Tom Krisher
Jim Farley Becomes New Ford CEO, Pledges Stronger Profit Margins
Jim Farley, new Ford CEO, speaks during the New York International Auto Show in March 2018. (Richard Drew/Associated Press)
On his first day in Ford’s top job, CEO Jim Farley is replacing the company’s chief financial officer and announcing other structural and management changes.
October 1, 2020Fiat Chrysler Calls GM’s Bribery Allegations ‘Preposterous’
(Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Allegations by General Motors that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles bribed union officials are “preposterous” and read like a script from a “third-rate spy movie,” FCA lawyers wrote in court documents filed Aug. 10.
August 10, 2020AAA: Partially Automated Driving Systems Don’t Always Work
A test vehicle from Argo AI, Ford's autonomous unit, navigates Pittsburgh streets in 2018. (Keith Srakocic/Associated Press)
Two tests by AAA during the past two years show that partially automated driving systems don’t always function properly, so the auto club is recommending that car companies limit their use.
August 6, 2020Ford Recalls About 2.5 Million Vehicles for Latch, Brake Troubles
The Ford company logo stands over a row of vehicles in a Colorado dealership. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Ford is recalling about 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere because of a nagging door latch problem and a brake fluid leak.
June 11, 2020Study: Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Make Roads Completely Safe
An Audi AI:ME self-driving concept vehicle is displayed at the CES tech show in Las Vegas in January. (John Locher/Associated Press)
A new study says that while autonomous vehicle technology has great promise to reduce crashes, it may not be able to prevent all mishaps caused by human error.
June 4, 2020Autoworkers’ Tenuous Return a Ray of Hope in Jobs Crisis
Ford line workers put together ventilators that the automaker is assembling at the Ford Rawsonville plant in Michigan on May 13. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
Defying a wave of layoffs that has sent the U.S. job market into its worst catastrophe on record, at least one major industry is making a comeback: Tens of thousands of autoworkers are returning to factories that have been shuttered since mid-March due to fears of spreading the coronavirus.
May 15, 2020NHTSA Opts Not to Recall Takata Air Bag Inflators
(Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
The U.S. government’s highway safety agency will not force automakers to recall millions of newer Takata air bag inflators, citing industry research that shows the devices are safe.
May 7, 2020Tesla Rolls Out Feature Designed to Detect Stop Signs, Traffic Lights
(Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
After testing on public roads, Tesla is rolling out a new feature of its partially automated driving system designed to spot stop signs and traffic signals.
April 27, 2020Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda, Toyota Seek to Restart Factories
An employee works inside a Toyota manufacturing plant in Georgetown, Ky., in August 2019. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News)
Ford, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota took steps March 26 to restart North American factories that have been closed to protect workers from the coronavirus.
March 26, 2020Factories Pivot to Fight Coronavirus, but Challenges Abound
Robots weld a vehicle at the GM Orion Assembly plant in Michigan in May 2011. (Paul Sancya/Associated Press)
Factories across industries are trying to answer the call of duty amid a pandemic that has so far claimed more than 15,000 lives and sickened 350,000 people globally.
March 23, 2020