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Ford forced to recall engineers because AI is not up to the tasks assigned to it. And the Blue Oval admits to having been overly optimistic.

The first concerns some Ford Focus models produced between 2012 and 2018 that, according to the safety regulatory agency, underwent incorrect repairs during a previous maintenance intervention. But in recent hours, USA Today has reported an additional recall affecting a variety of models.

In the historic English plant in Sunderland, Nissan and Chery could soon coexist. In France, Stellantis will share a plant with Dongfeng, while in Spain Ford is considering hosting Geely. The crisis of historic brands is leading them to “sublease” partially unused factories to Chinese rivals.

While Ford aims to cut 2,900 jobs (14% of the total) in its European factories by 2027, the Blue Oval entrusts the recovery after the “full electric” binge to more realistic, multi-energy solutions. However, the partnership with Renault’s (defunct) Ampere survives.

Even in the era of cars made in China, Spain will remain one of the main European hubs of the four-wheel industry. Along the Iberian Peninsula, curious cohabitations between Western and Asian brands will be tested, such as Stellantis and Leapotor, and Ford and Geely. Saic, which has MG in its portfolio, is targeting Galicia.

Democrats and Republicans sign a text aimed at excluding all Chinese vehicles and onboard software from the American market. A race against time to try to defuse any agreements that Trump might sign in China. The protectionist rule cheers Ford and also Stellantis, which, however, intends to export the Chinese Leapmotor car worldwide…

For the first time since World War II, the Department of Defense is initiating talks with the U.S. industry to understand if and how they can support the ongoing war effort. In addition to the American car manufacturers called to the Pentagon, GE Aerospace of General Electric and Oshkosh have also been summoned.

Ford wants to prevent Chinese cars from entering the United States, or there will be “devastating” consequences for domestic manufacturing. Chinese electric vehicles are already in Mexico and Canada, and Trump is not opposed to opening plants on American soil. All the details.

Due to a defect identified by the federal road safety agency in the wiper arms of Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs, as well as some F-series pickups, Ford has launched a massive recall campaign involving over 400,000 vehicles produced and sold in North America.

US automakers and others want Trump to ban the entry of Chinese cars even if they set up factories and value chains in the United States, bringing investment and jobs. So far, however, the American president has taken a completely different approach.

Several malfunctions have been detected in the driver assistance systems that can disable the onboard cameras: for this reason, the federal road safety agency has issued a new recall campaign for Ford-branded vehicles.

American car manufacturers risk being reduced to niche producers of gas vehicles. The New York Times article

Donald Trump has declared the war on internal combustion engines over. The Financial Times article taken from Liturri’s review.

The issue concerns some of the Blue Oval’s key products, including the F-150 pickups from the 2021 to 2026 models, as well as the Expedition SUVs, Ranger, and Maverick. According to statistics, Ford was the automaker that had to initiate the highest number of recall campaigns in America over the past year.