Wheels: Ford’s car of the future, hatched in a skunk works near Los Angeles
Desperate to catch up with the Chinese, Ford is redesigning cars with a Silicon Valley-style team.
Wheels
December 16, 2025

NEWS

A blue Ford pickup truck is raised up as a worker in a face mask works on it from below. Two other men wearing safety vests are standing to the left.

Ford Will Take $19.5 Billion Hit as It Rolls Back E.V. Plans

Ford Motor said the costs came from its decision to make fewer electric vehicles than it had planned and more hybrids that use both gasoline engines and batteries.

By Jack Ewing

A worker looks at a Ford F-150 Lightning in a factory.

The Luxury Electric Vehicle Is in Trouble

Sales of expensive battery-powered cars like the Ford F-150 Lightning have stalled, forcing automakers to slow production and offer more affordable vehicles.

By Neal E. Boudette

A man in a white shirt and tie looks at electronic equipment being held by a man in a suit.

Donald E. Petersen, 97, Who Rescued Ford Motor Co., Is Dead

An ex-Marine and a 40-year company veteran, he turned a nearly bankrupt money loser into the world’s most profitable automaker.

By Robert D. McFadden

Japanese Automakers Warn of Billions in Tariff Losses

Toyota, Honda and Nissan forecast big hits to their profits from higher tariffs that they acknowledged were likely “here to stay.”

By River Akira Davis

A man in light blue overalls and a darker blue shirt works on a red vehicle that's on a small lift.

China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch

A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export.

By Melissa Eddy

Volkswagen, Hit by Tariffs, Reports $1.5 Billion Loss and Warns of Chip Shortage

Europe’s largest automaker said a shortage of semiconductors could further hurt productivity.

By Melissa Eddy

White GMC Hummers lined up inside a factory. An American flag is hanging from the ceiling on the left.

G.M. Will Cut 1,750 Jobs in Electric Vehicle Business

The layoffs at factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee follow the elimination of a $7,500 federal tax credit for electric cars.

By Neal E. Boudette

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