Ford's latest recalls include first on new F-150, Edge

Ford launched four recalls totaling 591,000 vehicles today in North America, including the first on the redesigned F-150 and Edge and the ninth on the 2014 Escape.

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GM cuts Venezuela workforce by 13%; Ford halts output

The Venezuelan division of GM has laid off 13 percent of its workforce and Ford's local plant has halted operations as a shortage of hard currency has left the companies unable to acquire parts, a union leader said on Tuesday.

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Ford posts 7% drop in Q1 profit, still sees 'breakthrough year'

Ford, which has forecast a "breakthrough year" for itself after remaking a large swath of its global lineup, today said its first-quarter net income fell 6.6 percent to $924 million as the launch of its aluminum-bodied pickup cut production.

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AutoNation Ford store in Bellevue, Wash., burns down

AutoNation Ford Bellevue in Washington state is still burning today after a fire tore through the dealership Saturday morning. The local fire department is calling it a total loss.

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Ford's Sync 3 debut, vehicle launches are out of sync

The 2015 Ford Edge has been on sale for only a month, but it's already about to be out-of-date. Ford Motor Co. plans to start rolling out Sync 3, its replacement for the MyFord Touch infotainment system, starting this summer.

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Bitter rivals at home, GM and Ford taking different roads abroad

General Motors and Ford, Detroit's two venerable rivals, usually compete toe-to-toe in everything they do. But in Russia, they are headed in radically different directions.

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Booming Ford banks on China product blitz

Ford, on a rampage in China, aims improve on its 4.

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Ford recalls 390,000 cars to fix doors that may fly open while driving

Ford is recalling about 390,000 cars for an issue that could prevent the doors from latching or allow them to open unexpectedly while driving.

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Ford to cut 700 jobs at Mich. plant, hitting Tier 2 workers

Ford plans to cut 700 jobs and eliminate the third shift at its small-car assembly plant in suburban Detroit, in the company's first large-scale layoff of Tier 2 workers.

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Ford F-150 regular cab, SuperCab join SuperCrew with 5-star safety ratings

The redesigned Ford F-150 pickup has earned the government's highest possible crash safety rating, answering worries that the truck's all-new aluminum body would compromise crashworthiness.

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Phil Martens out as CEO of aluminum supplier Novelis

Top aluminum rolled products maker Novelis announced Monday the surprise departure of CEO Philip Martens -- a former rising star executive at Ford -- who helped the India-owned supplier shift toward the automotive sector.

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Phil Martens ousted as CEO of aluminum supplier Novelis

Top aluminum rolled products maker Novelis announced today the surprise ouster of CEO Philip Martens -- a former rising star executive at Ford -- who helped the India-owned supplier shift toward the automotive sector.

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In short order, Dan Ammann has soared to GM's top operations jobs

After a surprise career change and startling ascension, Dan Ammann now oversees General Motors' operations around the world.



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Electrification 'friend,' not threat, to BorgWarner

BorgWarner CEO James Verrier, 52, sees electrification of the powertrain as a positive for his company despite the supplier's heavy reliance on parts that electric vehicles don't need.



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U.S. at the center of VW's crisis in Germany

The turmoil that nearly cost Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn his job last week is rooted in the company's travails in the U.S., where the VW brand has made precious little progress since Winterkorn took charge eight years ago.



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De Niro starts the engines on Ferrari film

Fans of Enzo Ferrari have waited a long time for a biopic of the great man. Now it appears they'll get their wish -- with Robert De Niro in the lead role.



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Piech's career battles will be his legacy

Ferdinand Piech started out his career with a pretty serious rivalry -- tangling with cousin Ferdinand "Butzi" Porsche, designer of the 911. Now it appears he'll bow out in more or less the same fashion. At war. It's just his style.



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Google's top visionary to address engineers

Consider it a speech from the future. Ray Kurzweil, Google's director of engineering and renowned inventor, author and futurist, will be the keynote speaker at SAE International's World Congress in Detroit.



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Steve Zadesky

Age: 42 or 43 (est.)Title: Vice president of product design, Apple Inc.Big break: Leaving Ford Motor Co. for Apple to work on the original iPod.



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Petter Witt

Age: 41Title: BMW of North America regional vice president, Western regionBig break: Asked to help run a BMW management retreat for top U.S. executives.



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Jeremy Tucker

Age: 38Title: Vice president, marketing communications and media, Nissan North AmericaBig break: Becoming a key member of the Doritos marketing team while at PepsiCo



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Vinay Shahani

Age: 41Title: Vice president, marketing, Volkswagen of AmericaBig break: Leaving Nissan after nearly 10 years to become VW's marketing chief



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Andrew Pontius

Age: 45Title: Director of product design and development for North American emissions control, FaureciaBig break: Switching from product development to factory management in 2007



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Dave Pericak

Age: 43Title: Director, Ford PerformanceBig break: Chief engineer of the 2015 Ford Mustang



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Ben Patel

Age: 47Title: Vice president for clean air, global randd and systems integration, TennecoBig break: Finding a mentor, Yale chemistry professor Bob Crabtree



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Jonathan Ord

Age: 44Title: CEO, DealerSocketBig break: Early success selling CRM software to such big groups as Penske Automotive and Ken Garff Automotive



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Andre Oosthuizen

Age: 43Title: Vice president of marketing, Porsche Cars North AmericaBig break: Being hired by Porsche in 2007 to lead marketing in the Middle East and Africa



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Ryan Nagode

Age: 34Title: Chief interior designer, Ram, Fiat, SRTBig break: Was lead interior designer for the 2009 Ram pickup makeover



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Michelle Morris

Age: 42Title: Group director of automotive and financial services, FacebookBig break: In 2000, Morris transferred from human resources at ad agency BBDO to handle the Chrysler account



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Julien Montousse

Age: 36Title: Design manager, Mazda Motor Corp.Big break: Designing the interior for the reborn Chevrolet Camaro



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Andy Love

Age: 39Title: Head of car product marketing, Chrysler brandBig break: Being one of the first employees assigned to the reconstituted Chrysler brand after Chrysler's 2009 bankruptcy



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Chantel Lenard

Age: 45Title: Director of U.S. marketing, Ford Motor Co.Big break: Led development of the 'Fiesta Movement' campaign in 2009



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Gareth Joyce

Age: 42Title: Vice president, customer services, Mercedes-Benz USABig break: Getting assigned to Mercedes-Benz Netherlands



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Matt Jones

Age: 36Title: Head of future infotainment, Jaguar Land RoverBig break: Had an idea in 2009 for what an infotainment system should look like #8212; and told his boss about it



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Li Jiang

Age: 32Title: Manager, powertrain engineering gasoline systems, Robert BoschBig break: In 2010, Bosch assigned her to work on an advanced engine product funded by the U.S. Energy Department.



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Marissa Hunter

Age: 40Title: Director of FCA US brand advertising and head of Ram brand advertisingBig break: Joining Chrysler Group from BBDO as the automaker was coming out of bankruptcy



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Sheri Hickok

Age: 37Title: Chief engineer, GM's full-size pickupsBig break: Being picked in 2006 to run A World in Motion, an SAE volunteer program



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Bart Herring

Age: 45Title: General manager, product planning, Mercedes-Benz USABig break: Early in his career, helped persuade top Mercedes execs to increase vehicle leasing in the U.S.



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