Author: Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press

U.S. senators have called for an investigation of Ford’s decisionto knowingly launchand sell Fiesta and Focus vehicles with defective transmissions.

The carmaker says that it’s not a safety problem if your car slips into neutral on the highway.

Ford CEO Jim Hackett plans for layoffs won’t deliver savings the company has said it wants. An analyst says another 23,000 layoffs are needed.

Ford is recalling about 270,000 Fusions and2,760 Rangers in North America to address the a defect that could cause the vehicles to roll unexpectedly.

A class-action lawsuit representing 1.9 million Ford Fiesta and Focus owners has Ford on the hook for tens of millions if not billions in penalties.

Ford Mustang is holding its lead in the “highly emotional” sports car segment as Dodge Challenger revs past the Chevy Camaro for the first time ever.

Ford watches from the top in a “barroom brawl” over America’s No. 2 pickup truck. F-Series has held the top spot for 42 years.

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