Jim Farley

Ford CEO: Struggling to fill 5,000 high-salary vacancies due to skilled workers shortage in US

Elaborating on the amount of time it takes to train workers, Ford CEO Jim Farley said learning to take a diesel engine out of a Ford Super Duty truck takes at least five years.

Young Ford employees take up second jobs at Amazon to make ends meet. CEO Jim Farley reacts

Jim Farley was particularly concerned to hear that some employees would work an eight-hour shift at Amazon, then a seven-hour shift at Ford, leaving them with only three or four hours of sleep.

Ford names Galhotra, head of internal combustion engines business, as its chief operating officer

Galhotra will lead Ford's global industrial system, the company said on October 18, where he will now oversee all global vehicle engineering and cycle planning, ICE and hybrid programs, supply chain management, and manufacturing of vehicles on behalf of all business units.

Ford slashes prices for F-150 Lightning electric vehicles due to cheaper raw materials, efficiencies

Ford Motor Co. said on July 17 that final upgrades at its Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan being completed now will lead to greater availability of a built-to-order truck as early as October at a manufacturer's suggested retail price closer to initial Lightning pricing.