Author: Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press

In launching its latest compact SUV, Ford unveils a redesign of its popular Escape with more second-row legroom than a Chevy Suburban.

In response to demand from its new 2019 Ford Ranger buyers, Ford Motor Co. has introduced an all-new “Black Appearance Package.”

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.

Phil Hagerman started work at age 5 and now is a millionaire who invests in the dreams of the people of Flint. The city is seeing transformation.

“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