WASHINGTON — For the second consecutive year, Ford Motor Co. has reported the most U.S. vehicle recalls of any automaker, partial NHTSA data shows. Through Dec. 19, Ford had issued 65 recalls affecting more than 8.6 million vehicles in 2022. In 2021, the automaker issued 53 recalls covering nearly 5.4 million vehicles. The U.S. recall
Harper Motors, a Ford-Kia dealership in Eureka, Calif., made use of two electric vehicles in its inventory to reopen after an earthquake in December. The store posted on Facebook that it had lost power but was able to serve customers with the help of a Ford F-150 Lightning and a Kia Niro EV.
What it is: The Initial Quality Study is a widely cited report, published each spring, of new-car quality based on owner impressions. It lists each brand with the number of problems per 100 vehicles and arrives at an industrywide average of quality performance. The study identifies top-ranked individual models based on examining 223 problems in
A Ford Motor Co. vehicle has topped the annual Made in America Auto Index for the third consecutive year. The Lincoln Corsair, a crossover with a U.S. content score of 86, came in at No. 1 on the list released in December by American University’s Kogod School of Business. The Corsair, available as a plug-in
What it is: The quarterly report shows historic and current data for automotive finance statistics — such as new-car loan and lease origination trends, used-car loan origination trends, lender market share, risk distribution, average loan amounts, terms, interest rates and payments. Where it comes from: Experian pulls the data from consumer retail U.S. vehicle registrations
What it is: Each month, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency compiles a running amalgam of statistics on electricity generation, transmission, usage and costs. The data highlights both current usage, nationally and regionally, as well as overall trends. Where it comes from: The Energy Department collects the data from regulated utilities and grid
Not long ago at this time of year, the U.S. auto industry would be preparing to lift the curtain on the Detroit auto show. There would be concerns expressed by automaker executives, both privately and publicly, about the time and expense their companies had racked up to build their displays, to plan their press conferences,
What they are: Two closely followed indicators of wholesale used-vehicle prices that are published monthly and semimonthly. Both indices track year-over-year and month-over-month fluctuations in wholesale prices. Where they come from: Manheim’s index is a measurement of wholesale used-vehicle prices it puts together by tracking vehicles sold at its U.S. auctions and applying statistical analysis
TO THE EDITOR: Ford CEO Jim Farley brags that two-thirds of dealers have signed on to the Model e program (“Nearly two-thirds of Ford’s U.S. dealers sign on to EV mandates,” autonews.com, Dec. 9). What he didn’t say is that many have formally reserved their right to challenge Model e if Ford attempts to withhold
Rivian Automotive beat the Detroit 3 to market with an electric pickup last year, challenging traditional truck orthodoxy with a playful design for high-end buyers. Tesla promises to break the mold entirely this year with its wildly styled Cybertruck. And Lordstown Motors faces its own challenges making an electric work truck in a segment where
