Author: Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press

Tim Stone, incoming CFO at Ford, left his previous company in February after Bloomberg reported his going around the CEO to try and get a pay raise.

Ford plans to begin producing all-electric cars at its plant south of Detroit, adding about 900 jobs there over the next four years.

Large SUVs continue to see a sales surge in North America, and Ford is moving workers to woo consumers away from General Motors in the hot segment.

Ford revealed executive compensation packages with pay raises for everybody, and then announced 5,000 job cuts in Germany and the UK.

“The CEOis like a conductor in an orchestra, getting everyone to play their independent music in a coordinated way,” Ford CEO Jim Hackett said.

Ford Motor Co. issues another recall of F-150s and now new Ford Mustang, Lincoln Continental, Nautilus, Navigator

Ford hourly workers will get $7,600 profit-sharing checks based on 2018 adjusted pretax profit at the automaker, which was $7 billion for the year.

An homage to the past and iconic styling and glamour of the 1960s, the $110,000 Lincoln Continental limited edition sold out in 48 hours.

All-new 2020 Ford Explorer has been redesigned and remodeled for adventure use, child-friendly activity and bigger families.