Mustang state-of-the-art: ‘Not your grandpa’s GT500’

The third-gen Mustang GT500 carries forward its ancestor's high-horsepower legacy. But everything else about this car is pure 21st-century wizardry.

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Trump proposes 90% cut to Great Lakes cleanup

Funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative would be cut by $270 million from $300 million to $30 million, under the budget released Monday.

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Ford CEO Hackett to employees: 2019 will be turning point

Ford chief Jim Hackett outlined his plans for the 115-year-old automaker in a note to workers

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Ford brings back F-600 as it overhauls commercial lineup

Ford wants to reach more buyers who might have been looking for something slightly smaller than the F-650 Ford currently sells

The seven biggest auto industry scandals

Ford Motor Co. has become the latest carmaker to reveal potential flaws in its exhaust testing systems

Fords return to foundation board after 43 years

Henry Ford III's elevation comes as Ford Foundation stresses involvement in Detroit

Ford investigating if mpg ratings could be skewed

Employees at Ford raised concerns that flawed computer modeling might have caused the company to misstate fuel economy and emissions

Ford F-150 top Consumer Reports pickup, Subaru top brand

The Ford F-150 is the only vehicle made by a Detroit manufacturer to rank tops in its vehicle class in Consumer Reports’ annual Top Picks list.

Ford to cut big trucks, Fiesta in S. America

The cuts are part of an on-going global restructuring to pare costs

Ford taps veteran lobbyist for DC team

Ford Motor Co. has hired a veteran Washington lobbyist to lead its government relations department.

Ford CFO could retire this year, report says

Ford CFO Bob Shanks is expected to retire this year, according to a news report

VW officials expected in Dearborn for Ford talks

Ford and Volkswagen this week will continue to negotiate terms of an autonomous vehicle partnership

Ford recalls 1.5M pickups for downshift without warning

The recall covers F-150 trucks from the 2011 through 2013 model years with six-speed automatic transmissions

Ford has high hopes with resurrected Ranger

Trailing rival General Motors, the Dearborn automaker revived the iconic midsize pickup in January after an eight-year hiatus

Mustang is face of 2019 Ford Racing

Ford to invest $1B in Chicago to build new SUVs

Ford Motor Co. plans to spend $1 billion at its Chicago plants to build the all-new Explorer and Lincoln Aviator, the Dearborn automaker confirmed

2019 Lincoln MKC Black Label has new look

Top-of-the-line edition gets premium leather, unique styling cues and four years or 50,000 miles of free maintenance

Heavy-duty truck rivalries pick up steam

Detroit's Big Three all premiered heavy-duty pickups recently, marking the next round of a bruising battle for bigger market shares

New Ford Super Duty gets fresh face, technology

Ford will introduce the all-new Super Duty pickup later this year

2020 Ford Super Duty trucks

Ford: Flat Rock workers to be offered job transfers

Ford says about 1,000 full-time hourly Flat Rock workers will be offered jobs in other plants, mostly in Southeast Michigan

Fiat Chrysler, Ford sales bright spots in Jan.

Bad weather and the government shutdown combined to hurt monthly sales more than expected

Super Bowl could air with no Ford, GM, FCA ads

As domestic automakers step aside, foreign and luxury brands will make a showing with ads from Toyota, Mercedes, Kia, Audi and game-sponsor Hyundai

GM, FCA to resume operations after Consumers fire

GM, Fiat Chrysler and Ford stopped and curtailed work at some plants after an explosion at a Consumers Energy facility forced gas-usage reductions

Pickups, vans drive Ford’s plans

Revenue from the automaker’s truck and van business totaled $72 billion in 2017

Ford CEO: Put 2018 in ‘deep grave’

Ford CEO Jim Hackett in an email urged employees to double company profits this year

Howes: Ford plays catch-up in bid for respect

Blue Oval's rivals perceived to be moving more quickly to adapt to market changes, shift to Auto 2.0 of mobility, autonomy, electrification.

Ford hourly workers get $7,600 in profit-sharing

Annual profit-sharing checks for Ford workers will be up $100 from last year

Ford profits down more than 50% in 2018

Ford lost money last year in every market outside of North America

Ford sued for sexual, racial harassment at plant

Supervisor was fired after worker says he groped her and harassed her repeatedly

2019 Detroit Auto Show Review

The News' Henry Payne, Ian Thibodeau and Nora Naughton give you an insiders' review of the 2019 North American International Auto Show.

Bill Ford: Washington standoff bad for business

Conflict between the president and Congress is creating uncertainty for U.S. businesses, Ford's executive chairman says

Auto show consumer guide: Trucks

Ram rolls out a pair of heavy-duty pickups, and Detroit gets its first look at the Jeep Gladiator

Detroit auto show consumer guide: Sports cars

It's a new era of sports cars with the new Ford Mustang GT500, a reincarnated Toyota Supra, performance coupes from Lexus and a track car from Subaru

Detroit auto show consumer guide: Sedans

Sedans may be endangered, but they're not going away yet. Look for an AWD Toyota Prius, a new VW Passat and a Lincoln Continental with suicide doors

Detroit auto show consumer guide: SUVs, crossovers

New Ford Explorer, Cadillac XT6, Lincoln Aviator, Kia Telluride, Kia Niro EV and Kia Soul fill Detroit auto show floor with SUVS and crossovers

Auto show consumer guide: Fewer cars, big acts

Although this year's Detroit auto show has fewer vehicles than usual, there's no shortage of new stuff to see

Ford planning a battery-electric F-150

Ford Motor Co. said it will build an all-electric F-150 pickup

Ford looks to change minds with its new EV

Ford will introduce in 2020 a 'Mustang-inspired' battery-electric vehicle with a 300-mile-plus range

Ford expects better financial results in 2019

Automaker tells investors that new vehicles, cost-cutting and restructuring should boost the bottom line