue Oval moved 426,307 cars in the 27 countries that make up the European Union, plus the United Kingdom, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. That’s 87,174 fewer vehicles than the year before, causing the brand’s market share to drop to…

Ford versus Ferrari was sportscar racing’s big draw in the mid-1960s, when American V8 brawn in the form of GT40s eventually established supremacy over the svelte Italian V12 stallions. Ferrari’s 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours victory with the North American Racing Team 250 LM of Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt…

Ford has returned to the Nordschleife where it made history last year. On August 7, 2024, the Mustang GTD broke the record for the fastest American production car around the Green Hell after crossing the finish line in 6 minutes and 57.6 seconds. When the Blue Oval announced the lap…

Ford has essentially given up on regular cars. Years ago, it wiped out the Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, and Taurus from its lineup in the United States. The Blue Oval is now about to pull the plug on its last car sold in Europe. In November, the last Focus will roll…

To say the F-Series is vital to Ford's business would be an understatement. America's best-selling truck for 48 consecutive years had a solid 2024 when shipments grew by 2% to 765,649 units. The Blue Oval doesn't say how many of those were F-150s, but it must've done the heavy lifting…