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NHTSA Issues $165M Civil Penalty and Consent Order to Ford for Recalls

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Thursday announced a consent order with Ford Motor Co. for failing to comply with federal recall requirements. The consent order includes a civil penalty of $165 million, the second-largest civil penalty in NHTSA’s …

Ford Says Drivers Will Be Able to Take Their Eyes Off the Road in Two Years

Ford Motor Co. is just two years away from offering technology that will allow drivers to take their eyes off the road and their hands off the wheel, according to Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley. “We’re getting really close,” Farley …

Probe Underway of Fatal Crash Inolving Ford Mustang With Assisted Driver System

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednesday it was opening an investigation into a March 3 fatal crash between a Ford F.N Mustang Mach-E and two stationary cars on the I-95 interstate highway in Philadelphia. In March, …

West Virginia Appeals Court Reverses $7 Million Jury Award in Ford Lawsuit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An appeals court in West Virginia on Friday reversed a $7 million award in a product liability lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co. to the family of a woman who died when her Ford Mustang was …

Ford Recalls 422,000 SUVs Because Rear View Camera Display May Fail

WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co is recalling 422,000 sport utility vehicles in the United States because the video output may fail even after getting a prior recall repair, preventing the rear view camera image from displaying. The …

Ford Wins Reversal of $105M Trade Secrets Verdict

A federal judge in Detroit on Monday threw out a jury verdict ordering Ford Motor Co. to pay Versata Software Inc $104.6 million for breaching a 2004 licensing contract and misappropriating trade secrets. U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman said that …

Ford Stops Production of Electric F-150 After Battery Fire

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has suspended production and halted shipments of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup after a battery caught fire during a pre-delivery quality check. Production at Ford’s Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, has …

Ford Recalls 3.3 Million Vehicles Over Rollaway Concerns

WASHINGTON –– Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 3.3 million vehicles in North America that could roll away because a damaged or missing part may prevent the vehicle from shifting into the intended gear. In a filing with the …

Park Outdoors: Ford Recalls SUVs Due to Engine Fire Risk

DETROIT (AP) — Ford is asking the owners of 350,000 vehicles in to take them to dealers for repairs in three recalls, including about 39,000 that should be parked outdoors because the engines can catch fire. Ford says in U.S. …

Justices Say Accident Victims Can Sue Ford in State Courts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Ford Motor Co. can be sued in the state courts of people who were killed or seriously injured in accidents involving Ford vehicles. The justices unanimously rejected the Michigan-based company’s …